Good news! Official approval! Another super-large comprehensive transportation hub is coming.

Recently, the preliminary design of Xi ‘an East Railway Station and related projects, which was generally surveyed and designed by China Railway No.1 Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., was officially approved by the people’s governments of China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. and Shaanxi Province, creating favorable conditions for its construction within this year.

Xi ‘an East Railway Station, located in Baqiao District of Xi ‘an, is the main passenger station of the "Mi" shaped high-speed rail network framework of Xi ‘an Railway Hub, and one of the super-large railway comprehensive transportation hubs in northwest China. It is mainly responsible for the starting and ending operations of southbound and southeast buses such as Xiwu high-speed railway, Xiyu high-speed train and Xikangpu high-speed train. In the long-term planning, the starting and ending operations of Xi ‘an Hub will be increased.

Wang Xiaoqi, chief designer of Xi ‘an East Station of the First Railway Institute, introduced that the station building project of Xi ‘an East Station was implemented in accordance with the scheme of "Qinshan Weishui and Silk Road Changan", with a total building scale of 394,000 square meters. The passenger transport organization model of "getting on and getting off at the waist and entering the station" was adopted, and it was composed of three layers: elevated waiting floor, platform floor and exit floor. The railway yard has recently implemented 13 sets of 27 lines (with a long-term total scale of 17 sets of 35 lines), which are arranged according to one station and four yards. From west to east, there are reserved yards for Xiyu Expressway, Xiwu Expressway, General Speed Yard and Planning. The stations are equipped with facilities such as motor vehicle application, General Speed Parking Yard and Comprehensive Maintenance Workshop.

According to the planning and design, the future lines 5, 12, 15 and 21 of Xi ‘an Metro will be connected to Xi ‘an East Station in a T-shape, so as to realize the interconnection and seamless connection between the railway and urban rail transit, making Xi ‘an East Station a super-large comprehensive transportation hub integrating high-speed rail, general railway, intercity, subway and public transportation. After completion, it will directly affect the economic development of the eastern part of Xi ‘an, radiate the surrounding areas, promote regional coordinated development and enhance the comprehensive bearing capacity of urban transportation.