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Shanghai South Railway Station

Each city has its own train station in China, and Shanghai is of course no exception. Of all the 6 railway stations in Shanghai, there are two main train stations - Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai South Railway Station. So whether you are leaving Shanghai or arriving at Shanghai by train, you are kindly advised to know which train station you are going to use.

So make sure you know which station you want to depart from and arrive at. You have a couple of ways to recognize the train station first by checking your train ticket which indicates the name of the railway station in Shanghai (either Shanghai Railway Station or Shanghai South Railway Station). Also most of the trains from North China (Beijing, Tianjin) arrive at Shanghai Railway Station while most of the trains from South China arrive at Shanghai South Railway Station. You may directly ask your train conductors to get the correct train station in Shanghai. Please note that the Hong Kong trains arrive at Shanghai Railway Station and High speed trains at Shanghai South Railway Station. But this is not a fixed rule. The fact is that some trains for North China also leave at Shanghai South Railway Station and some for South China leave Shanghai railway Station.

In case you get a wrong railway station when you depart, no worry then! Both of the stations are connected to Metro Line 1 and Line 3. It is very easy for you go between the two railwa stations in half hour.

Buy train tickets: Unless you buy the tickets at railway station ticket boots, there is always a small fee on buying a train ticket from agents. The good way is to go official ticket offices and it will cost you only 5 RMB per ticket. If you call a travel agent, the max. amount could be 30 RMB and more even in non-national holiday period. But using a agent is time saving though a little bit costly.

Shanghai South Railway Station

Shanghai South Railway Station is one of the two railway stations in the city of Shanghai. Shanghai South Railway Station is located in the Xuhui District. After it was renovated and finished in 2006 featuring the a modern circular design, the first of its kind in the world.
Most of the trains from Shanghai South Railway Station go to cities of Zhejiang including Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Jinhua and Wenzhou and most of teh cities in the Southern provinces of China, excluding the Shanghai-Hong Kong line.

Shanghai South Railway Station Enquiry: 021-51105110
Shanghai South Railway Station Add: No. 289 of Old Humin Road in the south Xuhui District of Shanghai

Departure & Arrival at Shanghai South Railway Station
Roughly the huge circular complex building is divided into three levels - Middle level same high as ground level containing 13 tracks and 6 passenger platforms; upper level for departure with a circumference of over 800 meters, the waiting area can hold over 10,000 passengers at any given time; lower level for arrrival which connects various tunnels to exit the station and the waiting area of the Line 1 and Line 3 in the Shanghai Metro system.






The Ticketing Office at Shanghai South Railway Station
If you are going to buy train tickets, the train station is the best place for the low transaction fee. The large ticket office building is to the east of the Shanghai South Railway Station. If you prefer a soft sleeper ticket, you are supposed to buy 7-10 days in advance. That means tickets for the trains leaving from Shanghai go on sale 7-10 days before the departure day.


Transportation at Shanghai South Railway Station
In and out, you will feel much convenient by using the transportation service at Shanghai South Railway Station like Subway, taxi and public bus. The Metro Line 1 and 3 lead directly to the lower level of the station. Taxi terminal is on the lower level and the public bus station on the south square of the station. The station has two squares - North and Soouth. The buses are located in the south square. The Shanghai South Railway Long Distance Bus Station is located in the southeast corner of the station offering you the bus services for most of the cities in southern China like Hanhzhou, ningbo and more.








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