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Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (s in Shanghai , People's Republic Of China . The airport is in the western part of a still relatively urban area of Shanghai. HISTORY Before the construction of . One Taxi Rank serves the airport from the arrivals level. A bus stop provides various services to other parts of the city. As of October 2003 , one minibus route terminates at Jing An Temple station, and costs CNY 4.50. An extension of Shanghai Metro Line 2 to the airport is under construction. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has won state approval for a 15.3 billion yuan expansion that features a second runway and a new terminal. The growth plan for the smaller of the city's two airports is expected to boost Hongqiao's capacity to 40 million passengers a year by 2015, according to the statement. The expansion project comprises a 3,300-meter runway and a new terminal with an area of 250,000 square meters, plus new public facilities. Currently under construction, the proposed extension Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport of the Shanghai Maglev Train will be from Longyang Road through Shanghai South Railway Station to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. When finished, then the track will be 55km and also have a travel time of 15 minutes between the two airports. So far, the Hangzhou extension has been postponed. AIRLINES
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