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traffic in China . By 2013, the airport handled over 35.5 million passengers (5.3% growth) and
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was ranked 36th in the world by passengers, behind Pudong airport that was ranked 21st in the
world (total demand over 47 million passengers ). The airport served 64 Chinese cities in 344
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daily flights in 2013. The main destinations served were Beijing (41 daily departures), Shenzhen
(32), Guangzhou (30), and Xiamen (23). Another 36 destinations in China were served with over
five daily flights (Kunming, Qingdao, Nanjing, Changsha and Tianjin all had between 13 and 11
daily departures) and 19 destinations in China were served by less than four daily flights. The
airport also serves international and regional services, from Terminal 1, but they are relatively
limited and include Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei (4 daily departures to each destination)
and Macau (3 daily departures). Connection between Terminal 1 on one side of the airport and
Terminal 2 and the adjacent rail station on the other side of the airport is through the Metro
and a shuttle bus. The two dominant airlines at Hongqiao Airport are China Eastern Airlines, for
which the airport is a hub (offering 105 departing flights) and Shanghai Airlines (65), followed by
Juneyao Airlines (35), Spring Airlines (34), China Southern Airlines (28), Air China Limited (22)
and Xiamen Airlines (17). Sixteen more airlines offer service from the airport with as many as
12 airlines offering only one departure per day.

Figure 3. Destinations with direct rail service to Hongqiao hub.

Opened in 2010 as well, and located 500 m west to Terminal 2, Hongqiao Railway Station has a
design capacity of 52.72 million passengers per year planned for 2020. It is one of the largest rail
terminals in China and is one of the three main railway stations in Shanghai – the others being
Shanghai and Shanghai South Railway Stations. The station includes a floor area of about 1.3

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