Shanghai Train Stations | High Speed Railway Stations in Shanghai

There are four railway stations in Shanghai – Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Shanghai West Railway Station. Among the four train stations, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai Railway Station are the most frequently used stations for high speed trains. The two and Shanghai South Railway Station are honored as three greatest transportation junctions in Shanghai. They offered frequently high speed trains to major tourist cities in China (including Beijing, Xian, Huangshan, etc.) and its popular surrounding tourist destinations (like Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, etc.)

①Shanghai Pudong Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

● By Maglev Train: From Shanghai Pudong Airport, you can take maglev train to Longyang Road firstly, and then take metro Line 2 to railway station.

● By Taxi: The driving from Pundong Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

②Downtown to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

By Subway: If you plan to leave Shanghai from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station after your visit to the bund or want to visit the bund after you arrive in Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, taking metro Line 10 is the easiest way. Metro Line 10 also pass through beautiful Yuyuan Garden.

③Zhujiajiao Water Town to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

By Subway: It is available to take metro Line 17 directly from Zhujiajiao to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station which cost only about 40 minutes.

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There are 4 floors in the building of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. The first underground floor (B1) includes station exit and connections to other forms of transportation. There is also some fast food, like KFC, Dongfang Jibai, Gongfu etc. There are also available Automated Ticket Machines (only helpful to people with Chinese ID card) and ticket windows. The first floor (1F) is the platform layer and travelers transit through here to the second floor. The second floor is the departure hall, containing ticket windows, waiting hall, checking gate etc. The third floor is the commercial layer selling food, drinks, souvenirs, etc.

Entrance: The entrance to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is in the first floor and you need to pass the security check. If you take a subway to the railway station, you will get to the underground floor. Then, you can take an elevator to the first floor and pass the security check.

Waiting Hall: Located in the second floor, the large waiting hall is well equipped with electronic board with information in Chinese and English words, enough seats, toilets, drinking fountain, Red Hat Porter etc.

Checking Gate: All checking gates are equipped in the waiting hall with a small electronic board which displays the present and next checking information.

Exit: There are six exits in Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, and each platform has access to a corresponding exit.

①Shanghai Pundong International Airport to Shanghai Railway Station

● By Shuttle Bus: There are frequent shuttle buses transferring between Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Railway Station which take about 2 hour.

● By Subway: It is also available to take metro Line 2 and then transfer to metro Line 4 at People Square Station, taking about 1.5 hours.

● By Taxi: To save time, you can choose to call a taxi which needs about 1 hour regardless of traffic jam.

②Shanghai Hongqiao Airport / Railway Station to Shanghai Railway Station:

● By Taxi: Rather than complicated transfer, you are suggested to take a taxi directly, which takes about 1 hour.

③Shanghai Hongqiao Airport / Railway to Shanghai Railway Station

● By Subway: Take metro Line 2 and then transfer to metro Line 4 at Zhongshan Park Station. You needn’t worry about the traffic jam and the whole trip takes about 50 minutes.

● By Bus: It cost longer time but you don’t need to transfer if you take public bus No. 941 which takes nearly 2 hours.

● By Taxi: Calling a taxi or using a private car which needs only about 50 minutes if you are lucky to miss the traffic jam.

There are two squares in Shanghai Railway Station, namely North Square and South Square. From each of them, you can enter the waiting rooms. The ticket offices (equipped with booking, altering, canceling windows) are outside the entrance. After collecting your tickets, you can pass the security check and enter the railway station. There are 9 waiting rooms in the second floor Shanghai Railway Station. As you enter the station, you can see an electronic board from which you can find which waiting room for your train. Waiting Room 0 is located in the first floor. Climbing to the second floor with an escalator, you can see two lines of waiting halls on eastern sides and western sides. There are toilets and drinking fountains between two adjacent waiting rooms. The commercial areas where you can get some fast food and drinks are beside the Waiting Room 3 and Waiting Room 4. Each waiting room is equipped with enough seats and several checking gate. When it’s time to check, the broadcast will remind you in bilingual language (English and Chinese). After passing the checking gate, you can take an escalator or a barrier free elevator to the first floor to catch your train. Getting off the trains and follow the signs to exit, you will get to the southwestern exit and northeastern exit. The subway station is located in the underground floor of the South Square and the first ground of the North Square.

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