On October 16, Yichang train operation depot of Wuhan Railway Station Bureau convened a news conference, at which Guo Bing, the assistant trainmaster and spokesman introduced Changyang Railway Station on Yichang-Wanxian Railway is to officially start passenger transportation on October 18. All the trains, schedules and ticket prices have been set with tickets being sold and booked in the Station and ticket agencies.

According the railway interests, 4 trains will pass by and stop in this station, including trains numbered 4811 (from Yichang to Lichuan), K8089 (from Wuchang to Lichuan), 4814 (from Lichuan to Yichang) and T6718 (from Lichuan to Wuhan). The lowest hard-seat ticket price is 11 yuan for the section between East Yichang Station and Changyang Station.

It’s reported that Changyang Railway Station and the ticket agencies have started to sell tickets for passenger transportation. Statistics from railway interests shows that over 100 tickets for October 18 have been sold or booked.

Changyang Railway Station y locates in Sanyouping Village, Hejiaping Town. It is 5km away from the exit of Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway in Hejiaping Village and is the last station before the train goes out of Yichang along the Railway. Last July, this station was rebuilt with its entrance and exit expanded, connected with the 318 National Highway and the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway.

As surveyed, the Station will serve the passengers from Changyang, Badong County on the east and Zigui County on the west after its opening. Analysis by insiders shows that it will ease the burden of Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway and attract more travelers from Sichuan and Chongqing to Qingjiang River Gallery in Changyang. Besides, it will significantly promote the development of Huoshaoping high mountain vegetable production project and the high phosphorous bearing iron ore mining project invested by Capital Steel Works.