The station was built after the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing-based Republican government took control of construction and extended the Longhai Railway further west from Tongguan via Weinan to Xi'an in 1934.

During the Xi'an Incident, the building of the station was heavily destroyed due to Air Force bombings sent by He Yingqin.

Weinan station has trains to almost all major Chinese cities.

Due to the opening of high-speed railways and the Weinan North railway station, there is a reduced frequency of trains in Weinan Station.

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