Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (上海 虹桥 站Chinese, Pinyin Shànghǎi Hongqiao Zhan ) is one of the four main railway stations in Shanghai next to the train stations Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Shanghai West Railway Station. It is 2011, the area 's largest railway station in Asia.

The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, which is located in Changning District of Shanghai, is the main part of the " Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub" ( "the Hongqiao hub" ).

Construction of the station was on 20 July 2008. A total of 15 billion yuan ($ 2.3 billion) has been invested. The opening took place on 1 July 2010 simultaneously with the opening of Huning high-speed Railway. The total area of the station, including its railway tracks is 1.3 million m². There are 30 platforms, most of which are designed for high-speed trains.

On the roof of the building is a solar system from 20,000 solar modules with a total area of ​​61,000 m².