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A new terminal at Beijing South Railway Station -- which was built by Tianjin Binhai International Airport -- has nearly been completed and will begin operations in May, cutting travel time between the railway station and Tianjin airport by one hour, Beijing Daily reported on April 22.
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Passengers wait for boarding at Beijing Sourth Railway station, on Feb 24, 2014. [Photo by Wang Yueling/Asianewsphoto] |
Upon its completion, passengers will be able to buy their air tickets and finish their flight check-in at the terminal before taking the Beijing-Tianjin Inter-City Express Railway to Tianjin Railway Station, and then taking the airport shuttle to Tianjin Binhai Airport. Fees for train and shuttle will be returned to passengers after the journey.
Meanwhile, the Terminal No 2 Station of Tianjin airport will become operational at the end of August, when the airport will be capable of handling 30 to 50 million passenger trips per year.
"Tianjin Metro Line 2 will run to the Terminal No 2 Station in August. In addition, the inner-city railway that links Tianjin airport will begin construction at the end of this year," said Yan Xin, general manager of the airport.
So far, Tianjin Binhai airport and Beijing Capital International Airport have developed a plan to divert flights and air lines. About 1.4 million passengers will be expected to take off from Tianjin instead of Beijing this year.
Tianjin airport has established terminals in Hebei’s Cangzhou and Huanghua cities and will later expand to Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Beidaihe.
