Shanghai boasts some 100 special railway lines. In the future, an international container transportation rail network characterized by directness and quickness, linking Hong Kong and Macao in the south, Russia and Europe in the north, Middle Asian countries in the west, will be established in Shanghai.

Highways:

Shanghai has a convenient highway network which extends to townships and connects with other trans-regional artery highways. The city traffic has been greatly improved with the completion of elevated roads and light rail lines.

Airports:

Shanghai has two international airports -- Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport. The annual passenger handling capacity of the two airports is 16.4 million. After the completion of the four runways of the Pudong International Airport, the annual passenger flow in Shanghai will reach 100 million.

Harbor:

The Shanghai Harbor is the largest one in Chinese mainland. Beginning in the 1980s, its annual goods handling capacity surpassed 100 million tons.

Waterways:

Shanghai has established shipping business ties with 1,100 ports in more than 200 countries and regions. The ocean navigation lines lead to Hong Kong, Taiwan (via the third place), the Republic of Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, Israel, the Mediterranean, Northwest Europe, South Africa, South America and the United States. The domestic lines lead to all major ports along the coastline. The Yangtze River navigation routes lead to all ports at the middle and lower reaches of the river. The inland navigation waterways connect large and small harbors and docks in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.