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]
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 花桥 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 花橋 | ||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Guangming Road (光明路) and Yanhu Avenue (沿沪大道) Huaqiao, Kunshan, Jiangsu China | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31.3006°N 121.0998°E / 31.3006; 121.0998 | ||||||||||
Operated by | Shanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 11 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 October 2013 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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]
The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the future Line S1 of Suzhou Rail Transit, which is currently under construction.
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Part of Public transport in Shanghai | |||||
Line 11 |
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