Kunshan South Railway Station Guides
Opened in 2010 and expanded in 2015, Kunshan South Railway Station (Chinese name 昆山南站, Kunshan Nan Zhan) is located 3km southwest of the downtown of Kunshan. It covers 36,800 square metres, and has 4 platforms, 12 railway tracks.
Kunshan South Railway Station is one highs-speed train station that serves 112 high-speed trains and bullet trains per day, including Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed Rails and Beijing-Shanghai high-speed Rails.
Station Layout
The station is divided into two section: one section is for Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed Rails, another one is for Beijing-Shanghai high-speed Rails. There are two floors. The entrance, waiting rooms, arrivals, exits, ticket offices, restauratns are on 1F. The platforms and railway tracks are on 2F
| 2F Level | Platforms and railway tracks |
| 1F Level | Entrance (South and North), Departures Hall (Check-in gate 1 and 2 for the trains of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed Rails, Check-in gate 3 and 4 for the trains of Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed Rails), Exits, ticket offices, shops and restaurants (such as KFC） |
Map and Location
Address: Chuanye Road, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China
There are two railway stations in Kunshan: Kunshan Railway Station, Kunshan South Railway Station. The distance is 2.5km between two railway stations
Public Transportation
The public transports are included bus and taxi. Taxi is mostly recommended, How to get to Kunshan South Railway Station?
Taxi
Taxi is one convenient and fast way to get to or leave Kunshan South Railway Station.
Taxi areas are on north square and south square.
Taxi Fee Standard
| Day(5:00~23:00) | Night(23:00~5:00) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0~3 km | RMB10 | RMB12 |
| 3~5 km | RMB2 per km | RMB2.5 per km |
| over 5 km | RMB3 per km | RMB3.6 per km |
Bus
There are 22 bus routes to or pass Kunshan South Railway Station, including bus lines 2, 3, etc.
Departures
Step 1: Get to Kunshan South Railway Station by Taxi, Bus or Car 45 minutes before train departure.
Step 2: Go through Security Check and real-name ID check to enter departure Hall by showing passport.
Step 3: Find the Boarding Gate (Ticket Check Gate). The gate No. will be in the confirmation email we send to you.
Step 4: Have a seat near the gate to wait for check-in and boarding. The boarding gate will be opened 20 - 15 minutes prior to the departure time.
Step 5: Ticket check. Please show your passport and confirmation No. to station staff to check in. The boarding gate will be closed 5 minutes before the train departs
Step 6: Find the platform of your train.
Step 7: Board the train and find your seats. How to find your seats?
Ticket offices
1 ticket office in south section and 1 ticket office in north section
Do you need to collect train tickets?
Since Dec 2019, the electronic tickets have been available on most high-speed and bullet train routes from or to Kunshan South Railway Station.
It means international travellers can show their passports, likes Chinese ID to check in and board the train directly, and don't need to collect the printed tickets at ticket office.
How to check in the train by E-ticket? Please click on here to get Guides.
If you still need to pick up printed tickets, please click on here to get Guides.
Arrivals
Step 1: After get off your train, follow direction signs to exits. And please show your passport and confirmation No.(or printed ticket) to station staff to check out.
Step 2: Leave Kunshan South Railway Station by taxi or car. Taxi is mostly recommended
