| Shanghai | |
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上海 | |
| Background | |
| Locale | Shanghai |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 11 (MRT); 1 (Regional); 1 (Maglev) |
| Number of stations | 243 (MRT); 9 (Regional); 2 (Maglev) |
| Technical | |
| System length |
MRT - 424.8 km (263.96 mi) Suburban - 56.4 km (35.05 mi) Maglev - 33.0 km (20.51 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Shanghai, rapid transit system incorporates both subway (地铁) and light metro (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 2012, there are 11 MRT lines, 1 Maglev line and 1 regional line, 279 stations[note 1] and over 434 kilometres (270 mi) of tracks in operation,[2] the longest network in the world.[3] The Shanghai Metro delivered 2.101 billion rides in 2011,[4] the fifth busiest in the world. It set a daily ridership record of 7.548 million on 22 October 2010. The system continues to grow, with new lines and extensions of old lines currently under construction.
Lines[]
in km |
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 Mass Rapid Transit
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| Line 1 | Fujin Rd | Xinzhuang | 1995 | 36.4 | 28 | |
| Line 2 | East Xujing | Pudong Int. Airport | 1999 | 63.8 | 30 | |
| Line 3 | N. Jiangyang Rd | Shanghai S. Sta. | 2000 | 40.3 | 29 | |
| Line 4 | loop line starts @ Yishan Rd | 2005 | 33.7 | 26 | ||
| Line 5 | Xinzhuang | Minhang Dev. Zone | 2003 | 17.2 | 11 | |
| Line 6 | Gangcheng Rd | Oriental Sports Center | 2007 | 32.3 | 28 | |
| Line 7 | Meilan Lake | Huamu Rd | 2009 | 44.2 | 32 | |
| Line 8 | Shiguang Rd | Aerospace Museum | 2007 | 37.4 | 30 | |
| Line 9 | Songjiang Xincheng | M. Yanggao Rd | 2007 | 45.2 | 23 | |
| Line 10 | Xinjiangwancheng | Hongqiao Sta. / Hangzhong Rd | 2010 | 35.4 | 31 | |
| Line 11 | North Jiading / Anting | Jiangsu Rd | 2009 | 45.8 | 20 | |
 Regional Rail
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| Line 22 | Shanghai S. Sta. | Jinshanwei | 2012 | 56.4 | 9 | |
 Maglev
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| Maglev | Longyang Rd | Pudong Int. Airport | 2002 | 33.0 | 2 | |
Map[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 279 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 243.[1] The two stations on the Maglev Line are not counted in both cases.
References[]
- ↑ "Shanghai Metro". Explore Shanghai "Metropedia". http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/pedia/. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ↑ "City's latest subway hits tracks tomorrow". Shanghai Daily. 9 April 2010. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=433681&type=Metro. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ↑ David Barboza (29 April 2010). "Expo Offers Shanghai a New Turn in the Spotlight". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/world/asia/30shanghai.html. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ↑ "2011年上海市国民经济和社会发展统计公报". Shanghai Bureau of Statistics and Shanghai Survey Corps, National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2012-02-23. http://www.stats-sh.gov.cn/sjfb/201202/239488.html. Retrieved 2012-02-24.