After extensive renovation that was finished in 2006, the station features a modern circular design, the first of its kind in the world.

[1] Shanghai South serves most trains to cities of Zhejiang (including Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Jinhua and Wenzhou) and the Southern provinces of China, excluding the Shanghai-Hong Kong Route.

Shanghai South station was originally constructed in 1908 as the terminus of the Shanghai-Hangzhou railway line.

In 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai, part of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese advanced towards the station in an action known as Bloody Saturday.

The fighting destroyed the building and killed many civilians; a photograph depicting a crying Chinese baby among the ruins became Time's image of the year.

[8] The Station is located in the southwestern part of Xuhui District, occupying sixty hectares of land.

It is made out of polycarbonate and aluminium sunblades, and supported by 18 branch-shaped beams resting on 3 columns each.

In the future it will also contain a transfer tunnel to the newly opened L1 Line as well as access to long-distance and tourist buses.