On April 24, the first main steel column of the main station building of Shenshan Station was successfully hoisted, marking that the project officially entered the construction stage of the main structure on the ground. The steel column number of the hoisting is Y-AA15GZ-1, 2.55 meters long, weighing about 1.67 tons, using the embedded anchor bolt connection process, through the 50-ton truck crane and cross operation mode to complete efficiently. This node means that the project shifts from the underground foundation to the above-ground skeleton construction, laying the foundation for subsequent construction.

At present, more than 500 builders are making every effort to promote the project, and introduce the whole life cycle BIM technology for construction simulation and information management to improve construction efficiency. According to the Guangzhou Railway Group, the Shenzhen-Shantou Station is expected to complete the main construction in the next two years, which will significantly enhance the transportation capacity of the Shenzhen-Shantou Cooperation Zone after its opening, and the annual passenger flow is expected to exceed 10 million people.

As a strategic node of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area radiating eastward, Shenzhen-Shantou Station is the intersection hub of Guangzhou-Shantou Railway and Shenzhen-Shantou Railway, carrying the core function of connecting Shenzhen, Guangzhou and eastern Guangdong.

The project is located in the Shenzhen-Shantou Special Cooperation Zone, with a total construction area of about 356,000 square meters, a station scale of 48,000 square meters, and a station scale of 5 sets of 13 lines (3 sets of 7 lines in Guangshanchang and 2 sets of 6 lines in Shenzhen-Shanchang area), with a maximum design of 3,500 people, which is a large-scale railway passenger station. The construction of the project is not only an important part of the "Greater Bay Area on the track", but also a key project to promote the coordinated development of the regional economy.

From the perspective of strategic significance, the Shenzhen-Shantou Station will build a "half-hour in Shenzhen" and "40-minute in Guangzhou" living circle, greatly shorten the time and space distance between the Shenzhen-Shantou Cooperation Zone and the core cities, and promote the efficient flow of talents, industries, capital and other factors. Its layout model of "East Station and West City" integrates the functions of transportation hub and urban complex, aiming to create a modern urban model of station-city integration and become a "bridgehead" for eastern Guangdong to integrate into the economy of the Bay Area.

Shenshan Station adopts the spatial planning of "East Station and West City": the east station complex integrates high-speed rail, subway, bus and other transportation modes to achieve "zero-distance transfer"; The urban complex on the west side is planned with commercial, office and public service facilities, which will drive regional economic development through commercial popularity. The "Shenzhen-Shantou Bridge" connecting the two parts is not only a passage, but also a symbol of the deep integration of ecological nature and transportation network, reflecting the advanced concept of "station-city integration".

The station integrates ecological landscape design, green atrium and natural lighting system to enhance passenger comfort; At the same time, it is equipped with an intelligent service system, including self-service ticket checking, dynamic navigation, etc., to achieve efficient operation. The western urban complex will also introduce green building technologies, echoing the sustainable development goals of the cooperation zone.

The completion of the Shenzhen-Shantou station will reshape the regional economic pattern. On the one hand, its transportation advantage of "half an hour to Shenzhen" is expected to attract Shenzhen's spillover industries to settle in the Shenzhen-Shantou Cooperation Zone, and promote the transformation of the local area from an "industrial enclave" to a "comprehensive new city". On the other hand, as a link between the Greater Bay Area and eastern Guangdong, the Shenzhen-Shantou Station will promote the docking of resources in Shanwei, Huizhou and other places, and accelerate the process of regional integration.

In the future, with the improvement of the comprehensive development of Shenzhen-Shantou Station and its surroundings, it may become a "city of the future" integrating transportation, commerce and ecology, providing a new paradigm for the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan