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Shanghai Metro
Background
Owner	Shanghai Shentong Metro Group
Locale	Shanghai, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	11 (excluding Maglev)
Number of stations	278 [note 1]
Daily ridership	5.568 million (Jan-June 2011)[2]
Annual ridership	1.884 billion (2010)[3]
Website	www.shmetro.com
Operation
Began operation	1995
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.1-No.4 Metro Operation Company (4 Companies share similar names)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map

Shanghai Metro
Simplified Chinese	上海轨道交通
Traditional Chinese	上海軌道交通
Literal meaning	Shanghai Rail Transit
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi Gǔidào Jiāotōng - Wade–Giles Shang4-hai3 Kui3-tao4 Chiao1-t'ung1 Min - Hokkien POJ Siōng-hái kuí-tō kau-thong Wu - Romanization [zɑ̃˨ he˦ kue˧ dɔ˥ tɕiɔ˨ tʰoŋ˨] Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping soeng6hoi2 gwai2dou6 gaau1tung1
Commonly abbreviated as
Simplified Chinese	上海地铁
Traditional Chinese	上海地鐵
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin shànghǎi dìtiě Min - Hokkien POJ Siōng-hái tē-thih Wu - Romanization di去 thih 入 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping soeng6hoi2 dei6tit3

The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway (地铁) and light rail (轻轨) lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system. Since then, the Shanghai Metro has become one of the fastest-growing rapid transit systems in the world.

As of 2011, there are eleven metro lines (excluding the Shanghai Maglev Train), 278 stations^{[note 1]} and over 434 kilometres (270 mi) of tracks in operation,^[4] the longest network in the world.^[5] The Shanghai Metro delivered 1.884 billion rides in 2010,^[3] the fourth busiest in the world. It set a daily ridership record of 7.548 million on October 22, 2010.^[6] The system continues to grow, with new lines and extensions of old lines currently under construction.

Contents 1 Current system 1.1 Lines 1.2 Stations 1.3 Interchanges 1.3.1 Physical interchange stations 1.3.1.1 Notes 1.3.2 Virtual interchange stations 1.4 Stations of note 2 Ticket system 2.1 Fares 2.2 Single-ride ticket 2.3 Transit card 2.4 One-day pass 3 Retail 4 Technology 4.1 Gauge 4.2 Stations 4.3 Rolling stock 4.4 Power supply 4.5 Passenger information systems 5 Operators 6 Future expansion 7 History 8 Incidents 9 See also 10 References 10.1 Notes 10.2 Footnotes 10.3 Sources 11 External links

Current system

Lines

Line	Terminals		Opened	Newest Extension	Total Length in km	Stations
Line 1	Fujin Road	Xinzhuang	1995	2007	36.4	28
Line 2  [note 3]	East Xujing	Pudong International Airport	1999	2010	63.8	30
Line 3	North Jiangyang Road	Shanghai South Railway Station	2000	2006	40.3	29
Line 4	Loop line through Yishan Road & Yangshupu Road		2005	2007	33.7	26
Line 5	Xinzhuang	Minhang Development Zone	2003	—	17.2	11
Line 6	Gangcheng Road	Oriental Sports Center	2007	2011	32.3	28
Line 7	Meilan Lake	Huamu Road	2009	2010	44.2	32
Line 8	Shiguang Road	Aerospace Museum	2007	2011	37.4	29
Line 9	Songjiang Xincheng	Middle Yanggao Road	2007	2010	45.2	23
Line 10	Xinjiangwancheng	Hongqiao Railway Station / Hangzhong Road	2010	2010	35.4	31
Line 11	North Jiading / Anting	Jiangsu Road	2009	2011	45.8	20
Maglev	Longyang Road	Pudong International Airport	2002	—	33.0	2

Stations

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. Italic font denotes that a station is also a virtual interchange station on that particular line.

Station	Lines
Xinzhuang	1 ,  5
Shanghai South Railway Station	1 ,  3
Shanghai Indoor Stadium	1 ,  4
People's Square	1 ,  2 ,  8
Xujiahui	1 ,  9
Shanghai Railway Station	3 ,  4 ,  1
Jing'an Temple	2 ,  7
Hongqiao Railway Station	2 ,  10
Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2	2 ,  10
Zhongshan Park	2 ,  3 ,  4
Century Avenue	2 ,  4 ,  6 ,  9
Lancun Road	4 ,  6
South Xizang Road	4 ,  8
Yishan Road	3 ,  4 ,  9
Changshu Road	1 ,  7
Zhenping Road	3 ,  4 ,  7
Dong'an Road	4 ,  7
Yaohua Road	7 ,  8
West Gaoke Road	6 ,  7
Longyang Road	2 ,  7
Zhaojiabang Road	7 ,  9
Lujiabang Road	8 ,  9
Caoyang Road	3 ,  4 ,  11
Jiangsu Road	2 ,  11
Siping Road	8 ,  10
Hailun Road	4 ,  10
East Nanjing Road	2 ,  10
Laoximen	8 ,  10
Hongqiao Road	3 ,  4 ,  10
Oriental Sports Center	6 ,  8

Notes

• Baoshan Road, Shanghai Railway Station, Zhongtan Road, Zhenping Road, Caoyang Road, Jinshajiang Road, Zhongshan Park, West Yan'an Road and Hongqiao Road are interchanges between Lines 3 and 4. This is where the two lines overlap together on one route between Baoshan Road and Hongqiao Road.
• Lines 4 and 6 stop at two different stations both known as Pudian Road, but these two stations are not located together and interchanging is not possible.
• Longyang Road and Pudong International Airport stations also provide transfers to the Shanghai Maglev Train, though passengers have to make another payment if they board the Maglev train.

Virtual interchange stations

A virtual interchange station (a.k.a. out-of-system transfer station) is a station where two lines meet, but unlike a physical interchange, there is no direct pathway between them within the fare control. Passengers thus have to exit the fare control (that serves one line) and re-enter it (that serves another line) if they want to transfer to another line.

On June 1, 2008, Shanghai Metro introduced a new interchange ticketing system: virtual interchanges. Passengers using a Shanghai Public Transportation Card at three virtual interchange stations will be regarded as one journey and the distance will be accumulated for fare calculation . 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 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 that link platforms of two lines 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 or Line 4, but passengers do not need to re-enter if they transfer between Line 3 and Line 4.
• Hongkou Football Stadium is a virtual interchange station between Line 3 and Line 8.
• South Shaanxi Road is currently a virtual interchange station between Line 1 and Line 10 due to complications with constructions on Line 12.^[7]

Stations of note

The busiest station in Shanghai Metro system is People's Square station (Lines 1, 2 and 8). As the interchange station for three lines, it is extremely crowded during peak hours. It remains busy during the rest of the day as it is located near major shopping and tourist destinations such as Nanjing Road (E.) Pedestrian Street as well as the Shanghai Museum, People's Park, the Shanghai Grand Theatre and Yan'an Park on People's Square. It has the second most number of exits (totalling 17) in the stations of the metro system.

Xujiahui (Lines 1 and 9) 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 exits, numbering a total of 18 since the addition of the four in the Line 9 part of the station that opened in December 2009. This is the largest number of exits of all the stations on the system. This station is also widely used as a pedestrian tunnel across the wide roads.

Lujiazui (Line 2) is the major station in Pudong area. It is situated in the heart of Lujiazui financial district, the financial center of Shanghai. The city's iconic landmarks, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Centre are all within walking distance of the station. In contrast to Xujiahui and People's Square, Lujiazui is not particularly busy during off-peak hours or at weekends as it is located in financial district of Shanghai.

Shanghai Railway Station (Lines 1, 3 and 4) is a major transportation hub in Shanghai, containing the railway station, two subway lines and the stop for many city bus lines as well as interprovincial buses. These bus lines will soon be housed in a brand-new bus station. The line 1 platform is in the South square while platforms for line 3/4 are in the North square. These two platforms are technically separate stations, so interchange is only possible between lines 3/4. A transfer to the line 1 platform requires a SPTC or a new ticket.

Zhongshan Park Station (Lines 2, 3 and 4) is a heavily trafficked station due to the large shopping malls and hotel immediately above it.

Century Avenue Station (Lines 2, 4, 6 and 9) is the largest interchange station in the Shanghai Metro system.

Pudong International Airport (Line 2) – the eastern terminus of Line 2. It serves the airport of the same name in Shanghai. The station also provides a transfer with the Shanghai Maglev Train to Longyang Road.

Shibo Avenue (Line 13) – the station that served the main entrance of the Shanghai Expo. It is currently not in use and will be reopened with the rest of Line 13.

Ticket system

Like many other metro systems in the world, Shanghai Metro uses 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 10 yuan for journeys over 66 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 one's ticket, the user 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, 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 2010, the highest fare is 10 yuan (US$1.5).
• 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 the payment; 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 to Metro and bus to 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 to line 4 to 451 bus) but only costs 6 RMB with the card (947 bus discounted transfer to line 4, discounted transfer to 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 instead of 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 tickets is the only ticket form used in Shanghai Metro, no Round Trips or Excursion Passes are currently available.

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 and the Octopus card of Hong Kong's MTR.

One-day pass

A one-day pass was introduced for the Expo 2010 held in Shanghai. The fare for the calendar day was set at 18 yuan, for unlimited travel within the metro system. This is not available through vending machines, but has to be purchased at Service Centers at metro stations.^[8]

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.

Technology

Gauge

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

Many stations in the stations of Lines 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 have Platform Screen Doors with sliding acrylic glass at the platform edge. The train stops with its doors lined-up with the sliding doors on the platform edge and open when the train doors open, and are 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. On the People's Square Station of Line 2, the platform has sliding safety doors that reach only halfway up from the ground called Automatic platform gates.

Accessibility facilities for the disabled are available only at a few stations.

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)

Most lines currently use 6 car sets, exceptions include:

• Lines 5, 6, and a section of line 2 which use 4 car sets.
• Line 1 and the remainder of line 2 which uses 8 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.^[9]

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. The LED screens are being phased in on Line 1 and are also included in lines 7 and 9, two underground lines. 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.

Station signs are in Chinese and English, but the English letters are much smaller than the Chinese characters. Due to problems identifying stations for foreigners,^{[citation needed]} the Metro's authority plans to put in wide use a numbering system that is now being tested on Line 10.^[10]

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, 9 and 10.
• Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Lines 2, 11 and 13.
• Shanghai No.3 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. manages Lines 3, 4 and 7 and will also manage Line 16.
• 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. According to the latest report, by the end of 2020 the network will comprise 22 lines spanning 877 kilometres (545 mi).^[11]

Recently, the planned lines 20 and 21 have been renumbered as 17 and 16 respectively,^[12] while the numbering for the original lines 16 and 17 have not been confirmed, thus causing a series of confusion among citizens. In this table, the numbering of the original lines 16/21 and 17/20 are swapped for ease of reference.

(This table is ordered by Planned Open Time)
Planned Open Date	Route	Name	Terminals		Length (km)	Stations	Status	Notes
By the end of 2011	■Line 7	Unopened station	Qihua Road			1	Under Construction
	■Line 8	Unopened station	Zhoujiadu			1	Construction completed	[13]
By the end of 2012	■Line 8	3rd Phase	Aerospace Museum Station	Huizhen Road	6.2	5	Post-planning	[14]
	■Line 9	3rd Phase (South)	Songjiang Xincheng	Songjiang South Railway Station	6.5	3	Under construction	[15]
	■Line 11	2nd Phase	Jiangsu Road	Luoshan Road	21	13	Under Construction
		Branch Line West Extension	Anting	Huaqiao, Jiangsu Province	6	3	Under Construction	[16]
	■Line 12	1st Phase Eastern Section	Jinhai Road	Dalian Road	13.1	12	Under Construction	[17]
	■Line 13	1st Phase Western Section	Huajiang Road	Jinshajiang Road	8.3	7	Under Construction	[18]
	■Line 16		Longyang Road	Lingang New City	59	13	Under Construction	[19]
	■Line 22	Jinshan Branch Line	Shanghai South Railway Station	Jinshan New Town	56	9	Under Construction	[20]
By the end of 2014	■Line 5	South Extension	Dongchuan Road	Xidu			Under Construction
	■Line 12	1st Phase Western Section	Dalian Road	Qixin Road	27.4	19	Under Construction
	■Line 13	1st Phase Eastern Section Expo Section	Jinshajiang Road	Changqing Road	16.2	12	Under Construction
By the end of 2015	■Line 11	3rd Phase	Luoshan Road	Huanglou (Disneyland)	9.4	3	Planning
By the end of 2020[note 4][21]	■Line 2	4th Phase of East Extension	Pudong International Airport	Pudong Railway Station		2	Planning
	■Line 5	1st Phase of South Extension	Dongchuan Road	Nanqiao New City	20.7	8	Bridge Under Construction
	■Line 9	3rd Phase (East)	Middle Yanggao Road	Caolu	14.5	8	Planning
	■Line 10	2nd Phase	Xinjiangwancheng	Huandong No.1 Avenue	9.4	5	Planning
	■Line 13	2nd Phase	Changqing Road	Zhangjiang Road	22.5	11	Planning
	■Line 14	Duplicate Part with Shanghai East-West Expressway			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 17		Hongqiao Railway Station	Shanghai Oriental Land	35.2	11	Planning	[12]
	■Line 18		Changbei Road	Hangtou Town	44.3	30	Planning
	■Line 19	1st Phase	Jinhai Road	Changxing Island	20.6	6	Planning
	■Line 20	1st Phase	Hongqiao Railway Station	Baoshan Industry Park	17.2	13	Planning
	■Line 21	1st Phase	Hongkou Football Stadium	Shanghai Zoo	19	17	Planning
Timetable not given	■Line 1	Last Phase of North Extension	Fujin Road	Chongming Island			Long Term Plan
	■Line 5	2nd Phase of South Extension	Nanqiao New City	Haiwan			Long Term Plan	[22]
	■Line 19	2nd Phase	Changxing Island	Chongming Island			Long Term Plan	[23]
			Changxing Island	Hengsha Island
	■Line 20	2nd Phase	Baoshan Industry Park	Gongqing Forest Park			Long Term Plan
	■Line 21	2nd Phase	Shanghai Zoo	Wujing			Long Term Plan
	■Shanghai Maglev	Airport Communication Line	Longyang Road	Hongqiao Railway Station			Long Term Plan
			Hongqiao Railway Station	Hangzhou East Railway Station
			Pudong International Airport					[24]

History

• On April 10, 1995, Line 1 (Jinjiang Park – Shanghai Railway Station) enters operation (16.1 km).
• On December 28, 1996, southern extension to Line 1 (Xinzhuang – Jinjiang Park) enters operation (4.5 km).
• On October 28, 1999, Line 2 (Zhongshan Park – Longyang Road) enters operation (16.3 km).
• On December 26, 2000, two lines enter operation:
  • eastern extension to Line 2 (Longyang Road – Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park) (2.8 km)
  • Line 3 (Shanghai South Railway Station – Jiangwan) (24.6 km)
• On November 25, 2003, Line 5 (Xinzhuang – Minhang) enters operation (17.2 km).
• On December 28, 2004, northern extension to Line 1 (Shanghai Railway Station – Gongfu Xincun) enters operation (12.4 km).
• On December 31, 2005, Line 4 enters operation, except section between Lancun Road and Damuqiao Road that was delayed due to construction accident.
• On December 18, 2006, northern extension to Line 3 (Jiangwan – Jiangyang Road North) enters operation (15.7 km).
• On December 30, 2006, western extension to Line 2 (Songhong Road – Zhongshan Park) enters operation (6.15 km).
• On December 29, 2007, five lines or sections enter operation on the same day:^[25]
  • second northern extension to Line 1 (Gongfu Xincun – Fujin Road) (3.4 km)
  • delayed section of Line 4 (Lancun Road – Damuqiao Road), completing the loop
  • Line 6 (Gangcheng Road – South Lingyan Road) (31.1 km)
  • Line 8 (Shiguang Road – Yaohua Road)
  • Line 9 (Songjiang New City – Guilin Road)
• On December 28, 2008, Line 9 is extended from Guilin Road to Yishan Road, connecting with the rest of the metro network.
• On July 5, 2009, southern extension to Line 8 (Yaohua Road – Aerospace Museum) enters operation (14.4 km).
• On December 5, 2009, Line 7 (Shanghai University – Huamu Road) enters operation (34.4 km).^[26]
• On December 31, 2009, two lines enter operation:
  • downtown section of Line 9 (Yishan Road – Century Avenue)
  • Line 11 (Jiangsu Road – Jiading North)
• On February 24, 2010, short section of eastern extension of Line 2 (Longyang Road - Guanglan Road) enters operation. Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park station is rebuilt underground.
• On March 16, 2010, second western extension to Line 2 (Xujing East – Songhong Road) enters operation, connecting Hongqiao Airport to the metro system.
• On March 29, 2010, branch line of Line 11 (Jiading New City - Anting) enters operation.
• On April 8, 2010, eastern extension to Line 2 (Guanglan Road – Pudong Airport) enters operation, connecting the two airports.^[27]
• On April 10, 2010, Line 10 (New Jiangwan City – Hangzhong Road) enters operation. Shanghai Metro becomes the longest metro system in the world after 15 years of breakneck growth.^[11]
• On April 20, 2010, Expo section of Line 13 (Madang Road – Shibo Avenue) enters temporary operation.^[28]
• On July 1, 2010, with the opening of Hongqiao Railway Station, its metro station of the same name on Line 2 enters operation.
• On November 2, 2010, with the end of Shanghai Expo, Expo section of Line 13 suspends service, to be reopened when the rest of the line is completed.
• On November 30, 2010, section of Line 10 (Longxi Road – Hongqiao Railway Station) enters operation, connecting the two terminals of Hongqiao Airport.
• On December 28, 2010, the 10-km long northern extension to Line 7 (Shanghai University – Meilan Lake) enters operation.

Incidents

• December 22, 2009—at about 5:50 am, an electrical fault in the tunnel between South Shaanxi Road Station and People's Square Station caused a few trains to stall. While the track was under repair, a low-speed collision occurred between two trains on Line 1, trapping scores of passengers underground for up to two hours and affecting millions of early commuters. Nobody was injured, but the front of the train was badly damaged. Service resumed at around 12:15 pm.^[29][30]

• July 5, 2010—at the Zhongshan Park Station a woman died after trying to crowd into a subway train as the doors were closing. With her wrist trapped in the doors, she was dragged into the railings when the train started moving.^[31]

• July 29, 2011—at 7:06 pm, during a signaling system upgrade a train on Line 10 bound for the Hangzhong Road Station branch took the wrong direction and went into the branch bound for Hongqiao Railway Station. No injuries.^[32]

• September 27, 2011—at 2:51 pm, two trains on Line 10 collided between Yuyuan Garden Station and Laoximen Station, injuring 284 people. Initial investigations found that train operators violated regulations while operating the trains manually after a loss of power on the line caused its signal system to fail. No deaths were reported.^[33]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shanghai Metro

• List of Shanghai Metro stations
• List of metro systems
• Metro systems by annual passenger rides
• Shanghai Maglev Train
• Shanghai Tram
• Public transport in Shanghai

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} 278 is the number of stations if interchanges on different lines are counted separately, with the exception of the 9 stations shared by Lines 3 and 4 on the same tracks. If all interchanges are counted as single stations, the number of stations will be 242.^[1] The two stations on the Maglev Line are not counted in both cases.
2. ^ Although the Maglev is considered as part of the Shanghai Metro network, its length and number of stations are not included in the attributes.
3. ^ Currently, Line 2 has two sections running separately: the section west of Guanglan Road towards Hongqiao Airport is served by 8-carriaged trains that run at 5-minute intervals; while the section east of Guanglan Road towards Pudong International Airport is served by 4-carriaged trains that run at 13-minute intervals from 9 am to 4 pm. Any trips that bypass Guanglan Road station requires passengers to transfer to the opposite platform at the station.
4. ^ Lines in this section will be constructed between 2010 and 2020, so the opening dates will be between 2012 and 2020, not all at the end of 2020.

Footnotes

Sources

• "Subway taxies toward airport". Shanghai Daily. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=324830&type=Metro. Retrieved 2007-07-26. 
• Robert Schwandl. "Shanghai Metro". UrbanRail.net. http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shan/shanghai.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28. 

External links

• Official Shanghai Metro Portal Site (Chinese) (English)
• Shanghai Daily's Shanghai Metro Map
• 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
• Explore Shanghai Metro

v d e Lines of the Shanghai Metro Lines in operation Metro  1  •  2  •  3  •  4  •  7  •  8  •  9  •  10  •  11  Light Metro  5  •  6  Maglev  Maglev  Lines under construction Metro  12  •  13  •  16  • 22 Planned lines Metro 14 • 19 • 20 Light Metro 15 • 16(old) • 17 • 18

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