{"id":239,"date":"2017-11-05T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/11\/05\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T03:58:33","slug":"chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Subway Stop Built in the Middle of Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caojiawan subway station in Chongqing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">southwest China<\/a>, is pictured covered in overgrown weeds and shrubbery. It does not have a major road or any kind of public <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/transport\/\" title=\"View all posts in transport\" >transport<\/a>ation connected to it. It may look abandoned, but it\u2019s a fully operational subway stop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/#Photo_nextshark\" title=\"Photo:nextshark\">Photo:nextshark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/#Photo_nextshark-2\" title=\"Photo:nextshark\">Photo:nextshark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/#Photo_nextshark-3\" title=\"Photo:nextshark\">Photo:nextshark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-subway-stop-built-in-the-middle-of-nowhere\/#Photo_nextshark-4\" title=\"Photo:nextshark\">Photo:nextshark<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FmSc7anNgCRRFQlWJNKn1bV1NXiD?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"232\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_next_shark\"><\/span>Photo:next shark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located on the outskirts of Chongqing Metro\u2019s Line 6 links suburbs to the city\u2019s center, the station finished construction back in 2015.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-2\"><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fpf_SujffYJADUQZO4KFB-zkoQ83?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325.9762308998302\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Photo_nextshark\"><\/span>\u00a0Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Caojiawan Station was originally built with three exits, but only one exit is\u00a0used by commuters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoSw44WlXGz-YdsLTfrB1ZefvOo6?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325.9762308998302\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_nextshark\"><\/span>Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The other two station exits lead to a barren wasteland, where <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/passenger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passengers<\/a> must rely on a van service to get back home the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgNl6IycHBxPDBKlNHpZZ7U7zJyz?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"4.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325.9762308998302\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_nextshark-2\"><\/span>Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A station staff member told the Chongqing Morning Post that not many people can be seen going in and out of the station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuIzzbwslHtZav1uZSzIhaK5SxZX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325.9762308998302\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_nextshark-3\"><\/span>Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here\u2019s what it looks like during rush hour:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fn7cc2BWzivezXGqdYEyd_xCtXvi?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"6.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325.9762308998302\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_nextshark-4\"><\/span>Photo:nextshark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>But compared to\u00a0Beijing\u2019s Subway Line 13 in rush hour, with thousands of commuters jam-packed on the platform waiting for the train, Caojiawan Station looks like heaven.<\/p>\n<p>According to China Plus, the design of of the subway line and the construction of roads are managed by two different governmental <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/department\/\" title=\"View all posts in department\">department<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>The city planning department is reportedly keeping up with the stretches of the metro line in the future, meaning there may be a city built near Caojiawan Station one day.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC QR.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"434.63497453310697\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caojiawan subway station in Chongqing, southwest China, is pictured covered in overgrown weeds and shrubbery. 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