Hongqiao Railway Station metro station

Hongqiao Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 虹桥火车站; traditional Chinese: 虹橋火車站; pinyin: Hóngqiáo Huǒchēzhàn) is a Shanghai Metro station located within the Shanghai Hongqiao railway station complex in the city's Minhang District. As part of a major transportation hub, it serves as an interchange between Lines 2, 10, and 17. It additionally serves as the western terminus the mainline service of Line 10, as well as the eastern terminus of Line 17. The station first opened as a Line 2 station on 1 July 2010, with Line 10 operations commencing on 30 November 2010. More than seven years later, Line 17 service was introduced with the opening of that line on 30 December 2017. With three island platforms totaling six platforms, the station is one of the largest in the system and features a cross-platform interchange between Lines 2 and 17.

Hongqiao Railway Station

虹桥火车站
Line 10 platform
General information
LocationShanghai Hongqiao railway station, Minhang District, Shanghai
China
Coordinates31°11′38″N 121°19′08″E
Operated byShanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
  •      Line 2
  •      Line 10
  •      Line 17
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks6
Connections Hongqiao Railway station (AOH)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeL02/29 (Line 2) L10/01 (Line 10)
History
Opened
  • 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01) (Line 2)
  • 30 November 2010 (2010-11-30) (Line 10)
  • 30 December 2017 (2017-12-30) (Line 17)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
East Xujing
Terminus
Line 2 Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2
towards Pudong International Airport
Terminus Line 10 Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2
towards Jilong Road
Line 17 Zhuguang Road
towards Oriental Land
Location
Hongqiao Railway Station
Location in Shanghai

The station is unique in which it is the only station to feature left-hand running through an island platform, in which case this applies to Line 10. For this line, doors open on the right instead of on the left.

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