Nanjing Road (East) (Shanghai Metro)
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East Nanjing Road Station is an interchange station between Lines 2 and 10 on the Shanghai Metro
. It is located in Huangpu District
, under the intersection of Nanjing Road (E.) and Henan Road (M.) in the city center of Shanghai
.
Before October 2006, it was known as Middle Henan Road station. The name was changed according to the new convention to name metro stations after famous streets or sights nearby rather than the vertical street neighbouring the station, making it easier for visitors to find these places.
The Line 10 section of the station opened in April 2010.
Shanghai Metro
The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...
. It is located in Huangpu District
Huangpu District, Shanghai
Huangpu District , is one of Shanghai's 18 districts and makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core. Today's Huangpu District is sometimes referred to as "new Huangpu" to distinguish it from the pre-merger Huangpu District which existed before 2000. In 2000, the pre-merger...
, under the intersection of Nanjing Road (E.) and Henan Road (M.) in the city center of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.
Before October 2006, it was known as Middle Henan Road station. The name was changed according to the new convention to name metro stations after famous streets or sights nearby rather than the vertical street neighbouring the station, making it easier for visitors to find these places.
The Line 10 section of the station opened in April 2010.
Places nearby
- Nanjing Road (E.) - a pedestrian-only shopping street
- Fuzhou Road with many bookstores
- The BundThe BundThe Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District...
- overlooking the Huangpu RiverHuangpu RiverThe Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai... - Renji HospitalRenji HospitalRenji Hospital is a general hospital in Shanghai, China, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A". The hospital is a university hospital affiliated toShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.- History :...
(West Part) - Holy Trinity Cathedral, ShanghaiHoly Trinity Cathedral, ShanghaiHoly Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai is a Anglican Cathedral in Huangpu District, Shanghai.-History:Before the forced amalgamation of the Anglicanism in mainland China into the lianghui in 1958, it was an Anglican Cathedral of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui, the eldest in China...