Sianfu was the capital of Shensi province, it was two tiresome days and nights by train to the southwest of Peking, and it was the western terminus of the Lunghai railway.

• 这个地名有“西方平安”的意思，是陕西省的省会，要从北平向西南坐两天两夜劳累的火车，才能到达陇海路西段的这个终点站。