Asia's largest passenger transport station, the Shanghai Long-distance Transport Station, will begin full operation in the spring of 2005. 

With the capacity to connect over 20 thousand people a day to their destinations, the station will be linked to subway lines one and three as well as the Shanghai railway station.

The transport station has a total area of 34 thousand square meters and contains a large ticketing area, waiting hall, and commercial space. It also has three levels of parks.

During the spring festival, the transport hub will open ten ticket windows for passengers.

(CRIENGLISH.com December 17, 2004)