[Commentary] On January 22, the Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway was fully completed and opened for operation!
The Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway is one of the main passages in China's "eight horizontal and eight vertical" high-speed railway network, with a total length of 1,198 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
Now, Xiaoxin has arrived at the departure station of the Beijing-Shenzhen section of the Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway. It is also the largest newly built station building on the entire line-Beijing Chaoyang Station. Let's take a look!
[Explanation] This is the inside of Beijing Chaoyang Station. You can see that some passengers have already arrived.
After the Beijing-Harbin high-speed rail line is completed, it takes only 2 hours and 44 minutes from Beijing to Shenyang and 4 hours and 52 minutes to Harbin.
[Concurrent] Passenger Mr. Bai
(I want) Go to Chaoyang, Liaoning.
The time has been cut in half. It used to take three hours. Now it is more than one hour.
I feel very happy in my heart, and I will also try the first car today. This is the first car today.
[Concurrent] Passenger Ms. Bai
I was very excited and excited. In fact, I was able to go home on holiday a long time ago, just to wait for this car, decided to leave today, and have been waiting for this car.
I just want to get home quickly by high-speed rail because it is really convenient.
[Explanation] Going further inside, you will see some Chinese style elements.
It is understood that the four station buildings of the Beijing section of the Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway are constructed according to the idea of "one station, one scene, one station, one theme", and will be organically integrated with local cultural elements.
[Explanation] As the departure station of the Beijing-Shenzhen section, Beijing Chaoyang Station is also connected to various modes of transportation in an orderly manner. Passengers departing from Beijing can easily get to the station by high-speed rail no matter what transportation means they take.
[Concurrent] Li Gaofang, Deputy Director, Passenger Transport Comprehensive Coordination Office, Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission
We have adjusted 5 bus lines in the station, 4 of which are regular lines and 1 is a night shift line, which can be easily connected to our line 14 subway station and line 6 subway station.
For our car parking area, (Beijing) Chaoyang Station can also drop off passengers on the north-south platform. Our north-south underground garage has also built more than 600 parking spaces.
According to the plan, an urban comprehensive transportation hub will be built on the west side of Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station. In conjunction with the urban comprehensive transportation hub, there will also be rail R4 line and our rail M3 line below it.
Concentrate on this hub for overall transfer.
When the hub is completed, it will form a comprehensive and large hub station with Beijing Chaoyang Station.
Reporter Wen Mengxin reports from Beijing
Aerial photographer: Feng Kai
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]