Recently, the "Special Plan for Shanghai Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub" was officially approved by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. According to the approved opinions, through the newly built Shanghai East Railway Station, it will fully undertake the important node function of the national coastal passage and strengthen its leading and radiating role in the Yangtze River Delta. Shanghai East Railway Station is planned to be 14 stations and 30 lines, second only to Shanghai Hongqiao Station (16 stations and 30 lines), and is the second largest railway passenger station in Shanghai.

"Shanghai Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub Special Plan", the specific reply is as follows:

The Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub is an international (national) hub identified by the "Shanghai City Master Plan (2017-2035)". It is an Asia-Pacific aviation gateway that radiates the world, an important functional node of the national coastal transportation corridor, and serves the Yangtze River Delta region. The core gateway hub of Shanghai and an important node of the comprehensive transportation system in Shanghai. The construction of a comprehensive transportation hub in Pudong plays an important role in strengthening the city's position as an aviation gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, implementing the national strategy for regional integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta, and enhancing the functions of the new Lingang area.

The Pudong comprehensive transportation hub must adhere to the integration of stations and cities, and plan to build multiple service functions. In civil aviation, it is necessary to further highlight international service functions and form a world-class aviation hub with leading quality. With regard to national railways, through the newly built Shanghai East Railway Station, it is necessary to fully undertake the important node functions of the national coastal passage and strengthen its leading and radiating role in the Yangtze River Delta. In terms of urban functions, it is necessary to fully rely on the city’s “one network, multiple modes, wide coverage, and high intensive” rail transit network to build a regional efficient and convenient urban passenger transport system and guide the development of the hub and surrounding areas.

The Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub will plan to build a "fast, convenient, accessible, and green" comprehensive transportation collection and distribution system. The rail transit planning forms a layout plan of "5 city lines + 2 urban lines + multiple local lines". The road system planning forms a "three vertical and five horizontal" external fast distribution road network, and a "12 horizontal and 13 vertical" regional arterial road system. The freight transportation system should strengthen the organization of freight transportation in the Pudong comprehensive transportation hub area in accordance with the principle of "separation of east and west, separation of north and south".

To grasp the functional positioning of Shanghai East Railway Station, the size of the parking lot is planned and controlled in accordance with 14 stations and 30 lines. Shanghai East Railway Station is planned to be connected to the Shanghai-Tong Railway (connecting the north-south river along the Yangtze River) and the Shanghai-Zhahang Railway. It will be connected to the Shanghai-Suhu Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Intercity and Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou channels through the city-area network conversion. At the same time, it is planned to reserve the access method of the Shanghai-Zhou-Yong railway channel.

The Municipal Planning and Resources Bureau and the Municipal Transportation Commission shall, together with the Pudong New Area Government, strengthen the planning and management of the Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub, improve transportation functions, optimize transportation organization, and promote the coordinated and orderly development of the Pudong Comprehensive Transportation Hub and surrounding areas. Editor/Huang Lijun