Sheshan station
metro station in Shanghai, China
Sheshan (Chinese: 佘山; pinyin: Shéshān) is the name of an elevated station on Shanghai Metro Line 9. It is located near Sheshan Hill. Sheshan Station serves as a rush hour terminus of some trains on Line 9.
The public source identifies “Sheshan station” as metro station in Shanghai, China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sheshan, station and metro.
Why this record matters
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q986099. Authority coordinates are 31.106, 121.225. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Sheshan station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.