Yaohua Road (simplified Chinese: 耀华路; traditional Chinese: 耀華路; pinyin: Yàohuá Lù) is an interchange station between Line 7 and Line 8 of the Shanghai Metro. It is located in the Shanghai Expo 2010 zone.

Yaohua Road

耀华路
Shanghai Metro
Line 8 platform
General information
LocationShangnan Road and Yaohua Road (耀华路), Pudong, Shanghai
China
Coordinates31°10′49″N 121°29′20″E / 31.1803°N 121.489°E / 31.1803; 121.489
Operated byShanghai No. 3/4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Platforms4 (1 island platform for Line 7 and 2 side platforms for Line 8)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 December 2007 (Line 8)
5 December 2009 (Line 7)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
Changqing Road
towards Meilan Lake
Line 7 Yuntai Road
towards Huamu Road
China Art Museum Line 8 Chengshan Road

The station was closed temporarily between 22 January and 31 January 2008, for the construction of the South Xizang Road tunnel, which runs parallel underneath the subway line. On 24 October 2010 the station handled 311,000 entries and exits.[1][2]

The station served as the southern terminus of Line 8 from 29 December 2007 until 5 July 2009, when the line's southern extension to the current terminus at Shendu Highway opened.

Station Layout

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G Entrances and Exits Exits 1-4
B1 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
B2 Side platform, doors open on the right
Northbound      Line 8 towards Shiguang Road (China Art Museum)
Southbound      Line 8 towards Shendu Highway (Chengshan Road)
Side platform, doors open on the right
B3 Northbound      Line 7 towards Meilan Lake (Changqing Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound      Line 7 towards Huamu Road (Yuntai Road)

References

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  1. ^ 754.8万!沪地铁客流创新高 加开临时列车246列次 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinmin. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. ^ 10月22日上海地铁再创全路网客流新高达754.8万人次 (in Simplified Chinese). Shanghai Metro official website. Retrieved October 23, 2010.