The first raft slab of Shantou High-speed Railway Station, the largest comprehensive transportation hub in eastern Guangdong, was successfully poured.

On February 26, the first raft slab of the STZSG-2 section of the Shantou Station and Station Area Project of the new Shantou-Shanwei Railway was successfully poured.

It is reported that the newly built Shantou Station, located in Longhu District of Shantou City, is the largest comprehensive transportation hub in eastern Guangdong, with a total construction area of 372100 square meters. The scale of the platform has increased from 2 sets and 4 lines to 11 sets and 24 lines, and will be connected to Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway, Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed rail, Shantou-Shantou Railway and East Guangdong Intercity Railway in the future.

The newly-built Shantou Railway Station is designed with the concept of "Silk Road on the Sea, Soaring in the Special Zone, Standing Bravely at the Head of the Tide, Chasing the Waves of Shantou". The overall shape absorbs the coastal culture of Chaoshan and incorporates the dynamic curve full of ocean charm. The colonnade and roof of the facade have the architectural style of Lingdong. The tree-shaped columns in the waiting hall adopt the unique "water drop" shape. The successful completion of the first raft pouring means that the project construction will enter the "white-hot" construction mode. The relevant project manager of

China Railway Construction Group introduced that the project officially started construction on December 1, 2022. After the completion of the project, it will be built into a high-level national comprehensive transportation hub integrating high-speed railway, ordinary speed railway, inter-city railway and urban rail transit, which will greatly enhance the transportation capacity of Shantou City and its surrounding cities, and enhance the comprehensive service capacity of Shantou-Chaozhou-Jieyang metropolitan area, such as foreign investment and radiation drive.