Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Shanghai Hongqiao 上海虹桥
Location	Shenhong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°11′46″N 121°18′59″E / 31.19611°N 121.31639°E / 31.19611; 121.31639Coordinates: 31°11′46″N 121°18′59″E / 31.19611°N 121.31639°E / 31.19611; 121.31639
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway Shanghai–Huzhou Intercity Railway Shanghai Airport Intercity Railway Shanghai–Kunming Railway
Platforms	30 (14 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Connections	Hongqiao Railway Station Bus terminal Hongqiao International Airport
History
Opened	1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)
Services
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Terminus Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway Part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway Anting North towards Nanjing Kunshan South towards Beijing South or Tianjin West Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Terminus Terminus Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway Part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway Songjiang South towards Hangzhou Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Shanghai West towards Shanghai Shanghai–Kunming Railway Qibao towards Kunming

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 上海虹桥站; traditional Chinese: 上海虹橋站; pinyin: Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo Zhàn; Shanghainese: Zånhae œnjiohzaen) is one of the three major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai South Railway Station. With a total area of 1.3 million square meters, it is the largest railway station in Asia.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, located in Minhang District of Shanghai, is a major part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub (“the Hongqiao hub”). The station achieves a zero-distance transfer with the Terminal 2 of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, as well as Line 2 and Line 10 of Shanghai Metro.

The construction of the railway station began on July 20, 2008 with a total investment of more than CNY 15 billion ($2.3 billion). It was opened on July 1, 2010, simultaneously with the opening of the Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway line. The railway station takes a total area of about 1.3 million square meters and has 16 platforms, most of which are high-speed-rail configuration. The main building of the train station measures 420 meters in length, 200 meters in width, and 70 meters high (counting both underground and overground floors). 80,000 tons of steel was used to construct the train station, twice the amount of steel used to build the Beijing National Stadium (Bird nest). The train station waiting hall area is more than 10,000 square meters (107,639 square ft), and is capable of handling 10,000 passengers at the same time. The station serves 210,000 rail passengers per day.

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