The architect of Shanghai South Railway Station is AREP of France. From the outside, Shanghai South Railway Station looks like a flying saucer. The main building is designed as a huge circular steel structure with a height of 47 meters and a dome diameter of 270 meters. The overall structure of the building has a total area of over 50,000 square meters. As of July 2006, the main building of Shanghai South Railway Station and the North-South Square cover an area of 60.3 hectares, starting from Liuzhou Road in the east, reaching Old Humin Road in the west, Humin Road in the north and Shilong Road in the south.
Among them, North Square 12.9 hectares, South Square 12 hectares, South Station 13.8 hectares, residential area 13.6 hectares and surrounding roads are 8 hectares. The biggest architectural feature of Shanghai South Railway Station is that there are few buildings on the ground, and two-thirds of the construction area is underground, which makes room for greening. The greening area of Shanghai South Railway Station has reached 8.5 hectares, and the greening rate has reached 32%. ?
The main building of Shanghai South Railway Station runs through the north and south, with low AG and elevated waiting. The train from south to north can pass through the overhead part of the main building, which means "the wheels are rolling and keep pace with the times". North-South Square is designed as a garden green space and a tourist distribution center, and two floors of shops, roads and parking lots are designed underground.