Shanghai Railway Station

For the nearby metro station named "Shanghai Railway Station Station", see Shanghai Railway Station (Metro).

Shanghai Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 上海火车站; traditional Chinese: 上海火車站; pinyin: Shànghǎi Huǒchēzhàn) is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai West Railway Station.

The station is located on Moling Road, Zhabei District, to the North of the city centre. It is governed by Shanghai Railway Bureau and is one of the most important hubs of the railway network in China.

History and development

Shanghai Railway Station

The new North Plaza of the Shanghai Railway Station.

Platform

Ticket windows

Shanghai Railway Station is called "The New Railway Station" by locals since it replaced Shanghai North Railway Station (also known as "Old North Railway Station" by locals) as the city's main train station in 1987. In the late 80's, the old North Railway Station was inadequate to handle the increasing railway traffic in Shanghai. The government then decided to pull down the Shanghai East (freight) Railway Station and build a new railway station at the same place. On 28 December 1987, the North Railway Station was closed. At the same time, the new Shanghai Railway Station was built and started its operation.

In 2006, some railway lines of the station were moved to the reopened Shanghai South Railway Station, which lessened the increasing pressure of passenger traffic. In August 2006, a decision was made to renovate the aging station and its surrounding area. Many new ticket machines were installed to increase efficiency.

In June 2008, in order to co-operate with the opening of World Expo Shanghai 2010, Shanghai Government and Zhabei District carried out a new renovation called the "Shanghai Railway Station North Plaza Comprehensive Transportation Hub Project" with a total investment over 4.1 billion RMB.

On May 29, 2010, the renovation was completed. It expanded the north building from 1,000 square meters to 15,560 square meters, refurbished the south building and added a new designed wave-shaped roof over the platform.

Connections

Shanghai Railway Station primarily serves north-south and westward locations. It is the terminus of the main Beijing-Shanghai railway line. There are two Z (non stop, deluxe) trains to Taiyuan and Xi'an every day. Most long-haul, non high-speed trains bound for Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province and the North (i.e. destinations north of the Yangzi River) depart from Shanghai Railway Station. It also offers over 50 highspeed CRH trains to those areas every day.

It offers

• T trains (special fast trains that only stop at main stations) to Dalian, Beijing, Ürümqi, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xian, Lanzhou, Jinan, Tongling, Tianjin, Taizhou and Ningbo in mainland China, as well as across the border to Kowloon in Hong Kong.
• K trains (fast) to Anyang, Guiyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Kunming, Wuhan, Yinchuan, Xining, Nanchang, Zhanjiang, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Yichang, Chongqing, Fuyang, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Baotou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Harbin, and Jilin.

In addition, a lot of pass-by trains from the north to the south of China also use Shanghai Railway Station as an intermediate stop.

Transportation

Shanghai Railway Station can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 1, 3 or 4. Due to its pervasive connections with the Shanghai street network, the station is also accessible by numerous bus lines and by taxi. Taxis are not allowed to stop directly in front of the station, but at an underground taxi stop.

See also

• Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
• Shanghai South Railway Station
• Shanghai West Railway Station
• Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China

External links

• Shanghai Train Guide - Timetables, tips, routes, and schedules

Preceding station		China Railway		Following station
Terminus		Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway		Shanghai West towards Nanjing
Shanghai West towards Beijing		Beijing–Shanghai Railway		Terminus
Terminus		Shanghai–Kunming Railway		Shanghai West towards Kunming
Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Terminus		Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train		Hung Hom Terminus