Shendu Highway station explained

Shendu Highway
Native Name:沈杜公路
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:shanghai
Symbol:metro
Other Name:Aerospace Museum (former)
Address:Shendu Highway and Puxing Highway
Borough:Pujiang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai
Country:China
Coordinates:31.0636°N 121.507°W
Operator:Shanghai No. 4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. (Line 8)
Shanghai Keolis Public Transport Operation Management Co. Ltd. (Pujiang line)
Line:
Platforms:6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Tracks:4
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes
Opened:5 July 2009 (Line 8)
31 March 2018 (Pujiang line)
Former:Aerospace Museum (up to 31 August 2013)

Shendu Highway, formerly Aerospace Museum,[1] is an interchange station between Line 8 and Pujiang line of the Shanghai Metro in the town of Pujiang, Minhang District, Shanghai, at Shendu Highway and Puxing Highway. This station serves as the southern terminus of Line 8 and the northern terminus of the Pujiang line, and opened on 5 July 2009, with the second phase of Line 8. The station became an interchange station between Line 8 and the Pujiang line on 31 March 2018, with the opening of the Pujiang line further south to .[2]

Naming

The station was named Aerospace Museum until 31 August 2013, when it was changed to Shendu Highway. It was expected to undergo another name change to Pujiang Country Park[3] with the opening of the Pujiang line.[4] However, this name change is no longer being considered.[5]

Station Layout

2FSide platform, doors open on the right, drop off only
Northbound← termination track
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound towards Huizhen Road (Sanlu Highway)
Side platform, doors open on the right, boarding pujiang line only
Northbound← towards Shiguang Road (Lianhang Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound termination track →
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References

  1. Web site: http://www.shmetro.com/node70/node72/201308/con113353.htm . zh:11号线二期8月31日起通车试运营 . 2013-09-02 . Shanghai Metro . 2013-08-29 . zh . Chinese: 另外,8号线航天博物馆站同时更名为沈杜公路站。 .
  2. Web site: http://shmetro.com/node49/201803/con115042.htm. zh. zh:浦江线 3月31日起通车试运营. Shanghai Shentong Metro Group.
  3. Web site: http://news.163.com/17/1227/20/D6MJ41RG000187VG.html . zh:注意!轨交浦江线预计明年一季度开通试运营!. Notice: Pujiang Line to begin trial operations in first quarter of 2018. . 163 News . 27 December 2017 . zh-hans.
  4. Web site: https://weibo.com/2539961154/FBCQq3Vhc?type=comment#_rnd1522679441711. zh:注意!轨交浦江线预计明年一季度内开通试运营!. 2017-12-27. Shanghai Municipal Government. zh-CN.