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| Locale | Shanghai, China | ||
| Transit type | Urban rail transit | ||
| Number of lines | 25 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
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| Began operation | May 28, 1993 [lower-alpha 2] | ||
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Shanghai Rail Transit includes all rail transit lines operating in Shanghai, mainly composed of High-volume railway system, Low-to-medium-volume railway system and Maglev system. The system was established on May 28, 1993, when Shanghai Metro Line 1 opened.
The Shanghai Metro is the biggest component of the Shanghai metropolitan rail transit network, together with the Shanghai maglev train, the Zhangjiang Tram, the Songjiang Tram, and the commuter rail Jinshan railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group.
| Shanghai metropolitan rail transit network | Commencement | Latest extension | Number of lines | System length | Number of stations |
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| Shanghai Suburban Railway | 2012 | 1 | 56.4 km (35.0 mi) | 8 | |
| Shanghai maglev train | 2002 | 1 | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) | 2 | |
| Shanghai Metro | 1993 | 2021 | 18 | 742.6 km (461.4 mi) | 467 |
| Zhangjiang Tram | 2009 | 1 | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) | 15 | |
| Songjiang Tram | 2018 | 2019 | 2 | 39.4 km (24.5 mi) | 42 |
| Total | 23 | 877.7 km (545.4 mi) | 534 | ||
Shanghai Metro was opened on May 28, 1993 and is one of the busiest urban rail transit systems in the world, [1] [2] providing public transport services to 14 municipal districts [lower-alpha 3] in Shanghai and Kunshan City in Jiangsu Province. Except the Shanghai maglev train and the Pujiang Line, the other seventeen lines (737 km (458.0 mi)) of the Shanghai Metro [3] are all heavy rails. These lines are operated by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd., except the Huaqiao section of Line 11, which is operated by Kunshan Rail Transit Co., Ltd. The daily operating hours of Shanghai Metro are approximately from 5:00 to 24:00. [lower-alpha 4]
Pujiang Line was opened on March 31, 2018, with a total length of 6.69 km (4.16 mi) and 6 stations. It is operated by Shanghai Keolis, with daily service hours from 5:40 [lower-alpha 5] to 22:30. [lower-alpha 6]
Shanghai Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway currently consists only of the Jinshan Railway, also known as Jinshan Line, opened on September 28, 2012, passing through Xuhui, Minhang, Songjiang, and Jinshan districts of Shanghai, with a total length of 56.4 km (35.0 mi) and 8 stations. [4] [5] [6] This line is operated by the China Railway Shanghai Group. The daily operating time is from 6:00 [lower-alpha 7] to 21:55. [lower-alpha 8] On weekdays, there is another direct train from Shanghai South Station at 5:30. It takes 32 to 60 minutes from the starting station, Jinshanwei Station, to the final station, Shanghai South Station, depending on the number of stops on the way. The starting fare is 3 yuan, and the full fare is 10 yuan. [7] [5] [8] Jinshan Line is one of the Shanghai suburban railway lines. In addition to paper tickets, passengers can also use Shanghai Public Transport Card, [lower-alpha 9] near-field communication (NFC), and mobile phone boarding code [lower-alpha 10] to enter the station. The transfer discount policy for Shanghai public transport service is applicable in this line. [5] [9] [10] Two further lines are under construction, namely the Airport Link line and Jiamin line.
Zhangjiang Tram was opened on December 31, 2009. The whole line is located in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. It is about 10 km (6.2 mi) long and has 15 stations. [11] [12] Zhangjiang tram adopts the French Translohr tram system, with low floor, monorail guidance, rubber wheels, three carriages, and a maximum capacity of about 167 passengers. [13] TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram in Tianjin uses the same transit system. The line is operated by Shanghai Pudong Modern Rail Transit Co., Ltd., with daily operating hours from 5:45 to 23:00, and a full fare of 2 yuan for the whole line. The transfer discount policy for Shanghai public transport service is applicable in this line.
Songjiang Tram was opened on December 26, 2018, passing through the Songjiang and Minhang districts of Shanghai. It has two lines operated by Shanghai Songjiang Tram Investment Operation Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Keolis, with a total length of about 30 km (19 mi). [14] [15] Songjiang tram uses the French Alstom Citadis 302 tramcar, with five carriages and a maximum capacity of about 300 passengers. Chengdu Tram Line 2 uses the same vehicle model. The fare for 10 km or less is 2 yuan. For more than 10 km (6.2 mi), the fare increases by 1 yuan for every 10 km (6.2 mi). The transfer discount policy for Shanghai public transport service is applicable in this line.
Shanghai Pudong Airport APM is a People Mover opened on September 16, 2019, using A-type metro train system with four cars, runs inside Shanghai Pudong International Airport, including the East Line and the West Line. The operating section of the East Line is 1.65 km (1.03 mi) long, connecting Terminal 2 and Satellite 2, and the operating section of the West Line is 1.86 km (1.16 mi) long, connecting Terminal 1 and Satellite 1. Shanghai Keolis operates this transit system.
Shanghai Maglev Line was opened on December 31, 2002, with a total length of 30.5 km (19.0 mi) and two stations. It is operated by Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd., and its daily service hours are from 6:40 [lower-alpha 11] to 21:42. [lower-alpha 12] Except for the 15-minute interval between the first two trains from Longyang Road Station, the interval for other trains is 20 minutes. [16] An ordinary one-way ticket is 50 yuan, and the passenger holding an air ticket or Shanghai Public Transport Card can enjoy a 20% discount (40 yuan).
Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and maglev. Some classifications also include non-rail bus rapid transport. As of 31 December 2022, China has the world's longest urban rail transit system with more than 9,500 km (5,900 mi) of urban rail nationwide in 49 systems in 47 cities, accounting for 9 of the 10 longest metro systems except Moscow Metro, or metro systems in Seoul combined if metro systems in the same cities are merged in the rank.
Line 6 is an eastern north–south line of the Shanghai Metro network. It opened on December 29, 2007. The entire line is located in the Pudong New Area. A complete trip between the two end terminals, Gangcheng Road and Oriental Sports Center takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. Line 6 has been dubbed the unofficial nickname “Hello Kitty Line” due to its lurid pink livery. The line is colored magenta on system maps.
Guilin Road is an interchange station between Line 9 and Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro.
Line 7 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. It connects the Baoshan District of Shanghai with the downtown core as well as the Pudong New Area and the Expo 2010 site. It currently runs from Meilan Lake in Baoshan District to Huamu Road in Pudong, which is near Shanghai New International Expo Center. Qihua Road serves as a terminus for trains returning to Chentai Road depot. The line is colored orange on system maps.
Line 10 is a southwest–northeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. It officially opened for service on April 10, 2010. The line runs from Jilong Road to Hongqiao Railway Station, with a branch line from Longxi Road to Hangzhong Road. It has been given the unofficial nickname “Golden Line” as it links many of the city's tourist attractions like Yuyuan and Xintiandi. It connects the Hongqiao International Airport with the downtown core of Shanghai, and also the dense residential districts of Yangpu and Hongkou. It is the only line in the system with numbered station codes. It is the first high-density and high-volume fully automatic subway line in Mainland China, operating with GoA4 unattended train operation. The line is colored lilac on system maps.
Line 11 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. Since October 2013, Line 11 serves Kunshan city, making it is the second intercity metro in China after the Guangfo Metro and the first that crosses a provincial boundary. With a single-line mileage of 82.386 kilometres (51.192 mi), it is the second-longest single-line subway line in China, after Line 6 in Chongqing, which is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. The line is colored brown on system maps.
Zhangjiang Tram was one of the two tram networks operating in Shanghai, the other being Songjiang Tram. It utilises a system manufactured by the French Translohr company. Shanghai originally had a steel wheeled electric tramway network in its urban center. Routes expanded gradually and reached largest extent in 1925 with 328 tramcars; this tram system shut down in 1975. Tram service returned to Shanghai with the opening of a rubber tired Translohr line in the suburban Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in 2010. It is the second rubber-tired tram system in both China and Asia, the first being TEDA tram in Tianjin.
Line 13 is a north-west to south-east line of the Shanghai Metro network. It runs between Jinyun Road in Jiading and Zhangjiang Road in Pudong. It was once used as a dedicated line for the World Expo to serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The line is colored pink on system maps.
Line 18 is a north–south Shanghai Metro line running from South Changjiang Road station in the city's Baoshan District to Hangtou station in Pudong, with a length of 36.13 km (22.45 mi). The line was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020. However, officials announced that only the initial segment of eight stations in Pudong started test runs in September 2020. The 14.5 km (9.0 mi) southern section opened for passenger operations on December 26, 2020. The remainder of the line was opened on 30 December 2021. The line is 36.5 km (22.7 mi) long with 26 stations. The line is one of Shanghai Metro's new batch of high capacity fully automated and driverless lines along with Lines 14 and 15. The line is colored medium light shade of brown on system maps.
Line 16 is a rapid transit line serving the south-eastern suburban areas of Shanghai. The line was formerly known as the Lingang line. It was originally designated as Line 21 and was planned as the south part of line 11. The line runs entirely in Pudong New Area, starting from Longyang Road, via Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Huinan Town, ending at Dishui Lake in Nanhui New City. The line is 59 km (37 mi) long and has 13 stations of which three are underground and the rest elevated. Construction begun in early 2009, and the line opened on 29 December 2013. The second phase was completed at the end of 2014.
Several cities in China had tram systems during the 20th century; however, by the end of the century, only Dalian and Changchun remained extant. However the 21st century has seen a resurgence in tram transport systems as China attempts to combat with urban traffic congestion and pollution.
Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd. known as Shentong Metro Group is the operator of Shanghai Metro and Shanghai Maglev Train, as well as the parent company of the listed company Shanghai Shentong Metro Co., Ltd. It is currently responsible for the operation of Shanghai Metro. This includes investment, financing and operation management, and owns most of the assets of Shanghai Metro. The name is derived from Shen is the alternative name of Shanghai, while Tong literally means transportation.
The Pujiang line of Shanghai Metro is an automated, driverless, rubber-tired Shanghai Metro line in the town of Pujiang in the Shanghainese district of Minhang. It was originally conceived as phase 3 of Shanghai Metro line 8, but afterwards was constructed as a separate line, connecting with line 8 at its southern terminus, Shendu Highway. The line opened for passenger trial operations on March 31, 2018. It is the first automated, driverless people mover line in the Shanghai Metro, and has 6 stations with a total length of 6.689 kilometres (4.156 mi). The people mover was expected to carry 73,000 passengers a day. The line is colored grey on system maps.
Jinshan Yuanqu is a railway station on the Jinshan railway in Jinshan District, Shanghai. It opened as a divergence to the newly-built Pudong Railway on December 9, 2005 as Ruanxiang Railway Station. In 2012 it was renamed to Jinshan Yuanqu and started intercity passenger service on September 28, 2012. The station serves Shanghai Jinshan Industrial Park. Only local trains stop at this station.
Songjiang Tram is a light rail tramway in Shanghai, China. The system consists of two lines totaling 31 km (19 mi) with 42 stations. Unlike the Zhangjiang Tram, Songjiang trams use centenary power supply and steel-wheeled rail systems. Most of them use independent rights of way. The intersection signal lights were adjusted through the system to make them pass first, and the running speed reaches 25-30km/h. Trains run from 6:00 till 22:00. With further extension of the network public transport modal split in Songjiang is expected from the current 23% to 40%.
Shenmei Road is a Shanghai Metro station located on Line 18 in Pudong, Shanghai. Located at the intersection of Shenmei Road and Hunan Highway, the station opened for passenger service on 26 December 2020. It is part of the first section of Line 18 to become operational, a southern segment of phase one of the line which consists of eight stations between Yuqiao and Hangtou. It is also the terminal station of short-route trains during peak hours.
Shuangbai Road is a metro station on the Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro. Located at the intersection of Shuangbai Road and South Lianhua Road in Minhang District, Shanghai, the station was scheduled to open with the rest of Line 15 in 2020. However, the station eventually opened on 23 January 2021 following a one-month postponement. Since Dec. 30, 2021, this station has become the terminal station of short-route trains, in place of West Huajing station.
West Huajing is a metro station on the Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along an unbuilt section of Jinghong Road near its intersection with an unbuilt section of Huaji Road and straddling the boundary between Minhang and Xuhui districts in the city of Shanghai, the station was scheduled to open with the rest of Line 15 in 2020. However, the station eventually opened on 23 January 2021 following a one-month postponement. Half-Trains terminated here and trains would have to switch tracks to return to northbound track towards Gucun Park, until the south terminal station of short-route trains was extended to Shuangbai Road station.
Yizhuang T1 Line is a 13.255 km (8.2 mi) tram line with 15 stations. It is part of Beijing Subway system. It runs from Quzhuang station in Daxing District to Dinghaiyuan station in Tongzhou District. The line opened on December 31, 2020. Laoguanli station will open in 2024.
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