In fact, what is the "biggest"? There is a measurement problem. Does it mean the largest area, the largest number of trains, the largest passenger flow, the largest investment, or the largest construction area? Is it a freight station or a passenger station? You didn't give any conditions, so it's hard to be sure. Please refer to the following:
The world's largest railway station-new york Metropolitan Station
Metropolitan Station in new york, USA is the largest railway station in the world. At the beginning of this century, it was funded by William Vanderbilt, a millionaire, and was jointly built by Warren and Whitemore, Reed and Steinem, two American construction companies. The station covers an area of 19 hectare, which is the highest in the world. It is divided into upper and lower floors, with 4 1 railway lines on the upper floor and 26 railway lines on the lower floor. On average, more than 550 trains and 265,438+0,000 commuters pass by here every day. But it's much smaller than Beijing station!
Beijing West Railway Station, referred to as Beijing West Railway Station or Beijing West Railway Station, is located near the West Third Ring Road in Beijing and on Lianhuachi East Road. It is the Beijing Railway Passenger Station completed in early 1996, and it is also one of the largest modern railway passenger stations in Asia.
Beijing West Railway Station is a modern passenger station with an area of 5 1 10,000 square meters and a building area of10.7 million square meters. The waiting skyscraper is 90 meters high and shaped like a "needle". There are 9 platforms in the whole station. The total investment of Beijing West Railway Station reached 2.35 billion yuan.
There is also an update:
20 10 Hongqiao transportation hub is built into the world's largest railway passenger transport center.
It was learned on the 9th that Shanghai Hongqiao Transportation Hub will become the largest railway passenger center in the world in 20 10. Shanghai Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub can not only provide convenient transportation transfer, but also bring huge business opportunities with huge daily passenger flow. Hongqiao Airport Economic Park, which is separated by all the way, takes the lead in introducing integrated planning to prepare for docking the radiation function of Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub.
The reporter learned from the press conference in Changning District this afternoon that the planned land area of Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub is about 26.26 square kilometers. Before 20 10 of Shanghai World Expo, the world's largest railway passenger transport center-Beijing-Shanghai, Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railways, and Pudong International Airport-Hongqiao International Airport urban expressway will be built; Hongqiao International Airport has opened direct flights to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea, and is building a second runway and a second terminal, and gradually expanding international flights; Rail Transit-Metro Line 2 (Hongqiao Hub-Pudong Airport), 10 (Hongqiao Hub-Waigaoqiao), 17 (Hongqiao Hub-Simon Road), Line 5 (Hongqiao Hub-Minhang Development Zone) and Qingpu Line; The high-speed bus hub connects Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hu Jia, A9 Expressway and other traffic arteries leading to the Yangtze River Delta, and more than 30 bus lines gather here.
Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub will promote the development of urban functions in surrounding areas and form a hub-type metropolitan area. In order to better undertake the economic spatial transfer of global headquarters in the future, connect with the radiation function of Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub and integrate into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, Changning District has completed the integrated planning of industry, function and form of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Economic Park.
According to the plan, the park will create three independent and integrated industrial development spaces: to the east of the outer ring road and to the north of Beizhai Road, high-end enterprise headquarters and high-tech enterprise gathering areas with high-tech industries as the mainstay will be built; To the east of the Outer Ring Road and the south of Beizhai Road, a modern service industry gathering area focusing on information service industry will be built; To the west of the Outer Ring Road, an industrial cluster with modern logistics as the main industry will be built. At the same time, the park will make full use of subway station resources, develop comprehensive commercial and entertainment centers in the surrounding plots, and create dynamic blocks; Build a hub Expo Park, display various means of transportation from horse-drawn carriages to yachts, and combine the economic and social functions of the park.