Lianhua Road station

Lianhua Road (simplified Chinese: 莲花路; traditional Chinese: 蓮花路; pinyin: Liánhuā Lù) is a metro station on Shanghai Metro Line 1.^[1] It is located on the southeast side of Humin Road, between Wanyuan Road and Lianhua Road.

Lianhua Road 莲花路
Platform
General information
Location	Humin Road and Lianhua Road Minhang District, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°07′51″N 121°24′13″E
Operated by	Shanghai No. 1 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	L01/03
History
Opened	28 December 1996 (1996-12-28)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station Jinjiang Park towards Fujin Road Line 1 Waihuanlu towards Xinzhuang
Location Lianhua Road Location in Shanghai

Exit list

On June 25, 2021, the construction for the North Plaza mall and the station transformation finished. The station went from four to seven exits. Some even connect with the existing pedestrian overpass of the Nanfang commercial area the station is serving.^[2]

Lianhua Road station Exit List in 2021

Exit No.	Side of Station	Location	Other Information
Exit 1	To Xinzhuang (bound) Platform	At the east of the 3F station hall with a connection with the overpass corridor	Built in 2021 during the station transformation (see Station transformation section)
Exit 2		To the Ground floor of the new North Square (paid area entrance is at the 3F of station hall; access via escalator from north square)
Exit 3		At the west of the 3F station hall with a connection with the overpass corridor
Exit 4	To Fujin Road (bound) Platform	To the Ground floor of the new North Square through the northside of old (west) underground passageway. The passageway is shared with Exit 5.	Replaced in 2021
Exit 5		To Meilong Road (South Plaza) through the south side of the same passageway for Exit 4	Existing South Entrances (before 2021)
Exit 6		To Meilong Road (South Plaza) through the south side of the old (east) underground passageway. The passageway is shared with Exit 7.
Exit 7	To Fujin Road (bound) Platform	To the Ground floor of the new North Square through the northside of the old (east) underground passageway. The passageway is shared with Exit 6.	Replaced in 2021

Layout

• B1F: Underpass connecting North Square (Humin Road) and South Square (West Meilong Road); Exits of the platform for trains bounding for Fujin Road
• 1F: Shops; Exits of the platform for trains bounding for Xinzhuang Station
• 2F: Platforms

Station transformation

It has been announced that the station will undergo an expansion, with newly-added passage between platforms in the payment area. Currently, passengers going between two platforms must exit the station first. Besides, the north square of the station will go over a new construction, with a newly-designed shopping center and connection with the existing pedestrian overpass of Nanfang commercial area the station is serving.

The demolition of north square building started from June 23, 2018, marking the start of the reconstruction. The whole project is planned to be completed before the end of 2019.^[3] Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan will participate in the redevelopment and will operate the context from the scheduled date in 2020.^[4]

On June 25 2021 the construction was transformation was completed after three years of work. The capacity of the station has been significantly increased, and with the completion of a shopping mall attached to the station, people will be able to interchange between the Metro line and buses without leaving the building. The current peak number of passengers going through the station on weekdays is 90,000, placing a big burden on the station which was built on the ground level with no entrance hall. The project increased the width of the platforms from 5.5 meters to 8.5 meters, and built an entrance hall on the second floor of the building attached to the station. The shopping mall, which is still under construction, has escalators that connect passengers of Line 1 and buses. This station is in a transport hub with dozens of bus lines, among which 14 were distributed on two sides of the station. Now the terminal station of the 14 bus lines is on one side and connected to the Metro station via the mall.^[5]

References

1. "Lianhua Road". Explore Shanghai. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
2. "【1号线】莲花路站站厅局部启用 出入口调整". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
3. Upgrade at Lianhua Road Metro station to end long queues
4. "The Mitsui Fudosan Group's First Overseas Retail Facilities in a Station Building Decision to Participate in Shanghai's First Subway Station Redevelopment Project: The Lianhua Road Station Building Retail Facilities (tentative name) Scheduled to Open in 2020" (PDF). Mitsui Fudosan. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
5. Lianhua Road Metro station gets a new look - SHINE News