Line 5, Shanghai Metro

Line 5 (五号线)

Statistics Type Rapid transit Locale Shanghai, China Termini Xinzhuang Minhang Development Zone No. of stations 11 Operation Opened November 25, 2003 Operator(s) Shanghai No.1 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. Character Elevated Technical Line length 17.2 km (10.69 mi) No. of tracks 2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Electrification Overhead lines (1500 volts) Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)  Route diagram

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Xinzhuang Change to Line 1 Huhang Railway Chunshen Road Yindu Road Zhuanqiao Beiqiao Jianchuan Road Depot A15 Road Jianchuan Road Dongchuan Road Jinping Road Minhang Huaning Road Wenjing Road Xidu Minhang Development Zone Xiaotang Fengpu East Huancheng Road Wangyuan Road Jinhai Lake Nanqiao Xincheng Chengnan Daoyuan Tuolin Haiwan

Shanghai Metro Line 5, also known as the Xinmin Line, was opened on November 25, 2003 as the fourth line of the Shanghai Metro to open. Along with the other "light railway" line, Line 6, it is run by Shanghai Modern Rail Transit Co. Ltd.

The line connects the southernmost station of Line 1, Xinzhuang with the Minhang Development Zone in Minhang, a satellite city of Shanghai.

Future Expansion

South Extension

A branch line from the north side of Dongchuan Road will go straight at Humin Road, and cross the Huangpu River by Minpu 2nd Bridge to Fengxian District, 1st phase is from Dongchuan Road to Nanqiao Xincheng, will cosntruction between 2010 to 2020, 2nd Phase will south to Haiwan, no timetable given.

North Part

The North Part of this line connects Xinzhuang and Hongqiao Railway Station and its length is 14.3 km. This line will have 11 stations. As this line is treated as a new line instead of an extension line, it may be named as the South Part of Line 17 when it enters operation^[1].

This line can change to Lines 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 17 and 20.

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