Shanghai railway station

Location
	SHH/SHA Location in Shanghai

Shanghai

上海
Shanghai; 上海 ;
	A view of the Shanghai station's South Plaza
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	上海火车站
Traditional Chinese	上海火車站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shànghǎi Huǒchēzhàn
Wu
Shanghainese; Romanization	Zånhae Hutsuzae
General information
Location	303 Moling Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai; China
Coordinates	31°15′06″N 121°27′02″E / 31.251552°N 121.450446°E
Operated by	CR Shanghai
Line(s)	Beijing–Shanghai Railway; Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway; Shanghai–Kunming railway; Shanghai-Nanjing railway
Platforms	13 (6 island platforms, 1 side platform) Side platform for Z99/100 with Customs and Immigration Inspection
Tracks	15
Train operators	China Railway
Connections	Shanghai Intercity Bus Terminal; Shanghai Metro;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	30671 (TMIS code); SHH (telegram code); SHA (Pinyin code);
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1908
Rebuilt	1984
Passengers
2007	46,000,000
Services
Location
Location
	SHH/SHA Location in Shanghai

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

The station is located on Moling Road, Jing'an 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 station is called "the new railway station" by locals since it replaced Shanghai North railway station (also known as "Old North railway station", or "Old North Station" - 老北站 by locals) as the city's main train station in 1987. In the late '80s, 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.^[1]

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 (10,764 sq ft) to 15,560 square meters (167,486 sq ft), refurbished the south building and added a new designed wave-shaped roof over the platform.^[2]

In late 2015, rumours of the demolition of the Shanghai railway station arose. Many locals had believed this because of the many residential developments and needlessness of the station as there are already the Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai South, and Shanghai West stations. However, this rumour has been rejected by the Shanghai Municipal Government^{[citation needed]}.

Connections

Most long-haul, non high-speed trains bound for or passing through Jiangsu Province and the North (i.e. destinations north of the Yangtze River) depart from Shanghai railway station. It also offers high-speed CRH trains to major cities north and west of Shanghai, as well as overnight high-speed trains terminating in Beijing and Xi’an.

It is served by the following train types:

G trains (High-speed Electrical Multiple Unit): Run up to 350km/h, high speed, mostly between Shanghai and large cities
D trains (Electrical Multiple Unit): Run up to 250km/h, between Shanghai and large/small cities. Includes high speed overnight trains
C trains (Incercity): Run up to 200km/h, high speed, between Shanghai and regional destinations, such as Nantong and Yancheng
Z trains (Direct Express): Run up to 160km/h, between Shanghai and large cities
T trains (Express): Run up to 140km/h, between Shanghai and large cities with more stops in between
K trains (Fast): Run up to 120km/h, between Shanghai and large cities with most stops in between
Ordinary trains: Run up to 120km/h, a single train serves Shanghai. Train 1462/1461 connects Shanghai with Beijing or Beijing Fengtai

Transportation

Shanghai 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.