Huaqiao station (Shanghai Metro)

Huaqiao

花桥
Huaqiao; 花桥
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	花桥
Traditional Chinese	花橋
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huāqiáo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	faa1 kiu4
General information
Location	Guangming Road (光明路) and Yanhu Avenue (沿沪大道); Huaqiao, Kunshan, Jiangsu; China
Coordinates	31°18′02″N 121°05′59″E / 31.3006°N 121.0998°ECoordinates: 31°18′02″N 121°05′59″E / 31.3006°N 121.0998°E
Operated by	Shanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 11
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	16 October 2013
Services

Huaqiao (simplified Chinese: 花桥; traditional Chinese: 花橋; pinyin: Huāqiáo) is a metro station on Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro. Located at the intersection of Guangming Road and Yanhu Avenue in Huaqiao, Kunshan, Jiangsu, it serves as the current western terminus on the branch line of Line 11. It is also one of three stations in the Shanghai Metro system that is not located in the municipality of Shanghai itself, the other two being Guangming Road and Zhaofeng Road, which are adjacent on the line.^[1]^[2]

History[]

The station opened on 16 October 2013.^[3]

From 26 January 2020 to 24 March 2020, services on a segment of Line 11 between Huaqiao and Anting stations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]^[5]

Future Development[]

The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the future Line S1 of Suzhou Rail Transit, which is currently under construction.

References[]

^ "Archived copy" 昆山城市总体规划(2009-2030). Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Huaqiao". Google Maps.
^ "Archived copy" 中国首条跨省地铁今开通：江苏昆山直达上海市区. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Yihong, Dong (2020-01-27). "为阻断疫情传播，上海轨交11号线花桥站至安亭站区段停运_新民社会_新民网". Xinmin.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
^ "24日起上海轨交11号线恢复跨省运营". CCTV. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

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[1] "Archived copy" 昆山城市总体规划(2009-2030). Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Huaqiao". Google Maps.

[3] "Archived copy" 中国首条跨省地铁今开通：江苏昆山直达上海市区. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Yihong, Dong (2020-01-27). "为阻断疫情传播，上海轨交11号线花桥站至安亭站区段停运_新民社会_新民网". Xinmin.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-26.

[5] "24日起上海轨交11号线恢复跨省运营". CCTV. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

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