Qingdao's new North Railway Station will transform the dynamic harbor city into a key node in China's integrated transport network, said local officials.

The station will link the sea and land to boost Qingdao's connections between Pacific Ocean countries and inland Chinese cities and reach as far as Central Asia and Europe.

The Qingdao Traffic Business District, which will cover 36 square kilometers once complete, will become a new pole of growth for the city, said Liu Yungang, director at the district's development office.