| Shanghai Metro | |
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| Info | |
| Owner | Shanghai Shentong Metro Group |
| Locale | Shanghai, China |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 8 |
| Number of stations | 170 |
| Daily ridership | 3.065 million daily [1] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1995 |
| Operator(s) | Shanghai No.1-No.4 Metro Operation Company (4 Companies has the similar name) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 250.2 km (155.5 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海軌道交通 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海轨道交通 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Shanghai Rail Transit | ||||||||||||
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The Shanghai Metro (also officially known as the Shanghai Rail Transit) is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway (地铁) and light railway (轻轨) lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a subway. Since then, the Shanghai Metro has become one of the newest and fastest-growing rapid transit systems in the world. Today, there are eight metro lines, 170 stations and 250 km of tracks in operation, making it the longest network in China, exceeding even the Hong Kong MTR. Daily ridership averaged 3.065 million in 2008 and set a record of 4.307 million on December 31, 2008.[1]
The system is still growing, more new lines and extensions are under construction, and plans through 2020 project a system comprising 20 routes and 877 km length. The latest major additions came on December 29, 2007, when lines 6, 8 and 9 along with the extension to lines 1[2] and 4[3] entered into operation at the same time, with a ceremony at the newly-built interchange hall of People's Square.[4][5], and the latest new line or extension is the South Extension of Line 8, which began public use in July, 2009. Eight more lines or line extensions will be in service before Expo 2010.
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Lines
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| Line | Terminals | Opened | Newest Extension |
Length | Stations |
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| 1 | Fujin Road - Xinzhuang | 1995 | 2007 | 38.1 km | 28 |
| Songhong Road - Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park | 1999 | 2006 | 26.0 km | 17 | |
| North Jiangyang Road - Shanghai South Railway Station | 2000 | 2006 | 40.3 km | 29 | |
| Loop line beginning at Yishan Road | 2005 | 2007 | 34.2 km | 26 | |
| 5 | Xinzhuang - Minhang Development Zone | 2003 | 2003 | 17.2 km | 11 |
| Gangcheng Road - South Lingyan Road | 2007 | 2007 | 31.5 km | 27 | |
| 8 | Shiguang Road - Aerospace Museum | 2007 | 2009 | 37.5 km | 28 |
| Songjiang Xincheng - Yishan Road | 2007 | 2008 | 31.0 km | 13 | |
| Total: | 255.8 km | 163 | |||
Map of Shanghai Metro
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Interchanges
There are two types of interchange stations: physical interchange and virtual interchange stations. In a physical interchange station, passengers can transfer between subway lines without exiting a fare zone. In a virtual interchange station, however, passengers have to exit and re-enter fare zones as they transfer from one subway line to another. In order to receive a discounted fare, passengers must use a Shanghai Public Transportation Card (SPTC) instead of Single-Ride tickets.
Physical Interchange Stations
Below is a list of physical interchange stations.
- Xinzhuang is an interchange between Line 1 and Line 5.
- Shanghai South Railway Station is an interchange between Line 1 and
Line 3 . - Shanghai Indoor Stadium is an interchange between Line 1 and
Line 4 . - People's Square is an interchange between Line 1, Shanghai Metro,
Line 2 and Line 8. - Shanghai Railway Station is an interchange between
Line 3 andLine 4 . - Zhongshan Park is an interchange between
Line 2 ,Line 3 andLine 4 . - Century Avenue is an interchange between
Line 2 ,Line 4 andLine 6 . - Baoshan Road, Zhongtan Road, Zhenping Road, Caoyang Road, Jinshajiang Road, Yan'an Road (West), and Hongqiao Road are interchanges between
Line 3 andLine 4 . This is where the two lines overlap together one one route between Baoshan Road and Hongqiao Road. - Lancun Road is an interchange between
Line 4 andLine 6 . To the north,Line 4 andLine 6 both stop at Pudian Road, but these two stations are not located together and interchanging is not possible. - Xizang Road (South) is an interchange between
Line 4 and Line 8. - Yishan Road is an interchange between
Line 3 andLine 9 .
Virtual Interchange Stations
On June 1, 2008, Shanghai Metro began using a new interchange ticketing system for virtual interchanges. Passengers using a Shanghai Public Transportation Card will receive discounted transfer fares at three virtual interchange stations. Before, passengers had to purchase new tickets in order to use another metro line if no physical interchange was available. In contrast, passengers usually use one single-ride ticket to interchange between different metro lines where physical interchange stations are available and receive fares based on accumulated distance. Under this new scheme, passengers using a Shanghai Public Transportation Card will pay the same fare to transfer at a virtual interchange station as they would at a physical interchange based on accumulated distance. However, a passenger must exit a station and re-enter another within 30 minutes by using the same Shanghai Public Transportation Card, otherwise no special transfer fares will be applied.
This system is currently temporary, and after the interchange connections within these stations are completed, the stations will become physical interchange stations.[citation needed]
- Shanghai Railway Station is a virtual interchange station between Line 1 and
Line 3 orLine 4 , but passengers do not need to re-enter if they transfer betweenLine 3 andLine 4 . - Hongkou Stadium is a virtual interchange station between
Line 3 and Line 8. - Yishan Road is a virtual interchange station between
Line 4 andLine 3 ,Line 4 andLine 9 . Travellers using a Single-Ride Ticket can also transfer to Line 4 from Lines 3 or 9 by taking a Line 3 train to Hongqiao Road station.
Ticket system
Like many other metro systems in the world, Shanghai Metro is using a distance-based fare system. As of September 15, 2005, after Shanghai Municipal Government raised the price, fares range from 3 yuan for journeys under 6 km, to 8 yuan for journeys over 46 km.
As of December 25, 2005, Shanghai uses a "one-ticket network", which means that interchanging is possible between all interchange stations without the purchase of another ticket where available. In the event of riding beyond the value of your ticket, you may pay the difference at a Service Center near the main turnstiles.
Since June 1, 2008, users of the Shanghai Public Transportation Card can interchange at Shanghai Railway Station, Yishan Road and Hongkou Stadium without paying another base fare. (see section on virtual interchange stations above).
Fares
- For most lines, the base fare is 3 yuan (US$0.45) for journeys under 6 km, then 1 yuan for each additional 10 km. As of April, 2008, the highest fare is 9 yuan (US$1.30).
- For journeys exclusively on Line 5 (Xinzhuang - Minhang Development Zone), the fare is 2 yuan for journeys under 6 km and all other journeys are 3 yuan (though the total length of this line is a bit longer than 16 km).
- Users of the Shanghai Public Transportation Card get a 10% discount for the rest of the calendar month after paying 70 yuan. The discount is applied only for journeys after 70 yuan; it is not retroactively applied to previous journeys.
- Users of the Shanghai Public Transportation Card as part of the "Air-conditioned Bus Transfer Discount" get a 1 yuan discount when transferring to the metro within 90 minutes. (The 10% monthly discount may be applied after the transfer discount) This discount also applies for bus->Metro and bus<->bus transfers and can accumulate over multiple transfers. For example- to get from Zhenbei Rd/Meichuan Rd to Xiuyan Rd/Hunan Rd would normally cost 8 yuan each way (947 bus->line 4->451 bus) but only costs 6 RMB with the card (947 bus-(discount applied)>line 4-(discount applied)>451 bus). Depending on the time spent at the destination the discount will be applied at the start of the return trip as well, making the cost of a round-trip 11 yuan over the 16 yuan that would normally be charged without the card.
- Seniors over 70 years of age can take the metro for free (except during rush hours, 7-9am and 5-7pm on weekdays) by using their social security cards (also RFID-embedded) at a special turnstile at each metro station.
Single-Ride Ticket
Single-ride tickets can be purchased from ticket vending machines or at a ticket window. Some new stations only have ticket vending machines available. Single-ride tickets are embedded with RFID contactless chips. When entering the system you tap the ticket against a scanner above the turnstile, and on exit you insert the ticket into a slot where it is stored and recycled. Single-Ride Ticket is the only ticket-form used in Shanghai Metro, no Round-Trip, Day Pass or Excursion Pass are available so far.
Transit Card
In addition to a Single-Ride ticket, fare can be paid using a Shanghai Public Transportation Card. This RFID-embedded card can be purchased at selected banks, convenience stores and metro stations with a 20-yuan deposit. This card can be loaded at ticket booths, Service Centers at the metro stations as well as many small convenience stores and banks throughout the city. The Shanghai Public Transportation Card can also be used to pay for other forms of transportation, such as taxi or bus.
This transit card is similar to the Chicago card of the CTA, the SmarTrip of the Washington Metro, TransLink in San Francisco Bay Area and the Octopus card of Hong Kong's MTR.
Stations of note
The busiest station in Shanghai Metro system is People's Square station (Line 1,
Xujiahui station (Line 1) is located in the major Xujiahui commercial center of Shanghai. Six large shopping malls and eight large office towers are each within a three-minute walk of one of the station's fourteen exits (eight of which are closed off in preparation for linking with line 9), the second largest number of exits among any Shanghai Metro station. This station is also widely used as a pedistrian tunnel across the wide roads.
Lujiazui station (
Shanghai Railway Station (Line 1,
Zhongshan Park Station (
Century Avenue Station (
Retail
Nearly every Shanghai subway station houses retailing of some kind. Many are small kiosks selling a variety of telephony products such as telephone calling cards, mobile phone SIM cards, or new cellphones. Newsstands are also available in many stations. Snack shops and convenience stores have become popular, along with bookstores. ATMs can be found in most downtown stations and even some suburban ones. Almost all stations have stands to distribute free newspaper in every weekdays' morning, starting from 7:30.
Criticism
The subway during rush hours is extremely crowded. To deal with congestion and passenger safety, platform screen doors are now installed in many stations to act as barriers.
Some transfers between different lines are inconvenient. For example, stations that share the same name (such as Pudian Road) on different lines are often hundreds of meters apart. Transferring between different lines frequently requires walking through numerous tunnels.
In many stations, the retail section would appear to dominate the station concourse. The Xujiahui station houses dozens of stores, mostly selling women's and girls' clothing and shoes (now closed for reasons unknown, but most likely in preparation for the line 9 transfer). The result can be disorienting for casual visitors attempting to access the platforms. The only other stations with such a shopping selection are Shanghai Railway station (in the transfer corridor) and the Milan Plaza arcade in Zhongshan Park station.
The Metro operators have responded to some criticism. For example, in the People's Square station, the transfer corridor between two lines has been stripped of retail space and shortened to deal with congestion and reduce the hassle for commuters. Also, Xujiahui station concourse has also (as of February 2009) been stripped of retail space. Shops are still allowed in the exit corridors, however.
The Metro does not operate as late as those in most major cities. In most cases the last train is approximately 10:30pm (except for lines 1 and 2).
Many stations are not equipped for wheelchairs or strollers, and these may have to be carried along several flights of stairs. Several of the stations have elevators that do not work, and most do not have elevators at all.
In addition, some lines have poor air conditioning in the summer when it is crowded. This problem occurred on old Line 1 trains (Their services started in the year 1993) in 2008, and on almost all Line 5 trains in 2009. Two measures were applied at the same time: accelerating air-conditioner maintenance, and putting ice-filled buckets in cabs.
Also, on Line 6, the train is higher than the platform. This has caused a problem in 2007, making 7 people trip during a 1 week period.
Technology
General line
The standard gauge is used throughout the network, allowing new train equipment to be transported over the Chinese rail network which uses the same gauge.
Stations
Accessibility facilities for the disabled are available at all stations. Sliding acrylic glass safety doors exist on platforms on the newest Line 4 as well as Line 6, 8, and 9. These open as the train approaches and remain closed at other times. These screens are also being retrofitted on existing lines, starting with Line 1 whose core stations had doors by the end of 2006.
Rolling Stock
Cars used by the Metro system:
- 60 Bombardier Movia 456 six car sets - Line 1 and 5
- 37 German Shanghai Metro Group (GSMG) six cars units - Line 1 and 2
- 28 Alstom Metropolis six car sets - Line 3
- 168 Alstom Metropolis (19 eight car sets)
- 152 Alstom Metropolis (18 eight car sets)
For five-digit car-numbers, the first two digits represent the year of manufacture. For six-digit car numbers the first two digit represent the line on which it is assigned to operate.
Power Supply
In contrast to many other metro systems in the world, the Shanghai metro uses overhead wires for the power supply, probably due to its use of a 1500 volt DC system which is twice the voltage generally used for third rails.
On Line 2, Siemens Transportation Systems equipped the line with an overhead contact Line (cantilever material: galvanized steel) and 7 DC traction power supply substations.[6]
Passenger Information Systems
Plasma screens on the platforms show passengers when the next two trains are coming (usually one every five minutes or less except on lines 6, 8, and 9 where intervals may be nearly 10 minutes even during peak times), along with advertisements and public service announcements. The subway cars contain LCD screens showing advertisements and on some lines, the next stop, while above-ground trains have LED screens showing the next stop. There are recorded messages stating the next stop in Mandarin and English, but the messages stating nearby attractions or shops for a given station (a form of paid advertising) are in Mandarin only. The paid advertising is being phased out.
Operators
Four companies operate the Shanghai Metro network. Each of them are subdivisions of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co.,Ltd.
- Shanghai No.1 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Lines 1, 5 and 9 and will also manage Line 10.
- Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Line 2, and will do the same for Lines 11 and 13.
- Shanghai No.3 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Lines 3 and 4 and will also manage Lines 7 and 21.
- Shanghai No.4 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Lines 6 and 8 and will also manage Line 12.
Future expansion
The Shanghai Metro system is one of the fastest growing metro systems in the world. Many lines are under construction or planned to be constructed in the near future. After the completion of these lines, a uniform numbering system will be put in place. The length of the metro network will reach over 500 km in length in 2010. According to the latest report, by the end of 2020 the network will comprise 20 (or 22, since the South Part of Line 11 and North Part of Line 5 may use the names Line 21 and Line 22 respectively) lines spanning 877 km.
(This table is ordered by Planned Open Time)
| Planned Open Date | Route | Name | Terminals | Length(km) | Stations | Status | Notes | |
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| By the end of 2009 | ■ |
1st Phase | Qihua Road | Huamu Road | 35 | 28 | Under Construction | [7] |
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2nd Phase | Yishan Road | Yanggao Road (Central) | 14.5 | 10 | Under Construction | ||
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Main Line of 1st Phase of North Part | Jiading North | Jiangsu Road | 33.16 | 17 | Under Construction | ||
| Branch Line | Jiading New City | Anting | 12.8 | 4 | Under Construction | |||
| Before EXPO 2010 | ■ |
2nd Phase of West Extension | Songhong Road | Xujing | 8 | 3 | Under Construction | [7] |
| East Extension | Longyang Road | Pudong International Airport | 30.6 | 12 | Under Construction | |||
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North Extension | Qihua Road | Meilanhu | 9.969 | 5 | Under Construction | ||
| ■Line 10 | Main Line | New Jiangwan City | Hongqiao Railway Station | 36 | 28 | Under Construction | ||
| Branch Line | Longxi Road | Hanghua Xincun | 3 | Under Construction | ||||
| ■Line 13 | EXPO Section | Lupu Bridge | Changqing Road | 4 | 3 | Under Construction | ||
| By the end of 2012 | ■ |
Jiyang Road Section | Lingyang Road (South) | Jiyang Road | 1 | Consturction Completed; Jiyang Road Closed.[8] | ||
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2nd Phase of North Part | Jiangsu Road--Jiangsu Road | Luoshan Road | 21 | 13 | Under Construction | [9] | |
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Qixin Road | Jinsui Road | 40.4 | 31 | Under Construction | |||
| ■Line 13 | 1st Phase | Huajiang Road | Nanjing Road (West) | 15.9 | 15 | Under Construction | ||
| ■Line 21 | Longyang Road | Lingang New City | 52 | 9 | Under Construction | [10] | ||
| By the end of 2020[11] | ■Line 5 | South Extension | Dongchuan Road | Nanqiao New City | 20.7 | 8 | Bridge Under Construction | [12] |
| North Part(Line 22)[13] | Hongqiao Railway Station | Xinzhuang | 14.3 | 11 | Planning | |||
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3rd Phase (East) | Yanggao Road (Central) | Caolu | 14.5 | 8 | Planning | ||
| 3rd Phase (South) | Songjiang New City | Songjiang South Railway Station | 6.5 | 3 | Planning | |||
| ■Line 10 | 2nd Phase | New Jiangwan City | Huandong No.1 Avenue | 9.4 | 5 | Planning | ||
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3rd Phase of North Part | Luoshan Road | Huanglou (Disney Land) | 9.4 | 3 | Planning | ||
| ■Line 13 | 2nd Phase | Nanjing Road (West) | Sunqiao | 22.5 | 17 | Planning | ||
| ■Line 14 | Duplicate Part with Shanghai East-West Express Way | 7.8 | 6 | Under Construction | ||||
| Jiangqiao | Jinqiao | 36.4 | 29 | Planning | ||||
| ■Line 15 | Qihua Road | Zizhu Science-Based Industry Park | 40.1 | 28 | Planning | |||
| ■Line 16 | 1st Phase | Hongkou Football Stadium | Shanghai Zoo | 19 | 17 | Planning | ||
| ■Line 17 | 1st Phase | Hongqiao Railway Station | Baoshan Industry Park | 17.2 | 13 | Planning | ||
| ■Line 18 | Changbei Road | Hangtou Town | 44.3 | 30 | Planning | |||
| ■Line 19 | 1st Phase | Jinhai Road | Changxing Island | 20.6 | 6 | Planning | ||
| ■Line 20 | Hongqiao Railway Station | Oriental Land | 35.2 | 11 | Planning | |||
| Timetable Ungiven | ■ |
Last Phase of East Extension | Pudong International Airport | Pudong Railway Station | Long Term Plan | |||
| ■Line 5 | 2nd Phase of South Extension | Nanqiao New City | Haiwan | Long Term Plan | [14] | |||
| ■Line 16 | 2nd Phase | Shanghai Zoo | Wujing | Long Term Plan | ||||
| ■Line 17 | 2nd Phase | Baoshan Industry Park | Gongqing Forest Park | Long Term Plan | ||||
| ■Line 19 | 2nd Phase | Changxing Island | Chongming Island | Long Term Plan | [15] | |||
| Changxing Island | Hengsha Island | |||||||
| ■Shanghai Maglev | Airport Communication Line | Longyang Road | Hongqiao Railway Station | |||||
| Longyang Road | Hangzhou East Railway Station | |||||||
| Pudong International Airport | Long Term Plan | [16] | ||||||
Planned unified numbering system
Due to the inconsistency in naming of early lines, lines have been renamed in a unified system:
- Line 1 - Former name Metro Line 1, Planned name R1.
Line 2 - Former name Metro Line 2, Planned name R2.Line 3 - Former name Pearl Line, Planned name M3, commonly known as "Light Rail" because it is the first elevated railway.Line 4 - Former name Pearl Line Phase 2, Planned name M4.- Line 5 - Former name Xin Min Line, Planned name R1a. First surface light rail.
Line 6 - Former name Pudong Light Rail, Planned name L4.Line 7 - Planned name M7.- Line 8 - Former name Yangpu Line, Planned name M8.
Line 9 - Former name Shengsong Line, Planned name R4.- Line 10 - Planned name M1.
Line 11 - Planned name R3.Line 12 - Planned name M2.- Line 13 - Planned name M5.
- Line 14 - Planned name M6.
- Line 15 - Planned name L1.
- Line 16 - Planned name L2.
- Line 17 - Planned name L3.
- Line 18 - Planned name L5.
R line means it is a subway line that connects the CBD to a suburb.
M line means it is a subway line that runs within the CBD only.
L line means it is a surface light railway line.
See also
References
Shanghai Daily [3] Subway taxies toward airport, 2007-7-26.
Robert Schwandl. "Shanghai Metro". UrbanRail.net. http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shan/shanghai.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ^ a b (Chinese) "上海:地铁日客流首破400万人次大关 " Xinhua Jan. 3, 2009
- ^ Shanghai Daily, [1], Longest wait times expected on Line 6, 2007-12-26.
- ^ Shanghai Daily, [2], Subway expansion shuts major artery, 2007-7-19.
- ^ Rail hub will ease commuters' tired legs
- ^ 上海5条地铁线初定12月28日通车[图]
- ^ "Metro-System Line 2, Shanghai, China". http://references.transportation.siemens.com/refdb/showReference.do?r=1871&div=3&div=5&div=8&l=en. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ a b Metro Line 8 extension to start running in July
- ^ Jiyang Road Station is expected to open once construction on Line 11 is complete.
- ^ [http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200812/20081230/article_386459.htm Metro Line 12 to connect Minhang and Pudong ]
- ^ 南汇2012年将通轨交 11号线南汇段今年开工
- ^ Lines in this section is the lines that will be construct between 2010 and 2020, so the open date will between 2012 and 2020, not all in the end of 2020.
- ^ 上海市城市快速轨道交通近期建设规划(2010-2020年)环评报告
- ^ 上海轨交22号线规划首度亮相
- ^ 轨道交通5号线奉贤段控制性详细规划公示
- ^ The Plan of Chongming
- ^ 南汇区整体规划
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shanghai Metro |
- Official Shanghai Metro Portal Site
- Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Company
- Shanghai Metro Club
- Shanghai Subway Information on UrbanRail
- Shanghai Metro Map and Timetable
- Glass Doors Installed in Shanghai Metro
- Shanghai Metro Map
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