Xi'an Railway Station (conventional rail)
西安站Xī'ān Zhàn
The old city-centre station — slower trains, but you step out next to the wall.
Entry
Free
Hours
Daily · 24 hours (transport hub)
Time needed
20 min–45 min
Metro
Line 4 · Xi'an Station (西安站)
Xi'an Station (西安站) is the conventional-rail terminus: the slower overnight expresses, T- and K-series trains, and some regional services. It's right next to the north city wall — you can walk to the old town — which makes it convenient even when the train isn't fast. High-speed trains do NOT use this station; they arrive at Xi'an North.
What arrives here
Xi'an Station handles conventional rail — overnight sleeper expresses to Beijing and Shanghai, T/K-series trains, and regional services within Shaanxi. It's the closer, older station, sitting just north of the Ming city wall in Xincheng District.
If you're on a high-speed bullet train (G/D/C), you want Xi'an North, not here. See the railway stations overview for the full picture.
Getting in and out
Metro Line 4 stops at Xi'an Railway Station, linking it to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the south of the city. The station is within walking distance of the north city wall and the old town — useful if your hotel is inside the walls. Taxis and DiDi are plentiful at the square outside.
Questions, answered
Is Xi'an Station the high-speed station?
No — high-speed bullet trains arrive at Xi'an North. Xi'an Station handles slower conventional and overnight trains. Your ticket says which station.
How close is it to the old town?
Right next to it — the station sits just north of the city wall, walkable to the Muslim Quarter and Bell Tower area.
Keep exploring
Xi'an City Wall
A 14-kilometer Ming dynasty rectangle you can cycle on top of — 650 years old and still the city's favorite commute.
Inside the walls · 1 km southwest of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Muslim Quarter
Feeding Xi'an since the 700s — the loudest, smokiest, best-smelling streets of its Hui community.
Inside the walls · 0.8 km west of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Xi'an Bell Tower
A Ming tower from 1384 at the dead center of the walled city — best admired at dusk, floodlit above the roundabout.
Inside the walls · 0.3 km west of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Xi'an Drum Tower
Built in 1380, four years before its famous sister — the tower whose drums closed every Xi'an day, and the gateway to the Muslim Quarter.
Inside the walls · 0.7 km northwest of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Great Mosque of Xi'an
A mosque founded under the Tang in 742 AD, dressed as a Chinese garden temple.
Inside the walls · 1.1 km west of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Forest of Steles (Beilin Museum)
Stone books since 1087 — nearly 3,000 steles, and the home of Chinese calligraphy itself.
Inside the walls · 0.8 km south of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Shuyuanmen Ancient Culture Street
The scholars' lane behind the South Gate — four centuries of brushes, inkstones and seal carvers at work.
Inside the walls · 1 km southwest of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Guangren Temple
A slice of Lhasa planted inside Xi'an's wall in 1705 — Shaanxi's only Tibetan Buddhist monastery.
Inside the walls · 1.5 km northwest of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Tuoling Legend (Camel Bell Legend)
The show where the audience moves — a rotating auditorium, twenty camels, and a Silk Road caravan on an arena scale.
15.2 km northeast of the Bell TowerLearn more →
Xi'an Joy City: the mall with a pagoda view
Shop, then watch the pagoda light up from the roof terrace
5.3 km south of the Bell TowerLearn more →