On March 25, 2023, the Shanghai East Railway Station project of the Oriental Hub officially started construction of the underground foundation.

Shanghai East Railway Station Project

According to reports, Shanghai East Railway Station is located in Zhuqiao Town, Pudong New Area, close to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. According to the previous plan, the scale of the Shanghai East Railway Station will be planned and controlled according to 14 sets of 30 lines. After completion, it will become the second largest railway passenger station in Shanghai after Shanghai Hongqiao Station.

In the future, Shanghai East Railway Station will be connected to Shanghai-Tong Railway and Shanghai-Zhahang Railway, and can introduce Shanghai-Suhu Railway, South/North Riverside Railway, etc. At the same time, Shanghai East Railway Station will also be connected to Shanghai Hongqiao Station through the Shanghai Airport Connection Line, and will be connected to the Nanhui Branch Line of the Two-Port Express Line, the East-West Railway Connection Line and other lines to build 5 urban lines + 2 urban lines + multiple bureaus The layout of the domain lines. Take the airport connection line at Shanghai East Railway Station, and you will arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in two stops. Pudong New Area will also center on Pudong International Airport and Shanghai East Railway Station to build an oriental hub comparable to Hongqiao hub.

It is reported that the Shanghai East Railway Station of the Oriental Hub is planned to be completed at the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan. The Oriental Hub plans to increase the air passenger handling capacity of 50 million passengers per year, with a total investment of 150 billion yuan. After completion, it will help Shanghai form a pattern with Hongqiao hub in the west and Oriental hub in the east, and become a world-class transportation hub connecting the Yangtze River Delta with the world.

Huchahang Railway

From Shanghai East Railway Station in the east to Hangzhou West Railway Station in the west, Zhapu Station in Jiaxing Port District, Zhejiang Province is the intermediate station, with a total length of 192.7 kilometers.

Shanghai-Suhu Railway

The Shanghai-Suhu Railway is located in the Yangtze River Delta region, starting from Shanghai in the east, passing through Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province, and ending in Huzhou City in Zhejiang Province in the west, and exiting from Shanghai Hongqiao Station.

South/North Riverside Railway

The South Riverside Intercity Railway line is drawn from the Nanjing South Railway Station, the Nanjing hub, and ends in Taicang City, Suzhou. After the line is introduced into Taicang Station, it connects eastward to the Shanghai Hub through the Shanghai-Sutong Railway. According to the relevant notice of the National Railway Group, the name of the newly built Jiangsu South Coastal Intercity Railway Line is the Shanghai-Nanjing Coastal High-speed Railway, referred to as the Shanghai-Nanjing Coastal High-speed Railway.

In the future, Shanghai East Railway Station will also be connected to Shanghai Hongqiao Station through the Shanghai Airport Connection Line. The main line of the Shanghai Airport Connection Line under construction has a total length of 68.6 kilometers and is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2024. At that time, the travel time for passengers traveling between Hongqiao and Pudong two major comprehensive transportation hubs will be shortened to less than 40 minutes. Editor/He Yuting