Shanghai West Railway Station (Zhenru Station) is 5 km (3.1 miles) west of Shanghai Railway Station. It is the secondary railway station of the city. Most trains traveling along the Hu (Shanghai) - Hang (Hangzhou) Line and the Hu (Shanghai) - Ning (Ningbo) Line will pass through the station. July, 1st, 2006, passenger transport service of the station was suspended becaues it was out of reqair. In 2009, the Shanghai Government put into CNY 4 billions for the renovation. June 25th, 2010, the station reopened as one of the major passenger transport railway stations in the city. It mainly deals with the intercity express trains from Shanghai to Hangzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Kunshan and Nanjing. From the station, visitors can reach Nanjing in 2 hours and to Hangzhou in 1.5 hours. See Shanghai Train Schedules
History
The station was called Zhenru Railway Station when it was initially put into use in the 33rd year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). At that time, it was a small station on the Hu-Ning Railway. After the founding of the PRC, the station was expanded and became one of the main freight stations in Shanghai, along with the East Railway Station. Since 1980, the station was open to passenger transport and gradually became an assistant station for passenger transport. In January 1989, the name of the station was changed into Shanghai West Railway Station. Since the station lies on the intersection point of the Outer Ring of Hu-Hang Railway and the Hu-Ning Railway, it has become the second busiest station in the city after Shanghai Railway Station.
Address
Shiquan Road Putuo District, 200061 (freight)
22 Taopu Road, Zhenru County Putuo District, 200333 (passenger)
Transportation
Subway Line 11, 15 & 16
Buses to/via the West Railway Station
Bus Route | Starting Point | Terminal |
No. 106 | Shanghai Railway Station | West Railway Station |
No. 01 | Nanquan New Village | Taopu Road |
No. 117 | Shanghai Railway Station | No.5 Taopu Village |
No. 516 | Shanghai Railway Station | Qianjian New Village |
No. 129 | Northern Coach Station | Dingbian Road |
No. 742 | Tanjiadu Road | Liuyuan Road |
No. 768 | Lotus Apartment | Gonghe Road |
No. 944 | Guanyan Road | Mianning Road |
No. 966 | West Railway Station | Shiguang New Village |
No. 551 | No.128 Memorial Road | Bei Xin Jin |
No. 807 | Hongqiao International Airport | Zhenguang New Village |
Xi-She Line (Through) | West Railway Station | She Shan |
No. 319 (Night) | Tilan Bridge | West Railway Station |
Popular China Train Schedules:
- Beijing - Shanghai
- Hangzhou - Shanghai
- Xian - Shanghai
- Suzhou - Shanghai
- Nanjing - Shanghai
- Huangshan - Shanghai
- Ningbo - Shanghai
- Yiwu - Shanghai
- Changzhou - Shanghai
- Guilin - Shanghai
- Guangzhou - Shanghai
- Wuxi - Shanghai
- Hong Kong - Shanghai
- Wuhan - Shanghai
- Shenzhen - Shanghai
- Taizhou - Shanghai
- Zhenjiang - Shanghai
- Hefei - Shanghai
- Wenzhou - Shanghai
- Shaoxing - Shanghai
Other Railway Stations:
Shanghai Railway Station Hongqiao Railway Station South Railway Station