Lights illuminate the construction site of Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Sept. 6. The completion of the infrastructure project aimed to coincide with the postponed 2022 Asian Games, and will now open shortly. Photo: VCG

A worker walks across the waiting hall of the station on Monday. The station was conceived as a “cloud city,” with energy-saving skylights in the roof. Photo: VCG

Gates in the waiting hall are designed to look like a spacecraft. Photo: VCG

The waiting hall, known as the “cloud hall,” is a space measuring around 58,000 square meters. Photo: VCG

The station is served by 233 elevators. Eight of them reach the center of the station, deposting passengers directly in the waiting hall. Photo: VCG

A play area for children within the station. Photo: VCG

The station has nine floors, five above the ground and four underground. Photo: VCG

The station and its supporting projects cover an area of more than 1.82 million square meters, and host 11 platforms and 20 lines. The Hangzhou government decided to add new public transport lines in time for the opening of the station. Photo: VCG

The “cloud gate,” located on the southern side of the station, allows passengers to enter and leave the station through the building’s second floor. Photo: Courtesy of China Railway

Towers will rise on either side of the new station — the “Golden Key” and the “Golden Finger.” The former will be the highest skyscraper in Hangzhou once completed. Photo: Courtesy of China Railway