Shapingba is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...
of the
Chongqing Rail Transit
The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment d ...
system in
Shapingba District
Shapingba () is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, formerly known as Shaci District () during the Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the central parts of Chongqing and covers around 396 square kilometers, with 13 subdistricts and ...
,
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...
Municipality, China. The station began service on 28 July 2011 with the opening of
Line 1 of
Chongqing Rail Transit
The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment d ...
. Until the extension to Daxuecheng was completed and opened in 2012, it operated as the terminus of Line 1. It later was expanded to accommodate two extra metro lines to the south of the Line 1 metro station, to serve the
Loop Line (opened on December 28, 2018) and
Line 9 (opened on January 25, 2022
), but the transfer passage didn't open until 30 September 2022.
, which is currently under construction, will also serve the station in future.
It also interchanges with the renovated
Shapingba railway station, as an Integrated Transport Hub, with connected bus and taxi modes.
Station structure
Line 1
The station serves as the 14th station on the East-West running Line 1. This is an underground station on two levels. The first underground level is for the station hall & ticketing, beneath which is the platform level. The station set up to serve 2 tracks from a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular ...
.
Line 9
Shapingba is the 4th station on this line which runs from the Southwest to the Northeast of the city.
Loop Line
This is a circular metro line.
Station Exits
* Exit 1: Chongqing Normal University (Shapingba Campus), Chongqing Nankai Middle School
* Exit 2: Sanxia Square Pedestrian Street
* Exit 3:
Shapingba railway station, Chongqing VIII Middle School
Near the Station
* Chongqing Normal University (Shapingba campus)
* Chongqing First Secondary School
* Chongqing Nankai High School
* Chongqing VIII Secondary School
* Chongqing Shu Shu Primary School
* Chongqing Shapingba District People's Hospital
* Shapingba District Cultural Museum
* Sanxia Square Pedestrian Street
*
Shapingba railway station
* Sanxia Square Underground Commercial Street
References
Railway stations in China opened in 2011
Chongqing Rail Transit stations
Shapingba District
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