Huaqiao station (Shanghai Metro)

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. The station opened on 16 October 2013.[1]

For the railway station, see Huaqiao railway station.
Huaqiao

花桥
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese花桥
Traditional Chinese花橋
General information
LocationGuangming Road (光明路) and Yanhu Avenue (沿沪大道)
Huaqiao, Kunshan, Jiangsu
China
Coordinates31.3006°N 121.0998°E / 31.3006; 121.0998
Operated byShanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 11
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened16 October 2013
24 March 2020 (re-opening)
Closed26 January 2020 (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Services
Preceding station   Shanghai Metro   Following station
Line 11Terminus

The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the future Line S1 of Suzhou Rail Transit, which is currently under construction. 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.[2][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]

References
  1. "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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" 昆山城市总体规划(2009-2030). Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Huaqiao". Google Maps.
  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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