Houtan station
metro station in Shanghai, China
Houtan (simplified Chinese: 后滩; traditional Chinese: 後灘; pinyin: Hòutān), formerly Pujiang Yaohua Station, is a station on Line 7 of the Shanghai Metro. It opened in April 2010, 3 months later than the rest of the stations on the line.
The station is located in Pudong New Area and was one of the stations that was a part of the Expo 2010 zone.
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