East Kangqiao station

East Kangqiao 康桥东
Exit 4 of the station
General information
Location	East of intersection of Kangren Road & Kangxin Highway Kangqiao, Pudong, Shanghai China
Coordinates	31°08′56.6″N 121°36′38.5″E
Owned by	Shentong Metro Group
Operated by	Shanghai Suburban Railway
Line(s)	Airport Link Line      Line 21 (Under construction)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	27 December 2024 (2024-12-27)
Previous names	Zhangjiang
Services
Preceding station Shanghai Suburban Railway Following station South Sanlin towards Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 Airport Link Line Shanghai International Resort towards Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2

East Kangqiao station (Chinese: 康桥东站; pinyin: Kāng qiáo dōng zhàn) is an underground railway station on the Airport Link Line of the Shanghai Suburban Railway. It is located in Kangqiao, Pudong district, at the future intersection of Kangren Road and Ciqiao Road. The planning name of the station was Zhangjiang station (Chinese: 张江站; pinyin: Zhāng jiāng zhàn). The station opened with the first phase of the Airport Link Line on 27 December 2024 and is planned to become an interchange station with Line 21 of the Shanghai Metro.

Design

Platform level of the station

The station was initially planned as an elevated station, before it was changed to an underground station during feasibility studies for "planning reasons".[1] The station has a total area of 49,453 square metres (532,310 sq ft), with a length of 691.20 metres (2,267.7 ft) and a width of 37.2 metres (122 ft). The station is located within the Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway Protected Green Space, surrounded by dense water works. It is located south of Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. The entrances and exits connect with leisure facilities outside the station and are designed in the form of a semi-arched canopy in the shape of a water wave. An open view allows those within the station concourse to view the wetlands outside.[2] The theme of the station design was "entering the waters" (Chinese: 入水) and attempts to reflect both the technological innovations and progress made by Zhangjiang and the dense waterworks surrounding the station.[3] The Airport Link Line station has four exits[2] and will be connected to the Line 21 metro station through an underpass, with fare gates to separate the two paid zones.[4] The floor plans included a COVID-19 testing booth to be built near exit 2.[5]

The subsequent development plan in the surrounding area is part of the 2023 Shanghai Urban Design Challenge, hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau. Muhe Landscape Design Company and MANDAWORKS Aktiebolag won the Outstanding Design award for their design titled "Porous Forest" (Chinese: 多孔森林). Under the winning design, some fast-growing trees were removed to allow space for the construction of public facilities such as a library and exercise facilities, while the majority of the forested area is retained.[6]

Operations

East Kangqiao station is equipped with arrival and departure lines and a single crossing line and is able to accommodate passing and returning trains. During the preparations for the opening of the Airport Link Line, there was a proposal to operate a partial route from Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 to Zhangjiang in the early stage of operation; these plans were never followed through.[7] According to calculations made in Song et al. (2024), if the airport link line operates with both express and local trains, the crossing point for the express trains towards both Hongqiao and Pudong Airport will be at East Kangqiao station.[8] The Airport Link Line will only operate with local trains stopping at all stops between the two airports at the start of operations.[9]

After the Shanghai South station branch line to Shanghai East is opened in the future, China Railway trains will pass through this station without stopping.[10]

The station opened on 27 December 2024 along with the first phase of the Airport Link Line.[9]

References

1. Fu, Beiwei (2019). "上海机场联络线浦东段线路敷设方式研究". 河南科技 (5). ISSN 1003-5168.
2. "【品质市政】市域铁路系列——机场联络线". Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau. 2023-06-16.
3. "进入最后冲刺！市域机场线7个站点实拍图抢先看→". Shanghai Observer. 2024-12-21.
4. Zhang, Rong; Tang, Hui; Cheng, Yinhao (2022). "上海市域铁路车站换乘客流组织研究——以机场联络线为例". Comprehensive Transportation (in Chinese). 44 (2). ISSN 1000-713X.
5. "关于上海轨道交通市域线机场联络线工程张江站附属设施（地上部分）建设工程设计方案的公示". Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
6. "2023 Shanghai Urban Design Challenge" (PDF). Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2024.
7. Xu, Ganfeng; Song, Weiwei; Gao, Fei; Dai, Weijie; Chen, Changyu (2024). "市域（郊）列车折返点选择与运行优化". Traffic and Transportation (in Chinese). 40 (1). ISSN 1671-3400.
8. Song, Weiwei; Ye, Yuling; Liu, Kai; Chen, Congcong; Zhu, Ziyue; Zhou, Wentao. "基于快慢车模式的市域（郊）列车越行点选择模型研究". Railway Standard Design (in Chinese). doi:10.13238/j.issn.1004-2954.202305100001. ISSN 1004-2954.
9. Shu, Han; Qi, Yingpu (25 December 2024). "重磅！上海机场联络线12月27日开通，票价及班次信息来了". Shanghai Observer.
10. Hu, Guangxiang; Cheng, Xiaoqing; Wang, Bingshan (2020). "上海市域铁路机场联络线与国铁共同停靠车站旅客组织方案研究". Comprehensive Transportation. 42 (5). ISSN 1000-713X.