[1] Serving only conventional services, the station was closed in 2011[2][3] for a major renovation and as part of an expansion of the Three Gorges Plaza commercial development.

The railway station section of this project was reopened on 25 January 2018[4] and the final retail and commercial development was completed on 30 December 2020.

[5] It should not be confused with the larger Chongqing West railway station, which is also located in Shapingba District, and opened on the same day.

Called the Shapingba Twin Towers, it is a first in China for such a mixed commercial development, as part of a railway station.

The northern side of the station will also feature an open public space as part of an expansion to the existing Three Gorges Plaza.