Laixi railway station

Laixi railway station is a railway station in Laixi, Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is situated about south of the centre of Laixi.

History

The station was opened on 28 December 2014 along with the Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway. The station was closed from 10 July 2019 for reconstruction as part of the Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway. The station is the start of the Laixi–Rongcheng high-speed railway, which provides a faster journey to Rongcheng.

Name

The station opened as Laixi North, despite being situated to the south of Laixi. However, it is about north of Laixi railway station on the Lancun–Yantai railway, which opened in 1955. In 2020, in preparation for reopening, the name was changed to Laixi railway station. The original Laixi railway station was renamed Laixi South.