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{{Short description|Railway station in Shanghai, China}}
{{About||the nearby metro station|Shanghai Railway Station metro station|the old Shanghai Railway station|Shanghai North railway station}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Shanghai
| native_name        = 上海
| symbol_location    = cn
| symbol             = rail
| symbol_location2   = cn
| symbol2            = crh
| image              = Shanghai Railway Station in 2014.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = A view of the Shanghai station's South Plaza
| mlanguage          = {{Infobox Chinese| decat = yes | child = yes| order=st
                 | s   = {{linktext|上海火车站}}
                 | t   = {{linktext|上海火車站}}
                 | p   = Shànghǎi Huǒchēzhàn
                 | lmz = Zånhae Hutsuzae
                 | collapse=yes}}
| other_name         = 
| address            = 100 Moling Road, [[Jing'an District]], [[Shanghai]]
| country            = China
| map_type           = China Shanghai
| map_dot_label      = SHH/SHA
| map_size           = 294px
| map_caption        = Location in Shanghai
| coordinates        = {{coord|31.251552|121.450446|type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| operator           = {{ric|CR|link=CR Shanghai}} [[CR Shanghai]]
| line               = [[Beijing–Shanghai Railway]]<br />[[Shanghai–Kunming railway]]<br />
[[Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway]]
| platforms          = 13 (6 [[island platform]]s, 1 [[side platform]]) Side platform for Z99/100 with Customs and Immigration Inspection
| connections        = {{Plainlist|1=
* Bus terminal
 }}
| structure          = 
| tracks             = 15
| code               = {{plainlist|
* 30671 (TMIS code)
* SHH (telegram code)
* SHA (Pinyin code)}}
| classification     = [[Top Class station]]
| opened             = 1987
| closed             = 
| former             = 
| passengers         = 
| pass_year          = 
| services_collapsible = 
| other_services     = 
| other_services_header = Former services
| services           = {{Adjstn|system1=CR
|line1=Beijing–Shanghai|left1=Shanghai West
|line2=Shanghai–Kunming|right2=Shanghai West
|system3=CRH
|line3=Shanghai–Nanjing intercity|right3=Shanghai West
}}
}}

'''Shanghai railway station''' ({{zh |s = 上海火车站 |t = 上海火車站 |p = Shànghǎi Huǒchēzhàn}}; [[Shanghainese]]: ''Zånhae Hutsuzae'') is one of the four major railway stations in [[Shanghai]], China, the others being [[Shanghai South railway station|Shanghai South]], [[Shanghai Hongqiao railway station|Shanghai Hongqiao]], and [[Shanghai West railway station|Shanghai West (Shanghaixi)]].

The station is located on Moling Road, [[Jing'an District]], to the North of the city centre. It is governed by [[Shanghai Railway Bureau]] and is one of the most important hubs of the [[Rail transport in the People's Republic of China|railway network in China]]. 

== History and development ==
Shanghai station is called "the new railway station" by locals since it replaced [[Shanghai North railway station]] (also known as "Old North railway station", or "Old North Station" - 老北站 by locals) as the city's main train station in 1987. In the late '80s, the old North railway station was inadequate to handle the increasing railway traffic in Shanghai. The government then decided to pull down the Shanghai East (freight) railway station and build a new railway station at the same place. On 28 December 1987, the North railway station was closed. At the same time, the new Shanghai railway station was built and started its operation.<ref name="shrail">{{cite web| url=http://www.shrail.com/ | title=上海铁路局 上铁资讯 (Shanghai Railway Bureau Shanghai Railway Information) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619130740/http://www.shrail.com/ | archive-date=2018-06-19}}</ref>

In 2006, some railway lines of the station were moved to the reopened [[Shanghai South railway station]], which lessened the increasing pressure of passenger traffic. In August 2006, a decision was made to renovate the aging station and its surrounding area. Many new [[ticket machine]]s were installed to increase efficiency.

In June 2008, in order to co-operate with the opening of [[Expo 2010|World Expo Shanghai 2010]], Shanghai Government and [[Zhabei]] District carried out a new renovation called the "Shanghai Railway Station North Plaza Comprehensive Transportation Hub Project" with a total investment over 4.1 billion RMB.

On May 29, 2010, the renovation was completed. It expanded the north building from {{Convert|1000|m2|4=0|sp=us}} to {{Convert|15560|m2|4=0|sp=us}}, refurbished the south building and added a new designed wave-shaped roof over the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://special.echinacities.com/special/shanghai-expo-2010/Content.aspx?n=5538 |title=China Expat {{!}} Expat China {{!}} 外国人网 {{!}} Guides to 41 Chinese cities |website=eChinacities.com |access-date=2011-01-21 |archive-date=2016-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011061813/http://special.echinacities.com/special/shanghai-expo-2010/Content.aspx?n=5538 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In late 2015, rumours of the demolition of the Shanghai railway station arose. Many locals had believed this because of the many residential developments and needlessness of the station as there are already the [[Shanghai Hongqiao railway station|Shanghai Hongqiao]], [[Shanghai South railway station|Shanghai South]], and [[Shanghai West railway station|Shanghai West]] stations. However, this rumour has been rejected by the [[Shanghai Municipal Government]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}.

==Connections==
Most long-haul, non high-speed trains bound for [[Jiangsu Province]], [[Anhui Province]] and the North (i.e. destinations north of the Yangtze River) depart from Shanghai railway station. It also offers regional high-speed CRH trains to [[Nanjing]] and [[Hefei]] as well as overnight high-speed trains to [[Beijing]] and [[Xi’an]].

It offers<ref name="shrail"/>
* T trains (special fast trains that only stop at main stations) to Dalian, Beijing, Ürümqi, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xian, Lanzhou, Jinan, Tongling, Tianjin, Taizhou and Ningbo in mainland China, as well as across the border to Kowloon in Hong Kong.
* K trains (fast) to Anyang, Guiyang, Changsha, Guangzhou, Kunming, Wuhan, Yinchuan, Xining, Nanchang, Zhanjiang, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Yichang, Chongqing, Fuyang, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Baotou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Harbin, and Jilin.
In addition, a lot of pass-by trains from the north to the south of China also use Shanghai station as an intermediate stop.

==Transportation==
Shanghai station can be reached by taking [[Shanghai Metro]] Line [[Line 1, Shanghai Metro|1]], [[Line 3, Shanghai Metro|3]] or [[Line 4, Shanghai Metro|4]]. Due to its pervasive connections with the Shanghai street network, the station is also accessible by numerous bus lines and by taxi. Taxis are not allowed to stop directly in front of the station, but at an underground taxi stop.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Shanghai railway station flom hengfenglu bridge.JPG|Shanghai station from the west (2010)
File:Shanghai railway station north side plaza 20100605.JPG|The north plaza of the station (2010)
File:201806 CR400AF-2016 operates as G6 Departs from Shanghai Station.jpg|A [[Fuxing (train)|CR300AF]] leaves the station (2018)
File:Platform 1 of Shanghai Station 20230921.jpg|Platform 1（2023）
File:Shanghai railway station platform 20100331.jpg|Trains at platforms 4 and 5 (2010)
File:201704_CRH2E-NG_and_CRH1E-NG_at_Shanghai_Station.jpg|Trains at platforms 8 and 9 (2017)
File:Shanghai rail station windows.jpg|Ticket windows (2008)
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Trains}}
*[[Shanghai Hongqiao railway station]]
*[[Shanghai South railway station]]
*[[Shanghai West railway station]]
*[[Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Shanghai Railway Station}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717092615/http://www.visitshanghaicity.com/2010/05/shanghai-train.html Shanghai Train Guide] - Timetables, tips, routes, and schedules

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[[Category:Railway stations in Shanghai opened in 1987]]
[[Category:Stations on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway]]
[[Category:Stations on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway]]
[[Category:Stations on the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway]]
[[Category:China–Hong Kong border crossings]]
[[Category:Jing'an District]]