Due to my work, I have been to almost all the major high-speed rail stations in China. Pure personal feelings, the best is undoubtedly the Shanghai Hongqiao Station, the other great Nanjing South Station, Guangzhou South Station, Shenzhen North Station, Shenzhen Futian Station, the feeling can be Hangzhou East Railway Station, Zhengzhou East Railway Station, Xi'an North Railway Station, Hefei South Railway Station, Changsha South Railway Station, the feeling of the general Wuhan Station, Chengdu East Railway Station, Chongqing North Railway Station, Kunming South Railway Station, the odd impression of the bad left Beijing South Railway Station, Chongqing West Railway Station, Tianjin Beijing South Station, Chongqing West Station and Tianjin South Station. Other Xiamen North Station, Dalian North Station, Nanning East Station, Guiyang North Station and so on is not bad, the traffic is small, not a review.

Focus on the best Shanghai Hongqiao station, why can rank first.

Shanghai Hongqiao Station waiting hall

First of all, the accessibility of Hongqiao Station is particularly good, very close to the city. Driving can be from the north and south direction elevated into the station, there are currently three subway, and two are being repaired. Secondly, the building area of Hongqiao Station is not the largest, but the effective waiting area inside the station is very large, the station hall is relatively high, and the lighting is also very good, there is no depressing feeling at all. At the same time, the facilities inside the station are well maintained and do not look worn out. The restrooms, waiting area, dining area and shopping area all look very comfortable. There is also a specialty store of light luxury brand coach in the station, which feels like an airport. It should be the only one high-speed rail station in China. Third, the station around the surrounding area is very prosperous, in just ten years, Hongqiao Business District is very prosperous construction, several large shopping centers, walking is about ten minutes, the station outside the station to eat, drink and play everything. There is also a unique advantage, you can walk within ten minutes to transfer to an airplane? The first thing you need to do is to get to the airport, and you can do it in a few minutes.

Besides, there are a few excellent details, one is that Shanghai Hongqiao station out of the station to transfer to the subway does not need to be checked again, you can get on the subway directly. This point is not only to save time, but also to facilitate the big bag from the high-speed rail down to transfer to the subway people. Unlike other domestic high-speed rail station queuing into the subway is easy to form a messy feeling. Secondly, the four corners of the food and beverage stores on the second floor of Hongqiao Station have the up and down rolling ladders next to each other for easy access. Unlike many stations where there is only up and no down, or the up and down escalators are far apart, it's inconvenient to bring a suitcase to eat. Thirdly, there are a lot of ticket machines in the waiting area of the station, outside the station to take a taxi or subway to enter the door, and out of the underground space of the station. It is extremely convenient to take tickets, basically no need to queue, unlike many high-speed rail station ticket machines set up in the station is very little, or out of the station entrance is basically not. It's inconvenient if you forget your ticket. Fourthly, so many rolling ladders inside and outside the station seldom happen to repair, unlike some high-speed rail station all year round all kinds of rolling ladders are broken, not open, etc., travelers with boxes are super miserable.

There is another point is the feelings of the special period of the epidemic, due to the work relationship in February 2020 began to travel, that time the country's high-speed rail station basically not many people, or when the epidemic is the most serious. Many high-speed rail station exit place, because not familiar with the health code application, a lot of people crowded in the exit, resulting in a great risk, simply speechless. On the other hand, Shanghai Hongqiao station almost very early in the morning without having to show the health code, and even in order not to congestion, the tickets are not checked, the ticket gate is directly open. So open management, need courage, confidence, and the bottom of the scientific management.

The only bad thing about Hongqiao Station is that the design of the cab place is too narrow, only three lanes, often need to line up for more than an hour in line. This point Nanjing South Station, Guangzhou South Station is very good, and Hangzhou East Station only two lanes, basically playing cab is really a nightmare. Good thing that there are now online taxi, this problem is also considered to solve half of it. After all, there are still a lot of people only playing cab, the line is still very long, due to the design time did not think of so many taxi traffic, this point can not be changed.

Some of the other major domestic high-speed rail stations, the personal feeling to say a few words. Wuhan Station, Chongqing North Station and West Station, Chengdu East Station is a bewildering confidence, completely unaware of the gap, feel that they are already very good; Hangzhou East Station is aware of the gap, can see that has been working hard, and Hangzhou, the same city, the sudden development of the city is too fast, is not yet fully ready to become a first-tier metropolis; Beijing South Railway Station (including the Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing Railway Station) is the style of the love of whoever, there is no intention to change, feel not good you can not come, it is best not to come to that kind of feeling [cover your face]