Beijing’s Fengtai Railway Station reopens to the public after four years of reconstruction. It is Asia’s largest rail transport hub. Photo: crceg

The first high-speed train, the G601 from Beijing to Taiyuan South, departs from Beijing Fengtai station Monday. Photo: VCG

Passengers swipe their cards to take the train in the station. Photo: VCG

The main passage in the station adopts a caisson-type suspended ceiling, drawing ideas from traditional Chinese buildings. Photo: crceg

The 587-meter-long central light court is 18 meters wide and 23 meters high, using natural light to divide the waiting area floor into two parts, north and south. Photo: crceg

The station’s mother-and-baby room. Photo: crceg

A worker walks in Fengtai station on Friday. Photo: VCG

Two workers pull building materials on Friday as they prepare for the reopening. Photo: VCG

A view of the high-speed deck of the station, which features a two-layer classical terrace design. Photo: crceg

The view of the general-speed deck on April 12. Photo: VCG

Workers carry out the final inspection of the station on Friday. Photo: VCG