[Explanation] Chengdu Railway Station, located at No. 1 Zhandong Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, used to be one of the most lively places in Chengdu. Chengdu people are used to calling it "North Railway Station".

From 0:00 on October 11, 2022, the 70-year-old Chengdu Railway Station will stop handling passenger services, and will be renovated and expanded in the future.

　　It is reported that after the suspension of passenger transportation at Chengdu Railway Station and the renovation and upgrading, the departure and arrival trains from the original Chengdu Station will be transferred to Chengdu West Station, Chengdu East Station and other stations.

On the morning of October 10, many citizens went to the Chengdu Railway Station to "check in" as a souvenir.

　　Because his daughter lives in Chengdu, Wang Xiaofu, who has traveled from Chongqing to Chengdu countless times in the past 20 years, will take the "green train". When he learned that this was the last day before the renovation and upgrading of the railway station in Chengdu, he bluntly said that he was quite reluctant.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Xiaofu, a citizen of Chongqing

　　In the past, the style of the North Railway Station was very backward, and there were no gates, that is to say, the entrance (station) through manual ticket checking, and there was no security check (like), anyway, the production capacity was relatively backward, and now it is different. .

Today is the last time it seems a little reluctant, because after all, it has been sitting for decades, but the ones that should be eliminated must always be eliminated.

The development of society means the construction of new network hubs. It is also a normal society that looks forward, not backward.

　　[Explanation] As one of the first stations to be put into use in New China, the Chengdu Railway Station has been standing for 70 years. It is the most important participant, sharer and builder in Chengdu's road to internationalization.

Zhou Daoyi, a retired train conductor who is the same age as the station and has traveled all over Chengdu Station to connect various lines, is very emotional when he sees the Z50 train that is about to depart in front of him.

　　[Concurrent] Retired train conductor Zhou Daoyi

　　I am both happy and happy. After the expansion, it is convenient for passengers to travel, and the construction is even better. However, Chengdu Station has been with us for decades, and there is also a kind of reluctance, because watching us grow up, watching us grow, my Many brothers and sisters from the railway have come to Chengdu Railway Station every day to leave their beautiful images. Many of them shed tears. They have deep feelings for Chengdu Railway Station and have very deep memories. They have also experienced a lot of ups and downs. It is raining, so the development of Chengdu Station to today is very big (connected) with the changes in Chengdu.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that the expanded and renovated railway Chengdu Station will focus on the integration of Sichuan Impression and contemporary passenger comprehensive transportation hub buildings, with a total construction area of ​​about 160,000 square meters, becoming a super-large online elevated waiting station.

Zhang Yundi, deputy director of the passenger workshop of Chengdu Railway Station, told reporters that in the future, Chengdu Station will become a super-large comprehensive transportation hub that integrates intercity high-speed railways, urban express railways, subways and urban buses.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Yundi, deputy director of the passenger workshop of Chengdu Railway Station

　　I started working in Chengdu Station after graduating from university in (20)09. I have been working in this station for 13 years. For me, Chengdu Station is indeed a special place because my first job It was at this station, so I was still full of regrets about the suspension of passenger services at this station, and then I took a lot of photos of this station in private as a souvenir.

Of course, the suspension of passenger transportation business this time does not mean that the station will be closed, but it will only suspend passenger transportation business.

　　Reporter He Xi reports from Chengdu

Responsible editor: [Liu Xingchen]