Asia's largest passenger railway hub starts operation in Beijing

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Asia's largest passenger railway hub starts operation in Beijing

STORY: Asia's largest passenger railway hub starts operation in Beijing DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Beijing Fengtai Railway StationSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI QING, Beijing Fengtai StationSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU CHANGLIANG, Foreman of High-speed Railway Communication Area of Fengtai Station, Beijing Communication Section STORYLINE: The largest passenger railway hub in Asia was put into operation Monday in Beijing as a four-year reconstruction breathes new life into the Chinese capital's oldest railway station. With a gross floor area of nearly 400,000 square meters, or 56 standard football pitches, Beijing Fengtai Railway Station has 32 rail tracks and 32 platforms and is able to accommodate a maximum of 14,000 passengers per hour. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI QING, Staff member of Beijing Fengtai Station "The command center has streamlined the operations of six units, sending all commands from the center to make the station dispatchers a

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