Houtan station

Houtan

后滩
Shanghai Metro
View of the platform of Houtan station during Expo 2010
General information
LocationPudong New Area, Shanghai
China
Coordinates31°10′27″N 121°28′08″E / 31.1742°N 121.469°E / 31.1742; 121.469
Operated byShanghai No. 3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 7
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened20 April 2010
Previous namesPujiang Yaohua
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
Middle Longhua Road
towards Meilan Lake
Line 7 Changqing Road
towards Huamu Road

Houtan (simplified Chinese: 后滩; traditional Chinese: 後灘; pinyin: Hòutān), formerly Pujiang Yaohua Station, is a station on Line 7 of the Shanghai Metro. It opened in April 2010, 3 months later than the rest of the stations on the line.

The station is located in Pudong New Area and was one of the stations that was a part of the Expo 2010 zone.