Dashijie station

Dashijie (Chinese: 大世界; pinyin: Dàshìjiè; lit. 'Great World') is a station on Shanghai Metro Line 8 and Line 14. It began operation on 29 December 2007 and became an interchange station with Line 14 on 30 December 2021. The shortest distance between two stations on the Shanghai Metro system is that between Dashijie and People's Square.^{[by how much?]} The station is linked to an underground shopping complex containing a McDonald's and other fast food outlets. The station is named after the Great World entertainment complex (in Chinese, "Da Shijie"), traditionally Shanghai's largest amusement arcade.

Dashijie 大世界
Station platform
General information
Location	Shanghai China
Coordinates	31.2294°N 121.473°E / 31.2294; 121.473
Operated by	Shanghai No. 4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 8      Line 14
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	29 December 2007 (Line 8) 30 December 2021 (Line 14)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station People's Square towards Shiguang Road Line 8 Laoximen towards Shendu Highway Site of the First CPC National Congress · South Huangpi Road towards Fengbang Line 14 Yuyuan Garden towards Guiqiao Road

Station Layout

G	Entrances and Exits	Exits 1-6
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
B2	Westbound	←      Line 14 towards Fengbang (Site of the First CPC National Congress · South Huangpi Road)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Eastbound	→      Line 14 towards Guiqiao Road (Yuyuan Garden) →
B3	Northbound	←      Line 8 towards Shiguang Road (People's Square)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Southbound	→      Line 8 towards Shendu Highway (Laoximen) →

Dashijie Station wall, with the station name shown in oversized calligraphy

Attractions and landmarks nearby

• Great World
• Shanghai Concert Hall
• Saint Joseph's Church, Shanghai