Lingkong Road station explained

Lingkong Road
Native Name:凌空路
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:shanghai
Symbol:metro
Borough:Chuanxinsha, 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:L02/04

Lingkong Road is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro in the town of Chuanshaxin, Pudong. This station is part of the eastward extension from to that opened on 8 April 2010.[1] [2]

History

Construction on Line 2 was finished through by March 2010.[3] [4] On April 8 that same year, Line 2 was extended past the station through the,, and stations, through the Lingkong Road station, as well as the and stations to station, which serves 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.[2]

Facilities

The station is located in the town of Chuanxinsha in Pudong. The station, shaped like an oblong rectangle, is nestled at the corner of its namesake road and West Huazhou Road (Chinese: 华洲西路). There are three exits, numbered 3, 4 and 5. Exit 3 is the only one located south of the line, reaching surface level near Huazhou Road. Exit 4 is located nearer to Lingkong Road than exit 5, both of which are located north of the line.[5] Located beneath a small farm amid the city, the station is close to the Taiping Market.

Service

Along Line 2, the station is located between and .[6] It takes approximately 80 minutes to ride the train to, the west end of the line, and 15 minutes to, the eastern terminus. The train operates from 6:45 to 21:15 westbound and begins and ends service four minutes later eastbound.[7] On weekdays, trains leave the station approximately every eight minutes and thirty seconds.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node82833/node82867/node82941/userobject1ai118240.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 . shtong.gov.cn. 13 September 2017.
  2. 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 . 3 December 2011 . https://archive.today/20120715094701/http://news.163.com/10/0407/11/63LR31FH000146BB.html . 15 July 2012 . dead .
  3. News: Rail Transit Line 2 to extend from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park to Guanglan Road. February 22, 2010. Li, Xin. Chinese. April 8, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100710120840/http://sh.xinmin.cn/minsheng/2010/02/22/3718384.html. July 10, 2010.
  4. News: Chinese. Line 2 to extend to Guanglan Road. February 2, 2010. Wang, Guanyu. April 8, 2011.
  5. Map of Lingkong Road Station. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. December 2009. December 3, 2011.
  6. Map of the Shanghai Metro. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. April 8, 2011.
  7. Web site: Timetable of the First and Last Train for Line 2. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group. April 8, 2011.
  8. Web site: Shanghai Subway Line 2. March 29, 2010. April 24, 2011.