Hongkou Football Stadium station

Hongkou Football Stadium (simplified Chinese: 虹口足球场; traditional Chinese: 虹口足球場; pinyin: Hóngkǒu Zúqiúchǎng) is an interchange station between Lines 3 and 8 on the Shanghai Metro.^[1] The station opened on 26 December 2000 as part of the initial section of Line 3 from Shanghai South Railway Station to Jiangwan Town;^[2][3] the interchange with Line 8 opened on 29 December 2007 as part of that line's initial section from Shiguang Road to Yaohua Road.^[4]

Hongkou Football Stadium 虹口足球场
Line 8 platform
General information
Location	Dongjiangwan Road (东江湾路) Hongkou District, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°16′17″N 121°28′45″E
Operated by	Shanghai No. 3/4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3      Line 8
Platforms	4 (1 island platform for Line 8 and 2 side platforms for Line 3)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Line 3) Underground (Line 8)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) (Line 3) 29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) (Line 8)
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Metro Following station Chifeng Road towards North Jiangyang Road Line 3 Dongbaoxing Road towards Shanghai South Railway Station Quyang Road towards Shiguang Road Line 8 North Xizang Road towards Shendu Highway
Location Hongkou Football Stadium Location in Shanghai

To interchange between these two lines it is unnecessary to exit the station and re-enter, though the platform for Line 3 is located above ground, while the platform for Line 8 is entirely underground, there has been escalators in the fare area since 2012, incorporated into the recently built Hongkou Plaza shopping mall.

Furthermore, the Line 3 platform has no barrier-free ground access, preventing transfers by disabled people without assistance.

Station Layout

4F	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Northbound	←      Line 3 towards North Jiangyang Road (Chifeng Road)
	Southbound	→      Line 3 towards Shanghai South Railway Station (Dongbaoxing Road) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
3F	Line 3 Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
G	Entrances and Exits	Exits 1-4
B1	Line 8 Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
B2	Northbound	←      Line 8 towards Shiguang Road (Quyang Road)
	Island platform, doors open on the right
	Southbound	→      Line 8 towards Shendu Highway (North Xizang Road) →

Places nearby

• Hongkou Stadium, a large soccer stadium. There are 3 squash courts inside and a climbing wall that has been rebuilt in December 2008.
• Lu Xun Park
• Duolun Road Cultural Street
• Shanghai International Studies University, Dalian Road Campus
• Bus station with regional buses to places in the vicinity of Shanghai like Songjiang and Zhujiajiao (less than at Shanghai Stadium)

Surface transport

• Trains portal

Passengers may transfer to bus lines 21, 51, 52, 70, 132, 139, 167, 502, 537, 597, 854, Overnight Bus Routes 310 and 329, Airport Bus #4 (for Pudong International Airport), and a "lightering" bus route for Shanghai Metro Line 8 (轨道8号驳运线) which runs from People's Square to Yueyang Hospital (岳阳医院), only during rush hours.