The railway station will be put into use on February 4th, the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush this year

The southern part of Xiamen Railway Station is scheduled to be put into operation on February 4th, the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush this year. The installation and debugging of its indoor facilities are underway at the station.

A total of 31 pairs of trains will stop at the newly launched station, with 17 pairs of normal speed trains and 14 pairs of bullet trains. The daily passenger flow is expected to reach 30,000 and 50,000 for normal and bullet trains, respectively.

Temporary ticketing booths and automatic ticketing machines will be added along with new facilities to serve the Spring Festival travel rush. The new facilities include the following:

1. Waiting hall on second floor

The whole second floor, covering more than 7,000 square meters, will be used as a waiting hall, which will have over 1,400 seats.

2. Facilities on first floor

6 ticketing windows, 5 automatic ticketing machines, 7 automatic ticketing collecting machines and a giant LED screen

3. Underground entrance and exit

The whole second floor, covering more than 7,000 square meters, will be used as a waiting hall, which will have over 1,400 seats

There are two underpasses, which are located near the Xiamen Plaza Hotel and the Xiamen World Trade Centre Shopping Mall, for passengers to get easy access to the south station.

According to the introduction, 3 platforms, 6 tracks, the south square, 4 roads, and a temporary comprehensive parking lot, will be put into service from February 4th.

Meanwhile, the Jinbang Mountain Tunnel is expected to be put into service on February 4th.

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