Line 2, Shanghai Metro

Line 2 (二号线)

Statistics Type Rapid transit Status Extensions to Hongqiao and Pudong International Airports under construction Locale Shanghai, China Termini Songhong Road Zhangjiang High-Tech Park No. of stations 17 Operation Opened June 11, 2000 Operator(s) Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. Character Underground and elevated Technical Line length 25.3 km (15.72 mi)[1] 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)[2]  Route diagram

v • d • e Shanghai Metro Line 2

Xujing Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway Hongqiao Railway Station Hongqiao Airport West Beizhai Road Depot Songhong Road Beixinjing Weining Road Loushanguan Road Change to Line 3 and Line4 Zhongshan Park Jiangsu Road Jing'an Temple West Nanjing Road People's Square Change to Line 1 Change to Line 8 East Nanjing Road Huangpu River Lujiazui Dongchang Road Change to Line 4 and Line 6 Century Avenue Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Century Park Longyang Road Shanghai Maglev Train Longyang Road Depot Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Jinke Road Guanglan Road Tang Town Middle Chuangxin Road East Huaxia Road Chuansha Lingkong Road Yuandong Avenue Chuansha Depot Haitiansan Road Pudong International Airport

Line 2 forms the west-east axis of the Shanghai metro network, intersecting with the north-south axis Line 1 at People's Square. Currently Line 2 runs from Songhong Road in the west to Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in the east, passing under the Huangpu river and the Lujiazui financial district in Pudong.

History

• October 28, 1999 — Zhongshan Park - Longyang Road (16.3 km, 12 stations)
• December 26, 2000 — Longyang Road - Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (2.8 km, 1 station)
• December 30, 2006 — Zhongshan Park - Songhong Road (6.15 km, 4 stations)

Work is underway on a western extension from Songhong Road to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, and an eastern extension from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, most of which will be built underground ^[3]. Extension to both airports will see the total length of the metro line increase to over 50 km, considerably longer than the current 25.3 km—both extensions are due to be finished before EXPO 2010.

In October 2006, it was decided to rename three stations on Line 2 by the end of the year^[4][5], adopting a new naming scheme: metro stations are no longer supposed to be named after neighbouring vertical streets (like bus stations), but famous streets and sights in the vicinity, making it easier for visitors to find these places. The renamed stations are Shiji Avenue (formerly Dongfang Road), Nanjing Road (E.) (formerly Middle Henan Road) and Nanjing Road (W.) (formerly Shimen No. 1 Road).

Stations

Some important stations on the line are:

• Zhongshan Park - Interchange with Line 3 and Line 4. Zhongshan Park, Several major shopping malls, including 'Metro Town' and 'Cloud Nine'.
• Jing'an Temple - close to famous Jing'an Temple and the terminal for some airport buses, as well as a shopping plaza.
• People's Square - at People's Square, an important business and shopping area, the station is one of the busiest on the network. Interchange with Line 1 and Line 8.
• Nanjing Road (E.) - on Nanjing Road pedestrianised shopping street, and close to The Bund and the bookstores on Fuzhou Road.
• Lujiazui - the first stop in Pudong, in the middle of the Lujiazui financial center, close to the Huangpu River, Oriental Pearl Tower and Jinmao Building.
• Century Avenue - the biggest station in Shanghai, it will be a 4-line-interchange-station in the near future. Currently, passengers can interchange to Line 4 and Line 6 at this station.
• Longyang Road - Near Shanghai New International Exhibition Center and several large stores (Decathlon, Metro, B&Q). Transfer with the Shanghai Maglev and buses to Pudong Airport.

Technology

Power Supply

On metro 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]

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