The Historical Evolution of Bengbu Station

At the beginning of the operation of Bengbu Railway Station, there were only a few brick bungalows and greenhouses. At the beginning of the opening of the station, only two passenger trains were put into trial operation every week, and the passenger flow was very small. Because it is located between Xuzhou and Pukou in the southern section, regardless of the speed of the train from south to north, it can only reach Bengbu that night, where the locomotive needs to add coal and water, and passengers get off and stop. Therefore, Bengbu has become an important stop of the Jin-Pu Railway. After liberation, with the development of the national economy, passenger traffic and freight volume have been increasing. 1953, the number of passengers sent has reached more than 550,000, and the number of goods sent has reached more than 360,000 tons. These facilities have been improved after several expansions. During the period of 1953- 1958, passenger waiting rooms were built one after another, and passenger platforms were reconstructed with cement and other materials. 1954, the number of station lines increased from 6 to 7, and the track length was extended. 1987, sending 4.09 million passengers and transferring people1230,000, an increase of 10 times compared with the early days of liberation; The arrival and delivery volume of goods was more than 2.92 million tons, which was 15 times higher than that before liberation. 1995, the station has 24 lines with a total length of 35,635 meters, including 9 arrival-departure lines, 4 shunting lines, and other use lines 1 1. There are also 1 1 freight lines and 22 special lines. 1995, passenger trains 108 were operated every day, with a maximum of 6,000 passengers and more than 3,600 pieces of luggage handled every day. In the whole year, 3.595 million passengers and 840,400 tons of goods were sent, with 431.10 million passengers and 65,438+goods.