Shanghai's busiest train stations are Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.

There are three different ways to book a train ticket in Shanghai: over the phone, online and at the ticket window. Tickets can be purchased over the telephone (9510 5195) up to 4-12 days in advance. If you want to reserve tickets for trains departing between 6:00-12:00, the tickets must be collected on the same day between 12:00-24:00. For tickets departing between 12:00-23:00, ticket pick up time is from 0:00-12:00. Tickets are non transferable and are void if not used on the correct day.

To book tickets online, visit www.12306.cn. Tickets can be reserved daily from 7:00-23:00 up to twelve days in advance.

Tickets can be purchased at ticket windows up to 10 days in advance.

Shanghai Railway Station (Shanghai Zhan)

This train station is located in Zhabei district, on the intersection of Metro Lines 1, 3 and 4. At least 180 trains run daily between Shanghai and other cities all over the country. There are high-speed and express trains to Nanjing (79 min), Suzhou (32 min), Hangzhou (49 min), Wuxi (43min) and Changzhou (66 min). Shanghai Railway Station also runs tourist trains to Huangshan (K8418/K8419, 11 hours 50 minutes) and Yan'an (K560/K557, 14:50-14:48, 23 hours 58 minutes) while Shanghai South Railway Station runs a tourist train to Wuyishan (K197/K200, 20:47-5:47, 9 hours; K163, 12:16-23:06, 10 hours 50 minutes; K2001, 17:23-4:15, 10 hours 52 minutes).

Popular destinations: Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Harbin, Dalian, Changchun, Changsha, Xiamen, Taiyuan, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xining, Yinchuan, Urumqi, Shenzhen, Jiulong

Add: 303 Moling Lu, Zhabei District, Shanghai
Tel: 021 12306
Ticket reservations: 9510 5105
Bus routes: 64, 109, 927, 9, 5 , 104, 106, 113, 115, 117, 234 , 301, 573, 584, 741, 744, 802, 817, 822, 823, 837, 844, 912, 928, 929, 930, 941, 942, 955, 962, Three Tunnel line, Yexiao Tunnel line, Shenchuan line, Airport 5 line, New South special-purpose line, Xinjia special-purpose line, Xinchuan special purpose line.

Night bus: 302, 305, 306, 308, 310, 315, 322, 324, 328, 329
Metro: Lines 1, 3 and 4

Shanghai South Railway Station (Shanghai Nanzhan)
Shanghai South Railway station serves southern destinations like Nanchang (9.5 hrs), Changsha (14 hrs), Fuzhou (17 hrs), Hangzhou (2 hrs), Shenzhen (18 hrs), Guangzhou (18.5 hrs), Chongqing (30 hrs), Guilin (20 hrs), Nanning (27 hrs), Kunming (37 hrs) and Sanya (36 hrs). The station is located at the intersection of Metro Lines 1 and 3.

Destinations: Hangzhou, Changsha, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Kunming, Xiamen, Chengdu, Sanya, Guilin, Lanzhou,
Add: 289 Laohumin Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Tel: 021 5436 9511
Bus routes: 111, 144, 156, 157, 180, 303, 763, 803, 816, 867, Airport Seven Line (upwards and downwards), South-South line, Shangfeng Line, Shangzhu Line, Shangjia Line, Shangshi Line, Xumin Line .

Metro: Lines 1 and 3
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (Shanghai Hongqiaozhan)

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station contains routes including the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway, Shanghai-Nanjing highspeed railway and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. The station is East China’s most important and largest passenger rail hub. Trains from Hongqiao Station go to Suzhou (0.5hrs), Wuxi (0.75 hrs), Nanjing (1.2 hrs), Hefei (3 hrs), Wuhan (5 hrs), Chengdu (15.5 hrs), Chongqing (15 hrs), Beijing (5 hrs), Hangzhou (1 hrs), Jinhua (2.5 hrs), Nanchang (5.5 hrs), Changsha (8 hrs), Ningbo (3 hrs), Wenzhou (4.5 hrs), Fuzhou (6 hrs), Xiamen (7.75 hrs).

Destinations: Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Jinhua, Nanchang, Changsha, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Qingdao, Lanzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen

Add: Minhang District, near Hongqiao International Airport
Tel: 021 5124 5555
Getting there: Take bus 173, 320, Hongqiao Hub 1, Hongqiao Hub 10, Hongqiao Hub 5, Hongqiao Hub 5, Hongqiao Hub 7, Hongqiao Hub 8, Minhang 23
Metro: Line 2

Ticket service:

Shanghai Railway Station Ticket Office
Add: Ticket section, Shanghai Railway Station
Tel: 021 9510 5105

Shanghai Xinshangtie Ticketing Co., Ltd.
Yuanshenlu Branch
Add: 125 Yuanshen Lu, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Tel: 021 5860 8699

Chezhannanlu Branch
Add: 428 Chezhan Nanlu, Hongkou District, Shanghai
Tel: 021 6529 0512

Shanghai China Youth Travel Service
Add: 2 Hengshan Lu, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Tel: 021 6433 0000 ext. 2038

Shanghai Wugong Hotel
Add: 431 Fuzhou Lu, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Tel: 021 6326 0303 ext. 3109
 

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