Shanghai West Railway Station

Originally called the Zhenru Railway Station, the Shanghai West Railway Station is an intermediate stop along the Shanghai - Nanjing Intercity High Speed Railway. It is about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from the Shanghai Railway Station, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Nanjing Road, 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from Hongqiao Railway Station and Hongqiao Airport, 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) from Shanghai South Railway Station as well as 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Pudong Airport

Address: No. 22 of Taopu Road in Putuo District
 

Shanghai West Railway Station Train Schedule and Ticket Booking

Shanghai West Railway Station mainly operates bullet trains to/from Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Xuzhou, Hefei, Huangshan and more.

(Last Update on May 8, 2025)

ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Hangzhou East
G7357, G8388 at 08:10 and 10:361h26m - 6h46mCNY 165/ 103
USD 23/ 14
Nanjing
C3852, C3860, G8388, G7772...
6 departures from 07:59 to 18:41
1h52m - 3h51mCNY 225/ 140
USD 31/ 19
Suzhou
G8252, G8266, G8388, G7280...
10 departures from 06:40 to 18:41
0h21m - 0h43mCNY 53/ 32
USD 7/ 4
Wuxi
G8252, G8266, G7280, G8286...
6 departures from 06:40 to 18:41
0h41m - 1h3mCNY 80/ 50
USD 11/ 7
Xuzhou East
C3886, C3884 at 17:14 and 17:284h00m - 4h17mCNY 390/ 243.5
USD 54/ 34
Changzhou
G8252, G8388, G7280, G8286...
6 departures from 06:40 to 18:41
1h2m - 1h19mCNY 106/ 66
USD 15/ 9
Hefei South
G8388, G7260 at 10:36 and 18:412h57m - 3h15mCNY 332/ 207
USD 46/ 29
Huangshan North
G7357, G8388, G7772 from 08:10 to 13:473h13m - 5h17mCNY 356/ 222
USD 49/ 31
Kunshan South
G8252, G7280, G7260 from 06:40 to 18:410h16m - 0h17mCNY 30/ 19
USD 4/ 3
 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
See detailed Shanghai Train ScheduleShanghai - Kunshan Train 
 

Station Plan

There is a two-story terminal building and a front square (south square) at this station.
 1F: ticket office, entrance, waiting area, security check, ticket checking point, police, platform, toilets
 -1F: stairs, elevator, exit passage

The ticket office is open between 07:00 and 19:00.
 
Take High Speed Train at Shanghai West
Platform of Shanghai West

How to get to Shanghai West Train Station from the downtown area?

 Arrival by metro: line 11, line 15
Passengers arriving by metro line 11 or line 15 can get off at Shanghai West Railway Station.

 Arrival by bus:
At Shanghai West Railway Station bus stop: 106, 129, 742, 768, 944, Changzheng Line 1

If arriving by bus, passengers will get off at the street in front of the West Station.
 
 Arrival by taxi:
From  Duration (Minutes)  Cost (CNY)
Shanghai Railway Station  25  20
Hongqiao Train Station/ Hongqiao Airport  45  55
South Train Station  45  50
Pudong Airport  70  190
 

How to get to other places from West Railway Station?

 Shanghai Railway Station:
1. Take metro line 11 to Caoyang Road first, and then transfer to metro line 4 to arrive at the destination.
2. Take bus no. 768/117 to go there directly.

 Hongqiao Railway Station/ Hongqiao Airport
Take metro line 11 to Jiaotong University and then transfer to metro line 10 to get there.
Or take line 11 to Jiangsu Road first and then change to metro line 2 to get there.

 South Railway Station
Take metro line 15 to get to the South Station directly.

 Pudong Airport
Take metro line 11 to get to Jiangsu Road station and transfer to line 2 to reach the airport.

Alternatively, passengers can go to Shanghai Railway Station first where they can take airport shuttle bus line 4 to go to the Pudong Airport directly. The airport shuttle bus departs between 5:00 and 21:30 at intervals of 45 – 60 minutes. Ticket fare is CNY 28 per person and duration is about 80 minutes.

 The Bund
Take metro line 11 to Jiangsu Road first and then change to metro line 2 to go to East Nanjing Road. Afterwards, walk about 850 meters (930 yards) eastward to the destination.

 Disneyland Park
Take subway line 11 to the destination directly.
- Last updated on May. 12, 2025 by Grace Yang -