The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tunnel connecting the
Shanghai Bund
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and
Pudong
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in
Shanghai
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,
China
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.
Overview
The line has a total length of 646.7 meters, with two stations and 14 cars (as of 2010).
Construction started in 1998 and trial operation began in October 2000. The tunnel is a single-hole double-lane tunnel, passing through the upper part of the Metro Line 2 tunnel near the end of Puxi. Various flickering lighting effects are created inside the tunnel.
The passenger-carrying system adopts an unmanned
SK carriage (SK 6000 type) imported from France; the system is a fully automatic rail vehicle towed by a cable, and a turning platform is set at the terminal for the vehicle to turn around. There is an overhaul parking lot at Pudong Station.
[Yang Hai, Ding Ruiyuan, Fan Haoyang. Architectural Design of Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel. Underground Engineering and Tunnel. 2001, (2): 27–33, 49.]
The Bund2.JPG, Unmanned SK carriage imported from France (SK 6000 type)
上海外滩观光隧道的SK6000形.jpg, Two SK6000 cars of the Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
The project was constructed as a tourist attraction. There are many tourists using it to cross the
Huangpu River
The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.
The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its ...
, although it costs more than tenfold the metro ticket. The tunnel provides a light (and sound) show; it does not display Shanghai sights. The ride takes between three and five minutes.
Stations
The two stations are located near
Shanghai Metro
The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 List of township-level divisions of Shanghai, municipal districts and to the neighb ...
Station, Station.
Entrances:
* Puxi: 300 Zhongshan East First Road (north of
Chen Yi Square);
* Pudong: 2789 Binjiang Road (under the
Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007. Its status as Shanghai's first AAAA ...
).
Price and opening hours
* Price:
** 50RMB (one way, only available at Puxi entrance)
** 70RMB (round trip)
* Opening hours:
** 8am to 10:30pm (May 1 – October 31)
** 8am to 10pm (November 1 – April 30)
See also
*
Bund Tunnel, a road tunnel
References
External links
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{{Shanghai transit
2001 establishments in Shanghai
Buildings and structures in Shanghai
Tourist attractions in Shanghai
Railway tunnels in China
The Bund
Cable railways