Longjiang station

Longjiang station (Chinese: 龙江站), is a station on Line 4 of the Nanjing Metro, named after the unofficial local name for the surrounding neighborhood.[1] It is the western terminus of Phase I of Line 4, which opened on January 18, 2017, alongside seventeen other stations. On its first day of passenger service, Longjiang station carried 10,680 people, more than any of the other new stations that also opened that day.[2] The station is oriented on an east–west axis, underneath the intersection of Lijiang Road and Caochangmen Street, and has a total of 9 exits.[3]

Longjiang

龙江
Nanjing Metro
A mural on the mezzanine level of the station depicting Zheng He's voyages, which started along the Yangtze River near the station.
General information
LocationGulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
China
Operated byNanjing Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code418
History
Opened18 January 2017
Services
Preceding station Nanjing Metro Following station
Terminus Line 4 Caochangmen / NUA / JSSNU
towards Xianlinhu

Longjiang station will also be a transfer station for the planned Line 9 of the Nanjing Metro.

References
  1. "关于地铁站名的集中公告" [Public announcement regarding the naming of metro stations]. Nanjing City Government. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. "南京地铁4号线开通首日客流12.05万人次 龙江站客流最大" [Nanjing metro line 4 carries 120,500 people on its first day, Longjiang station carries more than the rest] (in Chinese). Xinhua. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. "南京地铁4号线号称换乘之王 龙江站设9个出口" [Nanjing metro line 4 known as the "transfer king", Longjiang station designed with 9 exits] (in Chinese). People's Daily. October 28, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2017.


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