Donghai Road station explained

Donghai Road
Native Name:东海路
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:tianjin
Address:Binhai District, Tianjin
Country:China
Coordinates:39.0397°N 117.7308°W
Operator:Binhai Mass Transit Co. Ltd.
Structure:Elevated
Opened:28 March 2004
31 December 2016 (re-opening)
Closed:13 August 2015

Donghai Road Station, also known as Donghailu Station, is a station of Line 9 of the Tianjin Metro. It started operations on 28 March 2004.[1]

The station was severely damaged on 12 August 2015 when a series of explosions occurred at the nearby Port of Tianjin. The roof of the station collapsed. As a result of the damage as well as the ongoing situation at the blast site, the station was closed for repairs from 13 August 2015[2] and reopened on 31 December 2016.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9号线站 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100818001956/http://www.ctbmt.cn/html/Operation/dianziditu.html . dead . 18 August 2010 . Binhai Mass Transit . 29 September 2012 . Chinese .
  2. Web site: 津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重 展开抢修 尽早恢复运营 . 2015-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194928/http://news.163.com/15/0815/15/B12P615N00014AED.html . 2019-06-26 . dead .