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Dear Travelers, We’d like to have the following quick guide to be always...
Dear Travelers,
We’d like to have the following quick guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors using Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.
Plan your Shanghai tour? Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is part of the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, the largest transportation hub in China, combining airport, railway, subway, city bus and long-distance bus.
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station mainly operates Beijing–Shanghai High Speed Rail, Shanghai–Hangzhou High Speed Rail and Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High Speed Rail.
The construction of this huge station building follows the principle of “entering from the above and exiting from the below”.
If you want to go to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station by subway, you are advised to use Line 2 and Line 10 and get off at Hongqiao Railway Station and take the escalator up to the B1 floor ( arrival floor ), or continue to the second floor ( F2 ), the waiting room for departure.

B2 Floor is the departure floor for Subway Line 2 and Line 10, where you take an escalator up to B1, and F2. The signboard to the service you are going to use when you arrive at Hongquao Railway Station by subway at B2.
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When you get to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station by subway, you'll see the signboard directing you to the service you need.

Buying high speed train tickets on the B1 floor

The B1 floor is mainly designed as the arrival floor for train passengers at Hongqiao Railway Station.

Line up for the taxi in and starting form B1

First floor (F1) is the platform for outgoing and incoming bullet trains.

Passengers are waiting for high speed trains in the waiting lounge on the second floor ( F2 ) of the terminal building of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.

If you need any help at Hongqiao Railway Station, please go to the Enquiry Counter with a question mark "?" on the second floor.

The third floor is for restaurants and shops and Vip lounge. The McDonald’s or KFC at T2 of the Hongqiao airport offer 24 hours service.
Hongqiao Train Station and T2 of Hongqiao Airport are connected by a moving walkway, 15-minute walk.
Restaurants on the third floor


If you cannot handle the self-service left luggage lockers. If you may turn to "Enquiry Counter" for help, which is located in the center of the waiting hall on the second floor.
2. If you need "Red Cap service" (Hong Mao Zi Carrying) which assists seniors or people with too much luggage who need someone to take their luggage on to the train coach, please go to the Enquiry (information center) in the middle of the waiting hall. When you are on the arrival floor, you will see the porters from Red Cap Service are waiting for business.

3. The McDonald’s or KFC at the Hongqiao airport offer 24 hours service. Hongqiao train station and Hongqiao airport are connected by a moving sidewalk, 15-minute walk. 4. A Smoking Room is by the Gate 4 ( south) on the arrival Hall ( second floor)

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