Line 13 is a north-west to south-east line of the

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network. It runs between in

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and in

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. It was once used as a dedicated line (Expo line) for the World Expo to serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The line is colored pink on system maps.

History

Special Phase

The Special Phase of Line 13 operated between and , during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Following the end of the Expo, this phase was closed. This part of the line reopened on December 19, 2015, along with the full opening of the line.

1st Phase

The 1st Phase of Line 13 ran between all the stations between and , with 7 stations. The section opened in December 2012.

2nd Phase and 3rd Phase

The two phases ran from to in

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region. The rest of the line was opened on December 19, 2015.

Stations

Service routes

Important Stations

* - located under the busy

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. Interchange with lines 2 and 12. * - located near

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and Global Harbor. Interchange with lines 3 and 4. * - located by Xintiandi Style Mall and the renovated Xintiandi Shikumen neighborhood. Interchange with line 10.

Future Expansion

West extension: It will be extended for from Jinyun Road station to National Exhibition and Convention Center station on Line 17 and add 5 stations. The stations are: Jizhai Road station; Fangle Road station; Jile Road station; Yunle Road station; and National Exhibition and Convention Center station. Riders can change onto Line 17 and Line 2 (out of station transfer) at the terminus. Construction started on June 28, 2021 and will open by the end of 2026. East extension: is part of Phase III adjustment and starts from the current Zhangjiang Road station and ends at Zhangjiang Jidian Port (area), mainly along Zhangdong Road, with a line length of about . Both are underground lines with 2 stations.

Station name change

* On September 18, 2014,

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was renamed the . * On June 20, 2021,

Xintiandi Xintiandi (, Shanghainese: ''Shinthidi'' lit. "New Sky and Earth",Warr, Anne: ''Shanghai Architecture'', The Watermark Press, 2007, fig. "New World") is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai. Xintiandi n ...

was renamed as the .

Headways

Technology

Rolling Stock

The trains of Line 13 are composed of 6-carriages Class A cars, with a design speed of , VVVF AC drive, and a design life of 30 years and are China's first domestically developed trains. Trains have a capacity of about 1,860 people. Carriages are in length, in width, and in height. 09A02 trains (numbers 0942–0945, 0948) were used on Line 13, only used during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, which were reassigned from line 9 to line 13, all of which have now been transferred back to line 9.

Future Rolling Stock

File:SM13016.jpg, 13A01 train File:SM13062 1.jpg, 13A02 train

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shanghai Metro, Line 13 Shanghai Metro lines Railway lines opened in 2010 2010 establishments in Shanghai 1500 V DC railway electrification