It is located in Shaoyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.

There were 3 plans intended for the Changsha-Kunming segment of the Shanghai-Kunming HSR within Hunan province, 2 of which will pass Shaoyang city limits.

As officials recommend the plan via Lengshuijiang and Xinhua on December during meetings in Changsha, signing petitions were held by residents of Shaoyang, dubbed as a modern version of the "Railway Protection Movement".

On December 27, 2008, China Railway Design Group officials conducted pre-construction research in Shaoyang instead of Lengshuijiang and Xinhua, sparking similar controversies.

Its relative proximity to downtown Lengshuijiang and Xinhua, coupled with expressway access, have made Shaoyang North railway station the de facto railway station for these 2 cities.