Shanghai Railway Station – the cheapest way around China

Shanghai has the vision of becoming one of the world’s premier options for economy and finance. And looking at it now, we have no problems believing it. The city offers a cosmopolitan feel, and has history that it could boast of. The locals have a work hard and play hard ethic, you may see them tramping to work every morning and partying all night. Developments take place practically every week, and Shanghai is known worldwide for its striking architectural work.

Some of the popular tourist attractions around the city, that a tourist should consider visiting are the Bund, SkinCity 5.5 a spa, Shanghai Acrobatic Dome, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Circus City, Oriental Pearl Tower, Yu Yuan Garden and Nanjing Road.

Travelling through Shanghai can be done in a myriad of forms, but the cheapest way remains to be through the Shanghai Railways Station. With excellent connections to the roads and main routes through the city, alongside links to the local metro, the railway station is a reasonable choice for travel. Linking people to other parts of China as well, the Shanghai Railway Station is also known as New Railway Station that can be found at No. 303, in Moling Road of Zhabei District.

One of the busiest stations in the whole of China, trains travel to many parts such as Xian, Qingdao, Beijing, Kowloon, Chengdu, Harbin and many others. Bullet trains are also available and take passengers to Beijing, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Changsha and Changhzou. Tickets can be bought 9 days before the day of departure from the Complex Ticket Building at the main station. Whilst internet bookings are also available, the website language is Chinese. Tickets can also be bought from other ticketing offices around the city such as those that can be found on East Beijing Road and Changyang Road. A nominal fee is added to the ticket and tickets can only be bought 4 days before the departure date.

Whilst in Shanghai one can opt to stay at a luxury boutique hotel in Shanghai such as The Langham Yangtze Boutique Shanghai. Filled with modern conveniences that the traveller of today can expect of a luxury hotel in Shanghai, the comfort and elegance can only be accomplished by such a brand.

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