Middle Yanggao Road station explained

Middle Yanggao Road
Native Name:杨高中路
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:shanghai
Symbol:metro
Address:Middle Yanggao Road and Minsheng Road
Borough:Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Country:China
Map Type:China Shanghai
Operator:Shanghai No. 1 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Platforms:4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks:4
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Opened:7 April 2010 (Line 9)
30 December 2021 (Line 18)

Middle Yanggao Road is a station on Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro. It is located at the intersection of Middle Yanggao Road and Minsheng Road in the city's Pudong New Area. It served as the eastern terminus of the line from its opening on 7 April 2010, until 30 December 2017, when an eastern extension of Line 9 opened, extending the line further east to .[1]

The station was conceived as part of phase two of Line 9. However, due to construction delays, it opened on 7 April 2010, three months later than the other stations on the same easterly extension.[2] On 30 December 2021 the station became an interchange after the opening of Line 18.[3]

Station Layout

GEntrances and ExitsExits 1, 3-8
B1Line 9 ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
Line 18 ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
B2Westbound← towards Songjiang South Railway Station (Century Avenue)
Eastbound towards Caolu (Fangdian Road)
B3Northbound← towards South Changjiang Road (Minsheng Road)
Southbound towards Hangtou (Yingchun Road)

References

31.2297°N 121.5444°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soft Operation of Line 17 (Hongqiao Railway Station – Oriental Land), Phase 3 Project of Line 9 (Mid Yanggao Road - Caolu) on Dec. 30, 2017. Shanghai Metro. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.. 2017-12-29. 2017-12-29.
  2. Web site: http://news.163.com/10/0406/13/63JDGBA1000146BB.html. zh:9号线明天开通杨高中路站. Chinese. NetEase. 2010-04-06. 2010-04-07.
  3. News: Sarkar . Alisha . December 30, 2021 . Shanghai opens two new lines on longest metro in world . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/shanghai-metro-longest-world-china-b1984870.html . 2022-05-14 . subscription . live . China Transport News & Analysis . Shanghai, China . January 1, 2022.