People's Square station (Shanghai Metro)

This article is about the metro station in Shanghai. For the square itself, see People's Square. For the Hangzhou Metro station, see People's Square station (Hangzhou Metro).

People's Square

人民广场
Shanghai Metro
Line 1 platform
General information
LocationMiddle Xizang Road and Jiujiang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
China
Coordinates31°13′59″N 121°28′26″E / 31.233089°N 121.473901°E / 31.233089; 121.473901
Operated byShanghai No. 1/2/4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Platforms7 (3 island platforms and 1 side platform)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened
  • 10 April 1995 (1995-04-10) (Line 1)[1][2]
  • 20 September 1999 (1999-09-20) (Line 2)[3][4][1]
  • 29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) (Line 8)[5]
Previous namesPeople's Park (up to 19 August 2000)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station
Xinzha Road
towards Fujin Road
 Line 1 Site of the First CPC National Congress · South Huangpi Road
towards Xinzhuang
West Nanjing Road
towards National Exhibition and Convention Center
 Line 2 East Nanjing Road
towards Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2
Qufu Road
towards Shiguang Road
 Line 8 Dashijie
towards Shendu Highway
Location
People's Square is located in Shanghai
People's Square
People's Square
Location in Shanghai

People's Square (simplified Chinese: 人民广场; traditional Chinese: 人民廣場; pinyin: Rénmín Guǎngchǎng) is a large interchange station of the Shanghai Metro, located below People's Square, also next to People's Park and Nanjing Road, in the city center of Shanghai.[6] The station is one of the busiest metro stations in mainland China, handling a peak daily traffic of over 700,000 passengers.[7]

The opening of the downtown sections of Lines 12 and 13 in late December 2015 has allowed for alternative routes around the station, reducing the daily traffic by around 10%.[7]

The station is an interchange between Lines 1, 2 and 8,[6] making it an important interchange station boasting close to twenty exits. This station is exceptionally busy because of a unique combination of it being an interchange between a west-east and north-south line, as well as being surrounded by office buildings, shopping malls and several tourist attractions. This combination causes it to be extremely busy during peak times, but it remains very busy during the rest of the day as well.

In early 2009, a new side platform for Line 8 riders heading south (to Shendu Highway) opened. This platform was converted from a former link to Line 1.[8] Passengers from Shiguang Road station heading south can exit from either door.

Since 2013, in the station hall of People’s Square the Metro operator set up a music corner. Every Saturday, both professional and amateur musicians and artists hit the stage. The tiny music corner has become a bridge for cultural exchanges. At the 500th show in September 2018, Matt Knowles — director of culture and education at the British Council in Shanghai - said what made it so special was that Shanghai Metro had turned a commercial space into a cultural one, giving people a chance to pause and reflect.[9]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "People's Square". www.exploreshanghai.com. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b 沪地铁新延伸段通车10天大数据：汉中路站分流效应最明显 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinmin. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2018. 值得关注的是，人民广场站日均客流在70万以上
  8. ^ 上海地铁首创单列车双侧开门 (in Simplified Chinese). Sina News.
  9. ^ Shanghai Metro: from nothing to world leader