On November 5, 2025, the renovation project of Jiagedaqi Station, the northernmost first-class station in China, was officially launched, designed by China Railway Fifth Institute and constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation. This move marks the comprehensive implementation stage of the station building renovation of the Fujia Railway, the northernmost electrification project in China, and opens a new chapter for this hub of the Shenzhou Arctic Railway. The construction of Gagdachi Station carries profound historical memory and a new era mission. Looking back to the 1960s, 80000 railway soldiers responded to the call and advanced into the Daxing'anling forest area, embodying the "Three Honors Spirit" of hardship, hard work, and border construction. After more than 20 years of arduous struggle, they built 792 kilometers of forest railways and paved the transportation lifeline to the country's "green treasure trove" with their lives.

The Gagdachi Station, located at 50 ° 35 ′ N latitude, is a key hub node of the Fuyu Nenjiang Gagdachi railway renovation project. The newly built station building will be demolished and rebuilt on the original site, with a building area of 5980 square meters, aiming to achieve a comprehensive upgrade from basic services to humanization and intelligence. The project will add modern facilities such as mother and baby waiting rooms, accessible toilets, and intelligent guidance systems, significantly improving the comfort and convenience of passenger travel, and creating a more warm travel experience in northern Xinjiang. Faced with the six-month winter break in the local area and the complex challenges of construction near the existing line, the project construction team has demonstrated a high degree of innovation and sense of responsibility. China Railway Construction strictly implements the one machine one protection system during construction, providing dedicated safety officers to supervise each large machinery throughout the process, and setting clear boundary markings. Through daily safety morning shift meetings, a dual line of defense is built to ensure uninterrupted railway operation and safe construction. At the same time, the project innovatively optimizes traditional concrete cast-in-place piles into prefabricated concrete pipe piles, which are manufactured in the factory and quickly installed on site. This not only effectively solves the industry problems of concrete pouring and maintenance in high-altitude environments, but also improves the efficiency of foundation construction by about 40%, and is expected to save nearly two months of construction time. The on-site equipped anti cold and anti freezing remote sprayer achieves full coverage of water mist and dust suppression, reflecting the advanced concept of green construction.

The newly built Jiagedaqi Station is designed with a European style and the concept of being the first city in Xing'an, with a focus on shaping a strong and atmospheric image as the "gateway to northern Xinjiang". The roof of the station building adopts an arched structure that is suitable for cold regions to effectively withstand snow loads; The vertical pilasters on the exterior wall not only symbolize the beautiful forest ecology of Xing'an for thousands of miles, but also echo the vast forest sea of the Greater Khingan Range. Their form is like standing green pine trees, silently recalling the unyielding and lofty aspirations of the older generation of builders who developed the Greater Khingan Range and built the border. The ice flower growth theme integrated into the architectural details cleverly engraves the natural landscape and cultural heritage of the region into the texture of the station building, outlining the unique temperament of a modern emerging forest city. Keywords: the Belt and Road, the Belt and Road project news

As an important railway channel for external communication in the Greater Khingan Range region, the Fujia Railway renovation project is a key project in the national "14th Five Year Plan" for railway development and an important component of the construction of the China Mongolia Russia Economic Corridor. The reconstruction and future operation of Gagdachi Station will greatly enhance the external transportation capacity of regional resources, and have a profound impact on promoting the prosperity of border trade and cross-border tourism development, injecting strong railway momentum into the high-quality economic and social development of the northern border and the new pattern of opening up to the outside world.Editor/Cheng Liting