All you should know about Asia's largest underground railway station
Key facts about Asia's largest underground railway station.
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Asia's largest underground railway station, covering a total area of 147,000 square metres, opened Wednesday in China's southern Shenzhen city.
Here are the key facts about Asia's largest underground railway station:
-The Futian High-speed Railway Station in downtown Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, covers a total area of 147,000 square meters, or about the size of 21 football fields.
-Its three underground floors have seating for 3,000 passengers, according to Guangzhou Railway Corporation, which operates the station.
-With the opening of the new station, travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will be slashed to half an hour.
-The travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong takes about two hours by ordinary train.
-Residents in Shenzhen, which is adjacent to Hong Kong, can reach Hong Kong in 15 minutes.
-According to the train timetable, there will be 11 pairs of high-speed trains between the Futian Station and Guangzhou
South Station each day from Wednesday to January 9.
-Another 12 round trips will be added to the schedule every day starting January 10.
-Daily passenger flow through the station is expected to be 10,000 on average during the initial period.
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