Shanghai Nanjing High Speed Railway & Train Map 2025

Ranked as China’s second-largest international air hub, Shanghai is always the prologue of the foreign travelers’ China tour. After your Shanghai exploration, it is a good idea to take a high speed train to the nearby cities, like Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, etc. For those who are interested in Chinese history, Nanjing – ancient capital city for 6 dynasties is must. There are frequent high speed trains operating between Shanghai and Nanjing, including 184 groups of G-trains and 32 Groups of D-trains. There are two trains in one group, one from Shanghai to Nanjing and the other from Nanjing two Shanghai. Within 1 hour, you can travel between them by the fastest G-trains. Check Shanghai Nanjing High Speed train schedule 2018>

Shanghai Nanjing High Speed Train Route Map

The railway between Shanghai and Nanjing is about 299km (185 miles). It passes through Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Danyang, Zhengjiang, etc. There are too many available trains, but not all the trains take stops in the same railway stations in route. Some trains take stopover at every station, but some trains depart from Shanghai to Nanjing without stops. Check the detailed Shanghai Nanjing Train Route Maps.

Shanghai Nanjing High Speed Train Map

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (上海虹桥站)

Location: No. 1500, Mingui Road, Minhang District. (上海市闵行区申贵路1500号)

As the busiest high speed railway station in Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station operates both 120 G-train and 27 D-trains to Nanjing (Nanjing Railway Station and Nanjing South Railway Station). Close to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, it offers quick access to the airport within 10 minutes’ walking. Besides, it also can be reached by metro Line 10, metro Line 2, pulic bus and taxi conveniently.

Shanghai Railway Station (上海站)

Location: No. 303, Moling Road, Jing'an District (上海市静安区秣陵路303号)

Shanghai Railway Station operates 64 G-trains and 5 D-trains to Nanjing. If you want to take a Shanghai Nanjing High Speed Train after a tight tour, you can choose a train from Shanghai Railway Station which is just located in the downtown area and you can quickly get to there after you visit the Bund, Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden etc. Both of metro Line 2, Line 3 and Line 4 can take you to Shanghai Railway Station. Read more about Shanghai Railway Stations>

Nanjing South Railway Station (Nanjingnan Railway Station, 南京南站)

Location: No. 98 Yulan Road, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing (南京市雨花台区玉兰路98号)

Distance: 16km to Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (about 30 minutes’ driving), 7km to Zhonghua Gate (about 20 minutes’ driving), 14km to Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre (about 35 minutes’ driving), 15km to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (about 30 minutes’ driving)

Nanjing South Railway Station enjoys a traditional Chinese style construction which combines the features of Chinese palace and some classic architectural elements. It is a major high speed railway hub in east China and a junctional terminal in Nanjing. In the railway station, it is convenient to transfer between two of high speed trains, subway (metro Line 1, Line 3, Line S1 and Line S3), long-distance coach, public bus and airport shuttle bus.

Nanjing Railway Station (南京站)

Location: No. 111 Longpan Road, Xuanwu Lake, Nanjing (江苏省南京市玄武区龙蟠路111号)

Distance: 11km to Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (about 25 minutes’ driving), 12km to Zhonghua Gate (about 30 minutes’ driving), 11km to Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre (about 30 minutes’ driving), 12km to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (about 30 minutes’ driving)

Built beside Xuanwu Lake and Xiaohong Mountain, Nanjing Railway Station is honored as one of the most beautiful railway stations in China. Tourists can take Metro Line 1 and Line 3 to Nanjing Railway Station directly. Nanjing Long-distance Bus Station is situated in the east to the North Square of Nanjing Railway Station and it’s easy to catch a couch.

Useful Shanghai and Nanjing Maps

Shang and Nanjing are two entirely different cities which will offer you different feelings. In Shanghai, you can admire the charm of a developed metropolis with one of the most beautiful skylines, some of tallest skyscrapers, the wonderful shows, etc. When you visit Nanjing, you can touch the old history and culture of China by visiting Zhonghua Gate, Nanjing Ancient City Wall, Mingxiao M Mausoleum, etc. You can take 4 ~ 6 days to have a comparison tour in Shanghai and Nanjing to explore the highlights of the two cities. Below are some useful travel maps of Shanghai and Nanjing which may be helpful for your trip planning. For more maps involving location, transportation and attraction maps, please check Shanghai Maps and Nanjing Maps.

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