Ruanjiandadao station

{{short description|Nanjing Metro station}}

{{use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

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| name = Ruanjiandadao

| native_name = 软件大道

| native_name_lang = zh-Hans

| symbol_location = nanjing

| symbol = metro

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| image = 20210612_软件大道站大字壁.jpg

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| address = Ruanjian Avenue and Huashen Avenue ({{nowrap|{{lang|zh|花神大道}}}})

| borough = Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu

| country = China

| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|38|N|118|46|29|E|region:CN-32_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-zhwiki|display=inline,title}}

| operator = Nanjing Metro Co. Ltd.

| line = {{rail color box|system=NJM|line=1|inline=yes}}

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| structure = Underground

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| code = 114

| opened = {{start date|2010|5|28|df=y}}

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=NJM|line=1|left=Tianlongsi|right=Huashenmiao}}

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Ruanjiandadao station ({{zh|s=软件大道站 |t=軟件大道站 |p=Ruǎnjiàndàdào Zhàn |l=software avenue station}}), is a station of Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro, named after and located along the eponymous avenue of the same name. It began operations on 28 May 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.njmetro.com.cn/about_01_08show.aspx?Id=135 |script-title=zh:大事记 |publisher=Nanjing Metro |quote={{lang|zh-hans|5月28日 南京地铁二号线及一号线南延线建成通车，运营里程跃居全国第四，初现网络化运营格局}} |access-date=2018-07-24 }}{{cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-05-23/032220327522.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210702/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-05-23/032220327522.shtml|archive-date=March 3, 2016|script-title=zh:南京地铁二号线载人模拟运营|trans-title=Nanjing Metro Line 2 Undergoes Trial Runs|language=zh |publisher=Yantse Evening News |website=Sina News |date=May 23, 2010|access-date=December 20, 2016}} as part of the southern extension of line 1 from {{stl|NJM|Andemen}} to {{stl|NJM|China Pharmaceutical University}}.

During the planning and construction stages, the station was named Ningnandadao station ({{zh|labels=no |s=宁南大道站 |t=寧南大道站 |p=Níngnándàdào Zhàn |l=Ning (Nanjing) south avenue station}}) until around May 2009, when the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs ({{lang|zh|南京市民政部}}) approved a name change of both the eponymous avenue and station to the present names,{{cite web |url=http://js.xhby.net/system/2009/05/04/010495488.shtml |script-title=zh:“宁南大道”更名“软件大道” |trans-title="Ningnan Avenue" changes name to "Ruanjian Avenue" |publisher=Xinhua News |website=js.xhby.net |quote={{lang|zh-hans|为了扩大雨花软件园的知名度，由该园申请的路名更名在上月中旬已得到南京市民政局地名主管部门的批准，“宁南大道”正式更名为“软件大道”。}} |date=2009-05-04 |access-date=2018-07-26}} in order to increase the name recognition of Yuhua Software Park ({{lang|zh-hans|雨花软件园}}).