New railway station in Xiongan set to start operations by end of this year

Xiongan railway station is set to be operational by the end of this year, business executives involved in its development said. It is the rail traffic hub of the Xiongan New Area, China's new landmark economic zone.

Located 20 kilometers from the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province and with a construction area of 475,200 square meters, the station is the largest of its kind in China.

It was designed and constructed by a number of centrally administrated State-owned enterprises such as China Construction Technology Consulting Co Ltd and China Railway Construction Engineering Group.