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Rail station to be built under the Great Wall
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CHINA is to build the world’s deepest and largest high-speed railway station at a popular section of the Great Wall as part of its preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The station will be at Badaling, the most visited section of the Great Wall about 80 kilometers northwest of Beijing.
The site received 30,000 tourists in just one day during the Chinese New Year holiday week, according to the China National Tourism Administration.
“The Badaling station will be located 102 meters below the surface, with an underground construction area of 36,000 square meters, equal to five standard soccer fields, making it the deepest and largest high-speed railway station in the world,” said Chen Bin, director in charge of construction for China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group, according to a report in the People’s Daily.
The station will sit along a railway network that will link the cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou, which will host the Winter Olympics.
The Badaling station will run through mountains under the Great Wall, and will require the use of advanced explosive technologies to ensure the UNESCO World Heritage Site will not be affected, the rail group said.
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