Shanghai West railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the metro station, see Shanghai West Railway Station metro station.

Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station (Chinese: 上海西站; pinyin: Shànghǎi Xī zhàn) is a railway station in the Putuo District of Shanghai which in the past, lost its importance as a result of Shanghai railway station further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped.

Shanghaixi
A view of the new plaza in front of Shanghaixi railway station.
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	上海西站
Traditional Chinese	上海西站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi Xī zhàn
General information
Location	Taopu Road, Putuo District, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°15′53″N 121°23′53″E
Line(s)	Beijing–Shanghai railway Shanghai–Kunming railway Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 30662 Telegraph code: SXH Pinyin code: SHX
Classification	1st class station
History
Previous names	Zhenru
Services Preceding station China Railway Following station Jiangqiaozhen towards Beijing Beijing–Shanghai railway Shanghai Terminus Shanghai Terminus Shanghai–Kunming railway Jiangqiaozhen towards Kunming Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Shanghai Terminus Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway Nanxiang North towards Nanjing
Location Shanghaixi Location in Shanghai

History

Built in 1905, the station was originally known as Jessfield railway station, then Zhenru railway station until 1989. Destinations of departing trains included Yantai, Zaozhuang, Hengyang, Ganzhou (Jinggangshan) and Chengdu, as well as a direct train from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie. The station lost importance as most trains stopped at Shanghai railway station instead to the east, and the station was closed down for renovation works on July 1, 2006, with the opening of the newly renovated Shanghai South railway station.

As of 2010, the station has been re-opened. Now it only serves high-speed trains running between Shanghai and Nanjing, with a few ending at Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou.

Metro station

Main article: Shanghai West Railway Station metro station

A hub for 3 metro lines is under construction. An interchange station for Lines 11, 15, and 20 will be created. At present, Line 11 and Line 15 are operating and serves the station closest to Exit 1.

See also

• Shanghai railway station
• Shanghai Hongqiao railway station
• Shanghai South railway station

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070303223311/http://www.shanghai-star.com.cn/Shanghai_Delta/Shanghai_Delta_news.asp?lv1=1&lv2=3&newsid=1711&viewsid=1711&views=23
• http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/arti...cle_379371.htm