Shanghai railway station

: "For information on the metro station of the same name, see Shanghai Railway Station (Shanghai Metro)"

Shanghai Railway Station (zh-cp|c=上海火车站|p=Shànghăi Hŭochēzhàn) is the main railway station in Shanghai. The station is located in Zhabei, to the North of the city centre.

Connections

Shanghai Railway Station generally serves north-south and westward locations. It is the terminus of the main Beijing-Shanghai railway line and offers up to eight Z (non stop, deluxe) trains each day.

All trains bound for Jiangsu Province (including the cities of Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing) and the North (i.e. north of the Yangtse River) depart from Shanghai Station. A few through trains from the north to the south of China also use this station as an intermediate stop. Most trains for Zhejiang and the South depart from Shanghai South Railway Station.

In addition to this there are T trains (high speed trains that only stop at main stations) to Dalian, Beijing, Urumqi, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xian, Lanzhou, Jinan, Tongling, Tianjin, Taizhou and Ningbo. K trains (fast) serve Guiyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Kunming, Wuhan, Yinchuan, Xining, Nanchang, Zhanjiang, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Yichang, Chongqing, Fuyang, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Baotou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Harbin, and Jilin.

The train which takes longest to reach its destination is the T52 (which becomes T53 after Xuzhou) departing at 20:38; it takes 47 hours and 13 minutes to reach Urumqi. The shortest journey is to Kunshan, departing at 06:47 daily and taking only 26 minutes.

History

Shanghai Railway Station is called "The New Railway Station" by locals as it replaced Shanghai North Railway Station as the city's main train station in the late 20th century.

With the reopening of Shanghai South Railway Station, now the second most important railway station of the city, in June 2006, the Municipal Urban Planning Bureau estimates that up to 40% of passengers will be diverted from Shanghai Railway Station.

In August 2006, it was decided to refurbish Shanghai Railway Station and surrounding areas within the following three years.

Transportation

Shanghai Railway Station can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 1, Line 3 or Line 4 to the adjacent interchange station of the same name.

Due to its excellent connection with the Shanghai street network, the station can also easily be reached by taxi. Be aware that taxis are not allowed to stop in front of the station, but are directed to an underground taxi stop. At its entrance, there may be congestion during rush hour.

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