铁路运输
    常州因地处沪宁线中点,铁路交通位置十分独特重要。每天到达、始发、通过的客货列车140多对(其中旅客列车97对),每年平均到达和发送的旅客1400多万人次,到发货物700多万吨。常州火车站,建筑面积1.9万平方米,站屋可同时容纳4000余名旅客,站前广场面积1.7万平方米。规模宏大、功能先进的常州火车站,已成为常州市的标志性建筑之一。

 

  

Rail Transportation
   Located halfway between Shanghai and Nanjing, Changzhou enjoys a unique and prominent advantage in rail transportation. Over 140 passenger and cargo trains (including 97 passenger trains) daily arrive, leave or pass through Changzhou; and averaged annual number of passengers transported here exceeds 14 million persons/times, cargo transported reaches 7 million tons. Changzhou Railway Station enjoys a building area of 19,000 square meters, with a hall holding capacity of 4,000 passengers. Besides, the station ground covers an area of 17,000 square meters. Changzhou Railway Station with its magnificent building and advanced functions has become one of the landmark buildings of Changzhou.