Hongkou Football Stadium station

Hongkou Football Stadium (simplified Chinese: 虹口足球场; traditional Chinese: 虹口足球場; pinyin: Hóngkǒu Zúqiúchǎng) is an interchange station between Lines 3 and 8 on the Shanghai Metro.[1] The station opened on 26 December 2000 as part of the initial section of Line 3 from Shanghai South Railway Station to Jiangwan Town;[2][3] the interchange with Line 8 opened on 29 December 2007 as part of that line's initial section from Shiguang Road to Yaohua Road.[4]

Hongkou Football Stadium 虹口足球场
Line 8 platform
Location	Dongjiangwan Road (东江湾路) Hongkou District, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°16′17″N 121°28′45″E
Operated by	Shanghai No. 3/4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3      Line 8
Platforms	4 (1 island platform for Line 8 and 2 side platforms for Line 3)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Line 3) Underground (Line 8)
History
Opened	26 December 2000 (Line 3) 29 December 2007 (Line 8)
Services
Preceding station   Shanghai Metro   Following station Chifeng Road toward North Jiangyang Road Line 3 Dongbaoxing Road toward Shanghai South Railway Station Quyang Road toward Shiguang Road Line 8 North Xizang Road toward Shendu Highway
Location
Hongkou Football Stadium Location in Shanghai

To interchange between these two lines it is unnecessary to exit the station and re-enter, though the platform for Line 3 is located above ground, while the platform for Line 8 is entirely underground, there has been escalators in the fare area since 2012, incorporated into the recently built Hongkou Plaza shopping mall.

Furthermore, the Line 3 platform has no barrier-free ground access, preventing transfers by disabled people without assistance.

Station Layout

4F	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Northbound	←      Line 3 towards North Jiangyang Road (Chifeng Road)
	Southbound	→      Line 3 towards Shanghai South Railway Station (Dongbaoxing Road) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
3F	Line 3 Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
G	Entrances and Exits	Exits 1-4
B1	Line 8 Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
B2	Northbound	←      Line 8 towards Shiguang Road (Quyang Road)
	Island platform, doors open on the right
	Southbound	→      Line 8 towards Shendu Highway (North Xizang Road) →

Places nearby

• Hongkou Stadium, a large soccer stadium. There are 3 squash courts inside and a climbing wall that has been rebuilt in December 2008.
• Lu Xun Park
• Duolun Road Cultural Street
• Shanghai International Studies University, Dalian Road Campus
• Bus station with regional buses to places in the vicinity of Shanghai like Songjiang and Zhujiajiao (less than at Shanghai Stadium)

Surface transport

Passengers may transfer to bus lines 21, 51, 52, 70, 132, 139, 167, 502, 537, 597, 854, Overnight Bus Routes 310 and 329, Airport Bus #4 (for Pudong International Airport), and a "lightering" bus route for Shanghai Metro Line 8 (轨道8号驳运线) which runs from People's Square to Yueyang Hospital (岳阳医院), only during rush hours.

References

1. "Hongkou Football Stadium". Explore Shanghai. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
2. 20年迈向世界：珍贵老照片展示上海地铁发展. Eastday (in Chinese). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
3. 上海市地方志办公室 上海通网站 上海市地情资料库 上海市的百科全书. shtong.gov.cn. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
4. 上海市地方志办公室 上海通网站 上海市地情资料库 上海市的百科全书. shtong.gov.cn. Retrieved 13 September 2017.