To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1958 began the planning and construction of ten large-scale projects, known as the "Ten Great Buildings" to showcase the new outlook of the country and the Beijing railway station was amongst the projects undertaken.
为纪念中华人民共和国成立十周年，中共中央于 1958 年开始规划建设十个大型项目，被称为“十大建筑”，以展示国家焕然一新的面貌，北京火车站就是其中之一。