The Shanghai Metro (Chinese:上海地铁; pinyin:Shànghǎi Dìtiě) is a rapid transit system serving Shanghai and Jiangsu Province in China. The system is 802 kilometers long, the second longest in the world. It began operations on May 28, 1993, with one line (Line 1). As of December 2021, there are 19 lines and 506 stations in the system. Trains run often, sometimes arriving every 110 seconds on some lines.
Many people use the Shanghai Metro. Around 73% of all people who use public transport in Shanghai ride the system. Every day, around ten million people ride it. The system also has the most riders in a year. About 3.8 billion people rode the system in 2019.
Lines
The Shanghai Metro system currently has 19 lines. Each line is given a number and a color, shown on trains and stations. More lines and expansion of existing ones are under construction or being planned. Below is a list all of the current lines in the system.
12This count of lines does not include the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system.
12This count of stations does not include stations on the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system.
12This figure does not include the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system. The figure also only includes the shared track portion (11.566 km) of lines 3 and 4 once. The system length reported by Shanghai Metro's operator, Shentong Metro Group, includes the Maglev line. Counting the line makes the system 831 kilometres (516.4 miles) long.
References
↑"Metro breaks records" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro 163 Official. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
↑"14号线、18号线一期北段12月30日起开通初期运营 申城轨道交通网831公里、5条全自动线 规模世界第一"[Shanghai Metro Line 14 & Line 18 Phrase I north part to enter service on 30 December with the network extends to 831 kilometers and five GoA4 lines as the world's largest metro system]. shmetro.com (in Chinese). 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
↑"上海地铁工作日客流超千万成为新常态"[Shanghai Metro's weekday ridership exceeds 10 million, becoming the new normal]. sh.house.ifeng.com (in Chinese). March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
↑阿牛 (February 15, 2020). "全来了!2019年中国城市地铁客运量总结"[All here! Summary of China's subway ridership in 2019]. 中国城市轨道交通协会. (in Chinese). Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved June 14, 2024.