Ground Transportation
Hongqiao Airport is located adjacent to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, a major train hub served by the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, the Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway. It is also served by three stations of the metro network:
- Hongqiao Railway Station: Line 2, Line 10
- Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 Station: Line 2, Line 10
- Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 Station: Line 10
The proposed extension of the Shanghai Maglev Train from Longyang Road through Shanghai South Railway Station to Hongqiao would connect the two airports. At top speed, the maglev would take only 15 minutes to travel the 55 km route. Original plans called for completing the extension by 2010, in time for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo; however, the Hongqiao extension has been postponed. There have been discussions about slowing the Maglev within urban areas but allowing full-speed operation along non-urban portions of the track. In the meantime, there remains an empty section of Terminal 2 with "Maglev" signage for this purpose.
A taxi rank serves the airport from the arrivals level. A bus stop provides various services to other parts of the city. A minibus route terminates at Jing An Temple station.
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