It’s easy to assume that Deqing station, or the transfer centre below the mountain, will take a suitcase for the day. The written record says otherwise. No source dated after 2019 confirms any Moganshan luggage storage on the way up, and the one that does describes a service our own desk check could not find in August 2026. Plan to keep your bags with you or at your guesthouse.
Moganshan (莫干山) is a mountain in Deqing County (德清县), Huzhou, Zhejiang, about 60 km north of Hangzhou and 200 to 240 km from Shanghai. Not Moganshan Road in Shanghai, the M50 art district. The bag question comes up at Deqing station and at the transfer centre (换乘中心) below the mountain.
Moganshan luggage storage, place by place
| Place | What the record says | Date and tier | Any use on arrival? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deqing station | Lockers inside the waiting hall, behind security | 2018, tier 2 | Only with a ticket out |
| Coach centre beside the station | Opening report names no luggage store | 2018, tier 2 | Unknown |
| Transfer centre, Yucun | A free desk in 2019; none at launch; none found in 2026 | 2018 to 2026, tiers 3 and 4, plus ours | Unconfirmed |
| Your guesthouse | Nothing published | Not published | Ask in writing |
| Hangzhou metro | Lockers at 39 stations, RMB 2 to 5 an hour | 2024, tier 2 | Yes, before the train |
Deqing station: lockers behind the security line
In July 2018 China Railway Shanghai Group (中国铁路上海局集团) put self service lockers into the waiting areas of 18 stations, Deqing (德清站) among them. The large compartment takes a wheeled case, and you pay by scanning a code with WeChat or Alipay.
Lockers in the waiting area at 18 stations including Deqing, usable only after security, Zhejiang Online (浙江在线), 9 July 2018, tier 2. https://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/zjnews/201807/t20180709_7732143.shtml
The catch is where they stand. A second report on the same scheme notes that by the time you reach them, your ID and your ticket have been checked. They’re for people waiting for a train. If you’ve just got off one, you walk out the other side.
Bags reach the lockers after security, with the passenger’s ID and ticket already checked, Hangzhou Daily (杭州日报), 3 August 2018, tier 2. https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/chengshi/content/2018-08/03/content_7046403.htm
Neither report gives a Deqing price, and nothing dated since 2018 says the lockers are still there.
Next door, joined by an 80 m covered walkway, is the coach centre (客运中心) where the Y1 bus leaves. Its opening report lists everything from ticketing to shops. Left luggage isn’t on it.
Coach centre joined to the station by an 80 m covered walkway, Zhejiang Online, Living in Hangzhou (浙江在线·住在杭州网), 22 August 2018, tier 2. https://zzhz.zjol.com.cn/hhpd/hzls/201808/t20180822_8073148.shtml
The transfer centre: one free desk, three records
At Yucun (庾村) everything you carry comes off the Y1 or a taxi and onto the coach up the mountain. Three records disagree about whether any of it can stay behind.
At its launch in December 2018 the county tourism account listed the centre’s services: ticketing, enquiries, waiting, dining, meeting rooms, shopping.
Transfer centre services at launch, with no luggage store among them, Deqing Culture and Tourism (德清文旅), 7 December 2018, tier 4, cited as what was announced. https://m.163.com/dy/article/E2EU8TUV0518SHA7.html
A Chinese trip report from August 2019 says the service desk would keep bags free of charge. Its writer’s advice: leave your phone number with the staff, and take theirs.
Free luggage storage at the service desk during an August 2019 visit, Youxiake community (游侠客社区), trip report by 喵喵酱旅行, tier 3, undated page, dated by its own account. https://bbs.youxiake.com/y/1022265.html
Our own desk research in early August 2026 found no left luggage service there. The getting around page prints both readings.
No left luggage service at the transfer centres, BeyondBorder Group Ltd desk research, 1 to 5 August 2026.
The desk may still take bags and simply not advertise it. Or it stopped some time in the last seven years. Nobody here has rung the scenic area, no county notice we can reach settles it, and the shuttle page prints the same split. Ask at the service desk (服务台) before the coach leaves: show staff the words 行李寄存, left luggage, and have a fallback if the answer is no.
Leave the big case in Hangzhou
On a round trip that starts and ends in Hangzhou, that’s where the only priced, dated option we found sits. By October 2024 Hangzhou Metro had self service lockers at 39 stations, including the one at Hangzhou East.
Hangzhou Metro lockers at 39 stations, first 30 minutes free, then RMB 2, 4 and 5 an hour for small, medium and large, capped at RMB 12, 24 and 30 per 24 hours, Zhejiang Online (浙江在线), 1 October 2024, tier 2. https://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/yc/qmt/202410/t20241001_30560309.shtml
The report carries two warnings. The six large lockers at that station were full by about 09:00 on the first day of the National Day holiday. It sets no limit on how long a bag may stay, so ask before leaving one overnight. The Hangzhou page covers the train on to Deqing.
What to do with your bags instead
Pack for carrying. Every change on the way up is made with the bag in your hand, and the last stretch to a guesthouse can be steps.
Before you arrive, tell your guesthouse how many bags you have and how big they are, and ask whether they will hold them on the day you check out. No published policy turned up for any property, so get the answer in writing.
Then work backwards. A bag held below the mountain is collected after the last coach down, which Tide News read off the Houwu board as 17:00.
Last bus down 17:00 at the Houwu transfer point, Tide News (潮新闻), 4 December 2025, tier 2. https://tidenews.com.cn/news.html?id=3315585
Heavy cases on a first trip to China? The Deqing station page suggests a first night in Wukang. More practical questions are on the plan FAQ and across Plan your trip.
Last checked 2 October 2026 by Cyril Drouin. Prices, timetables and entry rules on this mountain move without notice, so confirm anything you are booking around.
Photographs on this site are representative illustrations, not documentary images of the specific building, property or service described.
