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Shanghaixi (Shanghai West) railway station () is a railway station in the Putuo District of
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 ...
which in the past, lost its importance as a result of
Shanghai railway station Shanghai railway station (; Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Hutsuzae'') is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai South, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Shanghai West (Shanghaixi). The station is located on Moli ...
further to the east. It has, however, been recently redeveloped.


History

Built in 1905, the station was originally known as ''Jessfield railway station'', then ''Zhenru railway station'' until 1989. Destinations of departing trains included
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Ganzhou Ganzhou (), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, and Hunan to the west. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong District. Hist ...
( Jinggangshan) and
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, as well as a direct train from Shanghai to
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. The station lost importance as most trains stopped at
Shanghai railway station Shanghai railway station (; Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Hutsuzae'') is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai South, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Shanghai West (Shanghaixi). The station is located on Moli ...
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. , the station has been re-opened. Now it only serves high-speed trains running between Shanghai and Nanjing, with a few ending at
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Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...
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Changzhou Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...
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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 railway station (; Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Hutsuzae'') is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai South, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Shanghai West (Shanghaixi). The station is located on Moli ...
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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 ...
* Shanghai South railway station


References


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 {{Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway Putuo District, Shanghai Railway stations in Shanghai Stations on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway Stations on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway Stations on the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway Railway stations in China opened in 1905 2006 disestablishments in China Railway stations in China opened in 2010