A rendering of Beijing’s Fengtai Railway Station after renovation and expansion, which started in mid-2018. Photo: The Beijing News, IC Photo

The rebuilt station covers a construction area of around 400,000 square meters, containing 17 platforms and 32 rail lines for both conventional and high-speed trains. Photo: The Beijing News, IC Photo

The No. 55003 test train departs from the rebuilt station early Tuesday in Beijing, marking the beginning of the countdown of the station's re-opening. Photo: VCG

The new station featuring glass exteriors has four floors above the ground and three underground floors with mezzanines to link train platforms, central waiting hall, and subway station. Photo: Courtesy of China Railway Group

A worker puts tiles on the floor of the station on Nov. 4 in Beijing. Photo: Jia Tianyong/China News Service, VCG

Workers hoist a plate on the east side of the station on Nov. 12. Photo: Jia Tianyong/China News Service, VCG

Workers carry a photovoltaic panel on the rooftop of the station on Nov. 12. The panels, which are expected to generate 7 million kWh of electricity annually, will provide power for the station’s operation such as interior lighting and cooling. Photo: Jia Tianyong/China News Service, VCG

Workers redirect the Beijing-Shanghai line and Beijing-Guangzhou line to the rebuilt station in August 2020. Photo: VCG

A train passes through the old Fengtai Railway Station in August 2017. The government approved the reconstruction plan of the station in September 2017 to reduce pressure on the Beijing West Railway Station. Photo: VCG

Residents take photos of the old station on June 20, 2010. Photo: VCG

The station is one of the capital’s oldest railway stations, which was built in 1895 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo: VCG