Plethora of technologies used in construction set national bench mark

A Fuxing high-speed train arrives at Xiong’an Railway Station in Xiong’an New Area in Hebei province on Dec 22, 2020. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

On April 1, Xiong’an New Area in Hebei province celebrated its sixth anniversary. Visitors from all over the country took the Fuxing high-speed train to the city to see for themselves the rapid development of China’s “city of the future”. The quickest trip from Xiong’an Railway Station to Beijing West takes 50 minutes, and the capital’s Daxing airport is just 19 minutes away.

As the first major infrastructure project to start construction in Xiong’an New Area, the Beijing-Xiong’an Intercity Railway, which runs for 91 kilometers and has six stations, entered operation on Dec 27, 2020, creating a new high-speed corridor for rail traffic in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The line will make Xiong’an an important transportation hub in North China in the future.

An aerial photo shows high-speed trains parked at the Xiong’an Railway Station train yard on Dec 27, 2021.

Seventy-one intelligent technologies have been used along the line, setting a new bench mark for high-speed rail in China. 

It is the first in the country to make use of Building Information Modeling throughout its design, and it also incorporated 3D digital intelligent management from design and construction to operation. 

Xiong’an Railway Station also boasts intelligent services, including precise passenger positioning and path planning, and integration of the station with urban space.

The Xiong’an-Shijiazhuang High-speed Railway and the Xiong’an-Xinzhou High-speed Railway are also under construction.

Technicians monitor operations of Xiong’an Railway Station in a control center in Xiong’an on March 17, 2021. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Passengers and conductors celebrate the sixth anniversary of Xiong’an New Area on a train running along the Beijing-Xiong’an Intercity Railway on April 1. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A maintenance worker checks a high-speed train in the train yard at the station on April 30, 2021. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A Fuxing high-speed train passes through a noise tunnel on a railway bridge along the Beijing-Xiong’an Intercity Railway on April 30, 2021. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A construction worker stands on a crane to work on the steel structure of the station’s roof on July 13, 2020. (SUN LIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)