Yuqiao (simplified Chinese: 御桥; traditional Chinese: 御橋; pinyin: Yùqiáo) is a Shanghai Metro interchange station in Pudong, Shanghai, located at the intersection of Yuqiao Road and Yuqing Road in Beicai town. It is served by Lines 11 and 18. The station opened as part of Line 11's phase 2 extension on August 31, 2013.[1] It became an interchange station with Line 18 when the southern portion of phase 1 of that line opened on 26 December 2020.[2] It served as the northern terminus of Line 18, which consists of eight stations between Yuqiao and Hangtou, until the line was further extended northward to South Changjiang Road on December 30, 2021.[3][4][5]

Yuqiao

御桥
Shanghai Metro
Line 11 platform
General information
LocationYuqiao Road (御桥路) and Yuqing Road (御青路)
Beicai, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
China
Coordinates31°09′37″N 121°34′01″E / 31.160350°N 121.566816°E / 31.160350; 121.566816
Operated byShanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. (Line 11)
Shanghai Maglev Development Company (Line 18)
Line(s)     Line 11
     Line 18
Platforms4 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened31 August 2013 (Line 11)
26 December 2020 (Line 18)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
Luoshan Road Line 11 Pusan Road
Lianxi Road Line 18 Kangqiao
towards Hangtou
Location
Yuqiao is located in Shanghai
Yuqiao
Yuqiao
Location in Shanghai

On Line 11, the next station to the east is Luoshan Road. To the west, the next station currently in service is Pusan Road, although there are plans for a reserved station in between at Yanyu Road. On Line 18, the next station to the south is Kangqiao.

Station layout edit

G Entrances and exits Exits 1-3, 7-9
B1 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
B2 Northbound      Line 11 towards North Jiading or Huaqiao (Pusan Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Southbound      Line 11 towards Disney Resort (Luoshan Road)
B3 Northbound      Line 18 towards South Changjiang Road (Lianxi Road)
Side platform, doors open on the left
Southbound      Line 18 towards Hangtou (Kangqiao)
Side platform, doors open on the right

References edit

  1. ^ Shanghai Metro (2013-08-29). 11号线二期8月31日起通车试运营 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  2. ^ Huizhi, Chen (2020-12-24). "World's largest subway system set to expand". Shine. Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. ^ 上海6条在建地铁线最新进展一览!18号线龙阳路站终于要来啦!. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  4. ^ Huizhi, Chen (2020-09-24). "Driverless trains tested on Metro Line 18". Shine. Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. ^ 上海地铁18号线探营:列车准时自动唤醒,车厢配无线充电座. The Paper (in Chinese). 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-12-14.