On Monday night, people gathered outside Chengdu Railway Station to say goodbye to the 70-year-old station, which closed for renovation on Tuesday. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

Amateur photographer Sun viewed the station’s current facade for the last time on Monday at 11 p.m. The station was where the 68-year-old first arrived in the city when she moved from Chongqing to Chengdu aged 16. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

A worker plays the harmonica inside a waiting hall of the station at 10:30 p.m. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

A worker inspects the information board for the last train to depart on Monday at 10:50 p.m. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

Passengers board the last train from Chengdu station for the next four years. Most people bought tickets for train T126 as souvenirs, leaving many seats vacant. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

Workers dismantle facilities at the station on Tuesday. The renovation project is expected to be completed by 2026. Photo: VCG

An overview of the Chengdu Station in the 1980s. The station has undergone four large-scale renovations since 1952. Photo: Courtesy of Chengdu Railway Station

He Long, a Communist revolutionary and one of the 10 marshals of the People's Liberation Army, attends the opening of the station on July 1, 1952. Photo: Courtesy of Chengdu Railway Station