Shanghai Stadium () is a station on Line 4 of the

Shanghai Metro The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts and to Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Served as a part of Shangha ...

. Service began at this station on 31 December 2005.

Name

The name of the station "" (literally ''Shanghai Sports Field'') refers to nearby

Shanghai Stadium The Shanghai Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG. History The stadium opened on 14 March 1999 when the eighth National Games o ...

. As the adjacent Line 1/Line 4 transfer station used to use this English name, that station is now translated as ''Shanghai Indoor Stadium''. Still, confusion remains due to the similarity of the names in both English and Chinese, only differing by one word/character, and referring to facilities located in close vicinity.

Nearby locations

Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai Indoor Stadium, () also known as the Shanghai Grand Stage, is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Shanghai. Hailed as a great feat of engineering at the time of its construction, the building is now considered dated and out-classed by newly ...

* Sightseeing bus station, with shuttle buses to Sheshan Forest Park and other destinations * Longhua Hospital *

Shanghai Mental Health Center Shanghai Mental Health Center (), also known as Shanghai Psychological Consultative Center, is a psychiatric hospital in Shanghai with over 2100 beds. It's focusing on treating mental disorders. It was founded in 1935, as Puci Rehabilitation Hospit ...

References

Shanghai Metro stations in Xuhui District Line 4, Shanghai Metro Railway stations in China opened in 2005 Railway stations in Shanghai {{Shanghai-metro-stub