Donghai Road station

Donghai Road

东海路
exterior of Donghai Road station after re-construction (2023)
General information
LocationBinhai District, Tianjin
China
Coordinates39°2′23″N 117°43′51″E / 39.03972°N 117.73083°E / 39.03972; 117.73083
Operated byBinhai Mass Transit Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 9
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened28 March 2004
31 December 2016 (re-opening)
Closed13 August 2015
Services
Preceding station Tianjin Metro Following station
Huizhanzhongxin
towards Tianjinzhan
 Line 9 Terminus

Donghai Road Station (Chinese: 东海路站), also known as Donghailu Station, is a station of Line 9 of the Tianjin Metro. It started operations on 28 March 2004.[1]

The station was severely damaged on 12 August 2015 when a series of explosions occurred at the nearby Port of Tianjin. The roof of the station collapsed. As a result of the damage as well as the ongoing situation at the blast site, the station was closed for repairs from 13 August 2015[2] and reopened on 31 December 2016.

Station structure after the explosion (mid-bottom)

References

  1. ^ "9号线站" (in Chinese). Binhai Mass Transit. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ "津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重 展开抢修 尽早恢复运营". Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-15.