Line 14 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 ...
is an east-west
metro
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to:
Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
* Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban ...
line opened on 30 December 2021.
The line, consisting of 31 stations, starts from Fengbang town in
Jiading District
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 designat ...
, and terminate in Jinqiao town in
Pudong New Area
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
via , , , and . Its total length is ,
and passengers are able to transfer to 13 existing and planned metro lines. Due to Line 14 cutting across some of the densest areas of Shanghai and being a relief line for
line 2, high ridership is expected for the line. As such the line uses high capacity 8 car A size trains similar to lines
1 and
2. The line uses an
automatic train control
Automatic train control (ATC) is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external inputs. For example, a system could effect an emergency brake application if the driver ...
system jointly developed by
Thales
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and
Shanghai Electric
Shanghai Electric (officially Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited) is a Chinese multinational power generation and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Shanghai. The company traces its roots to 1880.
Shanghai Electri ...
. Line 14 is fully driverless. The line is colored
olive on system maps.
History
Environmental evaluations began on January 2, 2014.
On November 29, 2014, construction began on a section in
Pudong New Area
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
.
The line was originally scheduled to open in 2020,
but its opening was delayed to 30 December 2021. Longju Road station has not been opened yet, due to problems with land acquisition process.
Stations
Service routes
Important stations
Future expansion
Longju Road station will maybe open in 2040.
Headways
Technology
Rolling Stock
References
2021 establishments in China
Railway lines opened in 2021
Shanghai Metro lines
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