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Shanghai South Railway Station
Shanghai South Railway Station, the former New Longhua Station, was constructed in 1908. It is about 9 miles (15 km) from Shanghai Railway Station, 17 km from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and 48 km from Pudong International Airport. Extensively renovated in 2006, the station got a modern circular makeover, and became the world's first round station.
The station is comprised of a terminal building, a North Square and a South Square. Inside the terminal building, there are three floors.
2F: waiting hall, ticket office, check points, entrance
1F: waiting hall, ticket office, platforms, entrance
-1F: arrival hall, exits, ticket office for transfer passengers, Metro Line 1 and Line 3, taxi stand
South Square: South Long-distance Bus Station, city bus stops, taxi stands
North Square: city bus stops, taxi stand
Add: No. 289 of Old Humin Road in Xuhui Distric,Shanghai City
Schedule to Major Destinations
Shanghai South Railway Station provides service to a few large cities such as Hangzhou, Kunming, Guilin, Chongqing, Guangzhou and many second-tier cities such as Nantong, Huaihua, Fuzhou, Baotou, and Shiyan. Passengers to Haikou can also take trains directly from this station via the Yuehai Railroad. Additionally, services to some of the adjacent tourist destinations are both efficient and convenient. Most importantly, it serves the intercity service along Jinshan Rail Line.
Destination |
Nos. |
Duration Time |
Ticket Price (CNY) |
First Class Seat/Soft Sleeper |
Second Class Seat/Hard Sleeper |
Guangzhou |
T169, K527, K511 from 10:50 to 19:21 |
18h40m-23h35m |
582.5/656 |
343.5/367 |
Nanjing |
K526, K528, K1806…
13 departures from 04:14 to 23:30 |
3h14m-5h24m |
146.5 |
100.5 |
Hangzhou East |
K1511, K75, T135…
33 departures from 04:56 to 20:42 |
1h41m-2h44m |
114.5 |
78.5 |
Chengdu |
K351 at 15:58 |
36h52m |
808.5 |
525.5 |
Chongqing North |
K71, Z257 from 14:34 to 17:14 |
18h57m/28h42m |
640/669 |
416/436 |
Zhangjiajie |
K1373, K807 at 16:49 and 19:09 |
20h09m/22h15m |
527.5 |
343.5 |
Changsha |
K1373, K807, Z247 from 16:49 to 20:42 |
10h48m-15h58m |
415.5 |
272.5 |
How to get to the station ?
Arrival by bus:
At South Railway Station Bus Station: 32, 341, 704, 747, 867, 957, 973, Pudong Airport Bus Line 7, Shangshi Bus Line
At North Square: 180, 301, 303, 729, 763, 803, Hongqiao Bus Line 1, Songlong Bus Line
At South Square: 144, 164, 315, Nanchuan Bus Line, Nannan Bus Line, Shangfeng Special Line, Shangjia Bus Line, Shangzhu Bus Line
Passengers arriving by bus will be dropped off at either north or south squares. If having the tickets in hand, enter the station directly to find the waiting area according to the tickets. If not, buy one in the north square ticket office, or B1 and B2 ticket offices on -1F. Afterwards, read the ticket to find the waiting room and wait there.
Arrival by metro: Line 1 & Line 3. If getting to the station by subway, one will get off on -1F.
Arrival by taxi:
Taxis are allowed to drop passengers off at the station entrance on 2F.
From
Shanghai Railway Station: It takes about 30 minutes and costs around CNY55.
From Hongqiao Station: It takes 35 minutes and costs about CNY65.
From Pudong International Airport: It takes about 50 minutes and costs around CNY150.