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.

For the railway station located far from the metro station, see Huaqiao railway station.
Huaqiao

花桥
Shanghai Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese花桥
Traditional Chinese花橋
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuāqiáo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingfaa1 kiu4
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. (Shanghai Line 11) Suzhou Rail Transit Group (Suzhou Line 11)
Line(s)     Line 11 (Shanghai Metro)
     Line 11 (Suzhou Metro, U/C)
Platforms4 (4 platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Shanghai Line 11)
Underground (Suzhou Line 11)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened16 October 2013 (Shanghai Line 11)
Late June 2023 (Suzhou Line 11)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
Guangming Road
towards Disney Resort
 Line 11 Terminus

History

Shanghai Metro

The station for Shanghai Metro Line 11 opened on 16 October 2013.[1] It is an elevated station. It is 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 Shanghai Metro Line 11 between Huaqiao and Anting stations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Suzhou Metro

The station for Suzhou Metro Line 11 will open in Late June 2023. It is an underground station.

Future Development

The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the future Line 11 of Suzhou Rail Transit, which is currently under construction. The station for Suzhou Line 11 will be underground.

References
  1. 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.
  2. 昆山城市总体规划(2009-2030). Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  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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