Shanghai North Railway Station

The newly completed Shanghai North Railway Station in 1908
The station in 1937, after Japanese bombing

Shanghai North Railway Station (Chinese: 上海北站), located on East Tianmu Road, was the main railway station of Shanghai during most of the 20th century. It was closed in 1987 and a replica of the original 1909 building, erected on the same site, is now a railway museum. The station tracks are still in use as a coach yard. It was also known as the "沪宁铁路上海车站" referring to the Shanghai–Nanjing Railway, of which it was one terminal.

History

The station was established as the Shanghai Railway Station in 1909 by the Qing government. It was renamed Shanghai North Railway Station in 1916. Apart from the railway station itself, at that time the structure consisted of a British-designed four storey office building which was regarded as the symbol for the station. First destroyed in 1932 by the Japanese military during the "Shanghai Incident", the rebuilt structure was again destroyed by the Japanese in 1937 during the Battle of Shanghai. It was rebuilt again after the war and renamed back to Shanghai Railway Station in 1950.[1]

At the end of 1987, the station was closed down in favor of the new Shanghai Railway Station located on Molin Road.

Events

The Chinese republican hero, democratic activist, and founder of the Kuomintang, Song Jiaoren, was shot at the railway station on March 20, 1913, shortly after he had led the party to victory in Republican China's first parliamentary elections. Many suspected Yuan Shikai to be behind the assassination.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.shanghai-star.com.cn/Shanghai_Delta/Shanghai_Delta_news.asp?lv1=1&lv2=3&newsid=1711&viewsid=1711&views=23
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