Nanjing East railway station
railway station in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Nanjing East railway station (Chinese: 南京东站) is a freight railway station in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
History
The station was opened in 1908 and was previously called Yaohuamen station (Chinese: 尧化门站). In 1978, the name of the station was changed to Nanjing East. In 2007, a fence was erected around the station.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Nanjing East railway station” is railway station in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Nanjing, East and railway, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “railway station in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 31, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q10906634. Authority coordinates are 32.122, 118.887. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1908, 1978 and 2007.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Nanjing East railway station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.