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reflection: fans said they had to queue up in long lines to take the subway after the game

on the evening of september 10, in the second round of group c of the 2026 world cup asian qualifiers, the chinese team played against the saudi team at home at the dalian shoal bay football stadium. in the end, the chinese team lost 1-2.

it is reported that the game attracted 48,628 fans. da wan news reporters noticed that after the game, many netizens posted messages on social media saying that they had difficulty in leaving the stadium.

some netizens said that after the game, there were obstacles everywhere when leaving the stadium. "more than 40,000 fans were squeezed into a narrow corridor and moved out at a snail's pace. the south shoal bay subway entrance is more than 100 meters away from the stadium, and everyone had to squeeze together to move to the shoal bay subway entrance several kilometers away. after finally reaching the subway entrance, when everyone was queuing to enter the subway entrance, the side suddenly broke through the defense, and a large number of people crossed the queue channel to enter the subway entrance, causing the fans in line to rush through the card, which almost caused an accident." another netizen posted information saying that at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, there were still fans near the stadium who had not left. some people said that they walked around the stadium for more than an hour and couldn't get a taxi.

a reporter from da wan news found that dalian soyuwan football stadium is a football stadium surrounded by the sea on three sides. dalian metro line 5 passes through the football stadium. soyuwan south metro station is separated from the northwest gate of the stadium by a road. the slightly farther soyuwan metro station is about 1.5 kilometers away from the northwest gate of the stadium on foot.

plan: the local relevant departments issued a notice before the game

da wan news reporters noticed that before the game, the dalian traffic police department issued a notice on september 5th, "notice on temporary traffic restrictions on roads around the dalian soyuwan football stadium during the third stage (round of 18) of the 2026 world cup asian qualifiers between the chinese national team and the saudi arabian national team."

dalian public transport construction investment group issued a notice on september 9, stating that due to the match to be held at the soyuwan football stadium on the evening of september 10, the operation plans of some buses and subway lines will be adjusted, including the extension of the operation hours of 5 bus lines, the temporary addition of one evacuation vehicle, and the addition of trains on some subway lines. it said, "exit c of soyuwan south station on metro line 5 will be closed after 17:30, while exits a, b, and d will be open as usual; after 21:00, all entrances and exits of soyuwan south station will be closed, and passengers leaving the station will take the elevator outside the station; exit c2 of soyuwan station is for entry only, while exits a, d, and c1 will be closed, and passengers leaving the station will take the elevator outside the station."

the match ended at around 10pm that night. according to a notice issued by dalian public transport construction investment group, after the match, fans could only leave the venue and take the subway at the c2 entrance of the slightly farther soyuwan subway station. a video posted by an internet user showed that many people were queuing at the entrance that night to enter the subway station.

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according to local media reports in dalian, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the competition, "dalian metro line 5 organized volunteers, station service, security inspection, security and other job working groups to go to soyuwan station and soyuwan south station for support. more than 200 security personnel were dispatched to place iron horses, one-meter lines and guide signs in advance at various entrances and exits, escalators, gates and other points where passenger flow is prone to congestion. at the same time, patrols and guidance were strengthened on site to maintain order in riding. for passengers using one-way cards, a special person will be responsible for collecting them before leaving the station to increase the speed of passengers' travel." the dalian municipal transportation bureau and dalian transportation group have formulated a traffic guarantee plan and prepared 30 emergency buses. metro line 5 will add 18 special trains for event guarantee, with a running interval of 5-7 minutes to ensure safety and stability on site. the public security traffic police department dispatched more than 200police officers made temporary adjustments to the traffic order on eight roads around the competition venue.

response: no calls were received regarding the difficulty in waiting for a car after the show.

on the morning of september 11, a reporter from da wan news contacted the dalian transportation bureau, and a staff member said that because there is a small subway station near the soyuwan football stadium that is not suitable for the diversion of large crowds, in order to ensure safety, a small subway station entrance is not open. he said that this is a diversion measure to ensure safety, and fans need to go to a subway station that is a little further away, so the time for the end of the game may be slower.

a staff member of dalian public transport construction investment group told the reporter that after checking with the customer service center, "after the game ended last night, when the game was over, no passengers called to complain about the difficulty of waiting for the bus or the long waiting time." she also said that the company had made sufficient plans for both buses and subways before the game and released them through the media. "for large-scale events, the scene must follow the instructions and evacuate in an orderly manner little by little."

the staff member also told the reporter that in terms of the company's buses and subways, whether it was the staff on duty, volunteers, on-duty personnel, or leaders, in order to ensure that the fans could evacuate in an orderly manner, they all stayed at their posts and "were busy until late at night before going home."

source: da wan news