Line 11 is a northwest–southeast line of the
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 municipal districts and to Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Served as a part of Shang ...
network. Since October 2013 Line 11 serves
Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
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city, making it is the second intercity metro in China after the
Guangfo Metro and the first that crosses a provincial boundary. With a single-line mileage of 82.386 kilometers, is the longest single-line subway line in China. The line is colored
brown on system maps.
History
The line 11 was originally planned to be from
Jiading
Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. It had a population of 1,471,100 in 2010.
History
Historically, Jiading was a separate municipality/town, until, in 1958, becoming under the administration of Shanghai. In 1993, Jiading's designate ...
to
Nanhui New City, with a total length of 120 kilometers, the south part of the line has been transferred to
line 16.
The 1st phase of line 11, which runs from to , opened on 31 December 2009. A branch line from opened on 29 March 2010.
The 2nd phase runs from Jiangsu Road to . It opened on 31 August 2013.
The 3rd phase connects Luoshan Road and the . This section is long with 3 stations. All new stations except for the Disney Resort station opened on December 19, 2015. The
Disney Resort started to trial operation on April 26, 2016.
From January 26, 2020 until March 24, the Kunshan section of line 11 ( to ) was suspended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
On August 25, 2020, an infill station was opened.
From February 14, 2022, the Kunshan section of line 11 was again suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Controversy
Due to the long length of line 11 and high passenger volumes, it is common for line 11 passengers to be forced to stand on the train for their entire trip. In response to this, around early 2014, some passengers that travelled long distances between urban area and the suburban areas of Jiading or Sanlin that cannot bear standing for a long time started bringing their own small folding seats into the carriages. In the following years, the official Weibo of Shanghai Metro reminded passengers involved phenomenon to be safe and civilized as Shanghai Metro maintains that these foldable seats can be a safety hazard on trains and reduces capacity. Beginning in 2019, line 11 started having announcements in carriages to remind passengers to not bring and use their own seats on the train.
Stations
Service routes
Important stations
Future expansions
In 2023, will be a transfer station to line S1 of Suzhou Rail Transit
Suzhou Rail Transit, also known as Suzhou Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province, China. Line 1 began operation on April 28, 2012. Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extensi ...
, linking the line with Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
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in Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trad ...
.
Yanyu Road station
Although station is part of the second phase of Line 11, it did not open with the other stations on August 31, 2013. Instead, it has been left as a reserved station under construction that will open in the future pending development in the area.上海市轨道交通11号线北段工程补充环境影响评价公示
Baojia line
The planned Baojia line is planned to take over the branch line - .
Station name change
* On May 7, 2011, Jiyang Road was renamed (before line 11 began serving the station).
Headways
Technology
Rolling Stock
File:Shanghai Metoro Line 11 AC11 Huaqiao.JPG, 11A01 train
References
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Shanghai Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2009
2009 establishments in China