The new Beijing Airport will feature a high-speed rail connection, touted as the first of its kind in the world.

Located south of the capital, in Daxing District, the as-yet unnamed airport is 46 kilometers south of Tian’anmen Square, and 67 kilometers from Beijing Capital International Airport. The airport will feature a stop on the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed route located in an underground station.

The new airport will also serve as a transportation hub with links to the subway, expressways, Beijing Airport Bus routes, local buses and an inter-airport transportation system. A rapid transit line in development that connects the new airport to Beijing South Railway Station will carry passengers to each destination in just 30 minutes.

The airport will have four runways, 150 parking aprons for passenger jets, 24 parking aprons for cargo aircraft, 14 maintenance areas and a 700,000 square meter terminal building.

The 80 billion RMB project is scheduled to be completed by September 2019.