Shanghai will be extending its maglev train line to the Hongqiao Airport, as part of a high-speed transport link between Shanghai and Hongqiao.

The current line runs from the Pudong International Airport to the Longyang Road Metro Station, and the new one will link Longyang to Hongqiao International Airport. There will be stops at the site of the 2010 World Expo and the Shanghai South Railway Station.

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The Shanghai-Hongqiao link was originally supposed to be completed in time for the 2010 World Expo, but construction might not begin until 2010. Shanghai would be in charge of the construction between Shanghai and Jiaxing, and the Zhejiang Province would be in charge of building the connection to Hangzhou.

Upon completion of the maglev train line, trips between Shanghai and Hangzhou will take a half hour to complete, whereas trips now take two hours. Trains will reach a speed of 450 kilometers per hour.