Longyang Road () is an
interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additiona ...
that serves both the
Shanghai maglev train and lines
2,
7,
16 and
18 on the
Shanghai Metro. It provides quick transfers between the metro system and the Maglev train to and from
Pudong International Airport
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. There are two separate fare-paid zones at this station: one for the conventional metro lines (Lines 2, 7, 16, 18) and one for the Maglev train, which has a separate fare system. It is also the third four-line interchange station in mainland China and the second in Shanghai, after
Century Avenue
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Major Landmarks
There are many major landm ...
and
Chegongmiao in
Shenzhen
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, and the first five-line interchange (Maglev included) station in Shanghai and mainland China.
History
On 20 September 1999, this station is part of the initial section of Line 2 that opened from to this station that opened.
Trial operations on the Shanghai Maglev opened on the last day of 2002.
The interchanges with Lines 7 opened on 5 December 2009.
The interchange with Line 16 opened on 28 December 2014.
The interchange with Line 18 opened on 30 December 2021, with the formal opening of Line 18 north section, the station becomes a five-line transfer station.
Structure
Longyang Road station consists of five parts, from north to the south respectively, Line 7, Line 2, Maglev Line, Line 16 and Line 18. Lines 2, 7 and 18 are under ground, while the station hall of Line 2 is on the ground level. The station on Line 16 and Maglev Line are elevated stations.
The platform of Lines 2, 7, 18 are standard island platforms. There are 2 sets of island platforms at Line 16, while trains provide service usually on platforms 1, 2 and 3. The platform 2 is usually used for express trains (stops only at
Luoshan Road station
Luoshan Road () is a Shanghai Metro
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,
Xinchang station
Xinchang () is a station on Line 16 of the Shanghai Metro in Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's ...
,
Huinan station,
Lingang Avenue station and
Dishui Lake station) and non-stop trains (directly heads for Dishui Lake). The train coupling and decoupling take place on weekdays at platform 1.
201609 Concourse for L2 of Longyang Road Station.jpg, Concourse for L2
201609 Concourse for L7 of Longyang Road Station.jpg, Concourse for L7
Platform of Longyang Road Station (Line 7).jpg, Platform of Line 7
Longyang Road Station Maglev Rail End.jpg, Exterior of Maglev station
16号线龙阳路站.jpg, Line 16 platform
Station hall of Longyang Road, Line 18.jpg, Station hall of Line 18
Platform of Longyang Road, Line 18.jpg, The platform of Line 18
Namewall of Longyang Road, Line 18.jpg, Station name wall at the Line 18 platform
Transfer
Since the opening of the north section of Line 18, Longyang Road has become a five-line transfer station. Between the part of
Line 7,
Line 2,
Line 16 and
Line 18, there are two mono-directional transfer passages. For example, passengers at Line 7 can go through a transfer passage and arrive at the station hall of Line 2, which takes about 3 minutes. Then across the station hall of Line 2, passengers walks above one minute to arrive at the west end of Line 16 station hall. Passengers can either turn left to transfer to Line 16, which takes 3.5 minutes, or walk straight to transfer to Line 18, which takes about 1 minute and 45 seconds.
Passengers at the Line 18 station hall at the south end of the whole station can walk to the station hall of Line 16 through a transfer passage at the east, which takes about 3.5 minutes. Then passengers can arrive at the station hall of Line 2 through the station hall of Maglev Line and a set of mono-directional escalator, which takes about 2.5 minutes. Following through the transfer passage, passengers at the Line 2 station hall will walk to the east end of Line 7 station hall, which takes about 2min.
To take the
Shanghai maglev train, the nearest exit is Exit 4 at Line 2.
View in Longyang Road Station (Shanghai Metro) 1.jpg, Transfer passage between the two station halls of Line 2 & Line 7
View in Longyang Road Station (Shanghai Metro) 6.jpg, Transfer passage between the two station halls of Line 2 & Line 7
Entrance of Longyang Road Station (Line 16).jpg, Transfer passage between the two station halls of Line 2 & Line 16
Transfer escalator at Longyang Road from Line 18 to Line 16.jpg, A set of escalators mono-directionally upwards, at the transfer passage from Line 18 to Line 16
Transfer passage at Longyang Road from Line 18 to Line 16.jpg, Transfer passage from Line 18 to Line 16 at the elevated part
Incidents
At 11:05 on 26 April 2021, a passenger climbed the passenger edge doors, in an attempt to enter the tunnel of Line 2.
Station staff quickly reacted, however, staff later confirmed the passenger that climbed the door had died.
Services continued from noon that day.
Places nearby
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Huamu Park
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Longyang Plaza
Longyang District () is a district of the city of Baoshan, Yunnan province, China.
Administrative divisions
Longyang District has 6 subdistricts, 5 towns, 6 townships and 4 ethnic townships.
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Shanghai New International Expo Center
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*
Wan Bang City Garden
References
External link
Shanghai Metro stations in Pudong
Line 2, Shanghai Metro
Line 7, Shanghai Metro
Line 16, Shanghai Metro
Line 18, Shanghai Metro
Railway stations in China opened in 1999
Railway stations in Shanghai
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