Shanghai Main Station Area Shanghai Station is operated as a dead-end station although a few workers trains pass through it. The depot used by the passenger locos is located some distance to the east of the station.
Passenger trains arrive and depart from the western end.
There is a road bridge approximately 300m from the western end of the station providing an excellent vantage point from which to observe trains. The station is extremely busy with about 100 daily arrivals and the same number of departures as well as empty carriage and light engine workings. At times up to five trains are to be seen with locos attached awaiting departure. Despite the disappearance of steam the activity at the station provides much of interest as an impressive display of modern Chinese Railways passenger train developments can be observed. DF4D and DF11 with most of the remainder by orange DF4Bs.