Maigaoqiao station (simplified Chinese: 迈皋桥站; traditional Chinese: 邁皋橋站; pinyin: Màigāoqiáo Zhàn; lit. 'Maigao-Bridge station'), located in the city of Nanjing, is an aboveground station of Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro, and was the northern terminus of the line until Baguazhoudaqiaonan Station opened on 28 December 2022. It started operations on 3 September 2005[1] as part of the line's Phase I from this station to Andemen.[a]
Physical Dimension
Maigaoqiao station is in the north-south direction with a length of 213.189 meters, a width of 19.3 meters, and a height of 16.5 meters. Its total area is 4909 square meters with five exits in total.[3]
Surroundings
Surroundings include a park called Swallow Rock, schools, hospitals, and other institutions. Schools nearby are Maigaoqiao Elementary School, ChengXian Street Elementary School, and College of Education in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Hospitals consist of Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital of Jiangsu Province. There are government and public institutions around the station as well.[4]
Notes
^The section from Andemen to Olympic Stadium that initially opened as Line 1 was re-designated as Line 10 when the latter opened in 2014.[2]
References
^大事记. Nanjing Metro. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 9月3日 南京地铁一号线一期工程开通试运营
^南京地铁二号线载人模拟运营 [Nanjing Metro Line 2 Undergoes Trial Runs]. Yantse Evening News (in Chinese). 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
