Jing'an Temple station explained

Jing'an Temple
Native Name:静安寺
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:shanghai
Symbol:metro
Address:Nanjing West Road and Huashan Road, Jing'an Temple
Borough:Jing'an District, Shanghai
Country:China
Map Type:China Shanghai
Map Label Position:left
Coordinates:31.2231°N 121.4462°W
Operator:Shanghai No.2/3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line:
    Platforms:6 (3 island platforms)
    Tracks:6
    Structure:Underground
    Accessible:Yes
    Code:L02/21 (Line 2)

    Jing'an Temple is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2, 7 and 14 of the Shanghai Metro. This station is located in Jing'an District, below the historic Jing'an Temple and the Jiu Guang shopping mall. It is part of the initial section of Line 2 that opened from to that opened on 20 September 1999;[1] [2] [3] the interchange with line 7 opened on 5 December 2009 as part of that line's initial section between and and the interchange with line 14 opened on 30 December 2021.[4] [5]

    There are shuttle buses between Jing'an Temple and Hongqiao or Pudong airports. The shuttle bus from Pudong leaves the airport as 'Airport Bus Line 2' towards the 'Airport City Terminal' which is the official name of the Jingan Temple shuttle bus station and costs 22 ¥ as of January 2015. The ride takes about half an hour from Hongqiao Airport and 45–60 minutes depending on traffic from Pudong Airport. From Pudong the bus is usually faster and more convenient than the subway connection.

    Incidents

    Thirteen people were injured in 2014 when an escalator connecting Line 2 and Line 7 malfunctioned. The upward-moving escalator's drive chain snapped during the morning rush hour, according to Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the city's metro operator.[6]

    Places nearby

    Station Layout

    GEntrances and ExitsExits 1-15
    B1Line 2 ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
    Line 7 ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
    Line 14 ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
    B2Westbound← towards East Xujing (Jiangsu Road)
    Island platform, doors open on the left
    Eastbound towards Pudong International Airport (West Nanjing Road)
    B3Northbound← towards Meilan Lake (Changping Road)
    Island platform, doors open on the left
    Southbound towards Huamu Road (Changshu Road)
    Westbound← towards Fengbang (Wuding Road)
    Island platform, doors open on the left
    Eastbound towards Guiqiao Road (Site of the First CPC National Congress · South Huangpi Road)

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: http://shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20062/node20083/node64318/userobject1ai67955.html . zh:上海市地方志办公室 上海通网站 上海市地情资料库 上海市的百科全书 . Shanghai Local Information Database . shtong.gov.cn. 13 September 2017.
    2. Web site: http://shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20062/node20093/node64347/userobject1ai68070.html . zh:上海市地方志办公室 上海通网站 上海市地情资料库 上海市的百科全书 . Shanghai Local Information Database . shtong.gov.cn. 13 September 2017.
    3. News: http://sh.eastday.com/m/20130527/u1a7417946.html. 27 May 2013. Eastday. zh. zh:20年迈向世界:珍贵老照片展示上海地铁发展. 20 years in the world: precious old photos show the development of Shanghai subway. 14 July 2013. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112210654/http://sh.eastday.com/m/20130527/u1a7417946.html. dead.
    4. Web site: http://shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node82611/node82691/node82693/userobject1ai115770.html . zh:上海市地方志办公室 上海通网站 上海市地情资料库 上海市的百科全书 . Shanghai Local Information Database . shtong.gov.cn. 13 September 2017.
    5. Web site: http://www3.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2009-12/05/content_18421025.htm . zh:上海轨道交通南北向骨干线路通车 . Shanghai Rail Transit's north-south backbone line opens to traffic . . 2009-12-05 . 22 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424225835/http://www3.xinhuanet.com/chinanews/2009-12/05/content_18421025.htm . 24 April 2012 . dead .
    6. Web site: 13 injured in Jing'an Temple Station escalator malfunction . 3 April 2014 . .