A major redevelopment project is set to get under way this month to transform Xinzhuang Metro station in Minhang District into a traffic hub and commercial center, the city government said yesterday.

The current terminus for subway lines 1 and 5 will over the next six years become a 700,000 square meter complex, as well as linking to the Shanghai-Hangzhou and Jinshan mainline railways, it said.

Above ground, three commercial buildings, a hotel and three high-end residential buildings will be built on the south side of the existing station. They are set for completion in 2016.