Laixi railway station

Laixi 莱西
Exterior of the station prior to reconstruction
General information
Location	Laixi, Qingdao, Shandong China
Coordinates	36°49′24″N 120°31′31″E / 36.8232°N 120.5252°E / 36.8232; 120.5252
Line(s)	Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway Laixi–Rongcheng high-speed railway
History
Opened	28 December 2014

Laixi railway station (Chinese: 莱西站; pinyin: Láixī zhàn) is a railway station in Laixi, Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is situated about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the centre of Laixi.^[1]

The station was opened on 28 December 2014 along with the Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway.^[2] The station was closed from 10 July 2019 for reconstruction as part of the Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway.^[3] The station is the start of the Laixi–Rongcheng high-speed railway, which provides a faster journey to Rongcheng.^[4][5]

The station opened as Laixi North, despite being situated to the south of Laixi. However, it is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Laixi railway station on the Lancun–Yantai railway, which opened in 1955.^[6] In 2020, in preparation for reopening, the name was changed to Laixi railway station. The original Laixi railway station was renamed Laixi South.^[1]

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Xiagezhuang towards Qingdao North		Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway		Laiyang towards Rongcheng
Pingdu towards Weifang North		Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway		Terminus

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