the shenzhen futian railway station, said to be the largest underground railway station in asia, is being put through operational tests and will open before the end of the year.
a high-speed train, with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has been going between shenzhen north railway station and futian railway station.
futian railway station, which cost about 3.95 billion yuan (us$622 million), is the first underground railway station in the central area of a city in china. it has three underground floors, providing train services to beijing and hong kong and also links with shenzhen’s metro network, which includes shekou line, longgang line and the future line 11.
after the completion of the guangzhou-shenzhen-hong kong high-speed rail, it will take nine hours to travel from beijing to hong kong and only 15 minutes from shenzhen to hong kong.
