Beijing's New Airport Will House a Bullet Train Station
By Justine Lopez
New plans have now been unveiled for Beijing’s new airport. An underground portion of the Beijing-Daxing International Airport will not only accommodate a bullet train but will house a full train station, CRI Online reports.
The airport will also boast a five-story above-ground structure. Two floors will be designated for departures and two for arrivals – something that has reportedly never been seen in an airport before.
Beijing-Daxing International Airport will also feature seven runways, enough to handle the 100 million passengers that are expected to pass through the airport each year.
Construction on the airport began in 2014, but it is expected that work on the core of the airport will commence in September of this year. The airport is scheduled to be completed in 2019. Once it is finished, the Beijing-Daxing International Airport will be home to the world’s largest air terminal.
[Photo via CRI Online]
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