China to build the deepest station for high-speed trains in the world

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BEIJING, Sept. 29 -. RIA Novosti, Ivan Bulatov Chinese authorities are planning to build near one of the sections of the Great Wall of China deepest station for high-speed trains in the world, the newspaper China the Daily .

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As the newspaper writes, the station is to be completed by the end of 2019. It will be built near the site of the Great Wall of China near Badaling in the suburbs of Beijing. The station will be part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line, which will be used extensively during the Winter Olympics in 2022.

"Station Badaling is located at a depth of 102 meters under the ground, and the area of ​​underground structures will be 35 thousand square meters, which is equivalent to five standard football fields, this makes it the deepest and largest station for high-speed railways in the world," - the newspaper quoted Director fifth China Railway engineering group, Chen Bin.

According to him, the station will have three floors, the arrival and dispatch of trains from the station will be carried out from different floors. The height of the escalators to reach 62 meters.

In total, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line will consist of ten stations. During the construction, which should be completed within 46 months, will apply advanced technology Bomb, so as not to harm the Great Wall of China.

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Beijing will become the first city to adopt and summer and winter Games. The Chinese capital was the venue for the Summer Olympics of 2008.

It is expected that the objects left over from the 2008 Games, will be reconstructed under the competitions in winter sports. Also, because of the climate in Beijing, competitions in open arenas planned for Zhangjiakou.