Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station west side

The Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub () is a major

intermodal passenger transport Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...

hub situated in the western suburb district of Changning and

Minhang Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town) and the eastern strip of Wu ...

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. The hub consists of

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is one of the two international airports of Shanghai and a significant airline hub of China. Hongqiao Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights, although the airport also serves international fl ...

, the intercity high-speed

Shanghai Hongqiao railway station Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, three

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lines, buses, taxicabs and an reserved maglev station for future uses. Hongqiao hub is the first of its kind in China and the model has been followed by various other Chinese cities, including

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and

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History

Prior to the intermodal transportation center,

Hongqiao Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is one of the two international airports of Shanghai and a significant airline hub of China. Hongqiao Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights, although the airport also serves international fl ...

was refurbished in 1964 as then

's new major airport. In 2005, the idea of Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub was officially put forward by

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and Shanghai municipal government. Shanghai Rainbow Investment Corp. was founded in 2006 by Shanghai government to be the sole authorized entity in charge of the construction and development project of the hub. As part of the infrastructure plan of

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, the hub was completed before the end of 2009 and was put into use before the expo in 2010.

Modes of transport

Air

mainly serves domestic flights and regional flights to

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and

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. In 2016, Hongqiao Airport handled 40,460,135 passengers, making it the 7th busiest airport in China and the 45th busiest in the world.

High-speed rail

is one of the three major

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s of

and the largest railway station in Asia. It offers intercity high-speed railway services to all of the major Chinese cities. Most important and well-known rail lines includes the

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, the

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(the first section of the future

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), and the

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Shanghai metro

There are currently three metro lines serving the hub: Line 2, Line 10 and Line 17.

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is an east–west line, connecting the hub to old city center,

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financial district,

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and

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is a southwest–northeast line, offering connections to the dense residential districts of Yangpu and

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via downtown

Line 17 (Shanghai Metro) Line 17 of the Shanghai Metro (), formerly known as the Qingpu line (), is an east-west rapid transit line that runs between in Minhang District and in Qingpu District. All stations are fully accessible. It is in length with 13 stations. The li ...

runs further westward, serving the suburban

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Other means

Bus services and taxicab services are available inside the terminal building of

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and the

. Elevated roads are constructed and have been put into service, offering access to various destinations in

and neighboring cities.

Remarks

Various other major Chinese cities are currently investing to build similar transportation hub in their cities, including

and

. Shanghai government is committed to construct another such hub in eastern

. Based on

, the planned "Pudong transportation hub" consists of the existing airport and a maglev station, with an additional high-speed railway station and multiple metro lines.

Future

Shanghai Intercity Maglev Station is currently in hibernation until the new maglev created by local engineers are ready. The new maglev technology developed by

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is currently under testing at Shanghai

Tongji University Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...

. So far the maglev managed to reach a maximum speed of 600km/h

References

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