East Huaxia Road station explained

East Huaxia Road
Native Name:华夏东路
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:shanghai
Symbol:metro
Address:Pudong, Shanghai
Country:China
Map Type:China Shanghai
Operator:Shanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Platforms:2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Code:L02/06

East Huaxia Road is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along the Huaxia Elevated Road, it is between the and stations on Line 2. It came into operation on April 8, 2010 as part of an eastward extension from to .

Location and station layout

The station is located beneath Third Huaxia Road, between Qingyi Road (Chinese: 青艺路) and the Huaxia Elevated Road. Along Line 2, it is located between the and stations.[1] It takes about 20 minutes to ride the train to the, the eastern terminus of the line, and about 70 minutes to, the west end.[2] The station has three exits, numbered 1, 4, and 5. Exit 1 is branched northeast of the station, south of the Huaxia Elevated Road and east of Third Huaxia Road. Along the northwest side of the station is Exit 4 which is located west of Third Huaxia Road. Exit 5 is located south of Qingyi Road east of the station.[3]

History

By early March 2010, line 2 had been completed through .[4] [5] On April 8, the line was extended past the station through the, and stations, through East Huaxia Road, as well as the,,, and stations to station, which serves the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. This extension originally used four-carriage trains as opposed to the eight-carriage trains used west of Guanglan Road, which served as the transfer point until eight-carriage through trains were introduced in April 2019.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Map of the Shanghai Metro. zh. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. April 8, 2011. January 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110104145004/http://www.shmetro.com/zbdt/overall.jpg. dead.
  2. Web site: Timetable of the First and Last Train for Line 2. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. April 8, 2011.
  3. zh. Map of East Huaxia Road Station. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. December 2009. April 23, 2011.
  4. News: Rail Transit Line 2 to extend from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park to Guanglan Road. February 22, 2010. Li, Xin. zh. April 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100710120840/http://sh.xinmin.cn/minsheng/2010/02/22/3718384.html. July 10, 2010. dead.
  5. News: zh. Line 2 to extend to Guanglan Road. February 2, 2010. Wang, Guanyu. April 8, 2011. June 23, 2019. https://archive.today/20190623040629/http://news.163.com/10/0215/10/5VIBRVTM000120GU.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Zhou Jian (Chinese: 周健) . Huang Qiongnuo (Chinese: 黄琼诺) . http://news.163.com/10/0407/11/63LR31FH000146BB.html . zh:2号线明起通至浦东国际机场 . From tomorrow, Line 2 will reach Pudong International Airport . 163.com news . 7 April 2010 . 23 April 2011 . https://archive.today/20120715094701/http://news.163.com/10/0407/11/63LR31FH000146BB.html . 15 July 2012 . dead .