Line 15 of the
Shanghai Metro
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is a north-south
metro line
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in the city of
Shanghai
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that opened on 23 January 2021.
The line begins at in
Baoshan District at its northern end, and terminates at
in
Minhang District
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at its southern end, via and . It will be in length and have 30 stations.
The line is one of
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 Shangha ...
's new batch of high capacity fully automated and driverless lines along with Lines
14 and
18. The line is colored
ivory on system maps.
History
The line was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020.
However, on 24 December 2020, Shanghai Metro officials announced that the opening would take place in 2021, prior to the start of the
Chinese New Year
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. Line 15 opened on January 23, 2021. station opened on June 27, 2021.
On January 19, 2021, there is a partial collapse in an under-construction Exit 9 of
Zizhu Hi-tech Park station
Zizhu Hi-tech Park () is a metro station on Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro. Located at the intersection of Dongchuan Road and South Lianhua Road in Minhang District, Shanghai, the station is the southern terminus of the line and opened with the r ...
. There were no casualties at the scene, no impact on the surrounding environment, and no impact on the opening of Line 15.
On May 20, 2021, according to the official announcement, due to the accumulation of water between and , Line 15 will operate at a speed limit, which is expected to be delayed for more than 25 minutes.
Controversy
On 28 December 2011, the northern terminus of the line was shifted from station to an independent station called , located near
Line 7 between Qihua and but with no direct interchange to
Line 7. This has stirred controversy among residents over Line 15's already lack of convenient connections with other major subway lines such as Lines
Line 2 and
Line 10. Planners reconsidered and extended Line 15 north of Jinqiu Road to connect with
Line 7 at . In December 2019, the line was further revised to provide an interchange with
Line 2 at station. However, there is still no interchange planned with
Line 10, as the Line 15 station is located mid-way between and stations on
Line 10.
Stations
Service routes
Important stations
Future expansion
A South extension to Fengxian is under planning.
Station name change
* On December 26, 2000
Xinlonghua was renamed as (before line 15 began serving the station).
Headways
Technology
Signalling
Line 15 is notable for being driverless and the longest line in China operating
GoA4 (Grade-of-Automation 4), whereby trains may operate automatically at all times, including the actions of opening/closing doors, detecting obstacles and reacting to emergencies. There are no staff on board concerned with ongoing train operations.
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Between December 2020 and January 2021, SATEE supplied its OptONIX and ONIX metro traction systems for 324 metro cars of Shanghai Line 15, with support from Xi'an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co. Ltd (XAYEECO). It was also responsible for the train control monitoring system (TCMS) of Shanghai Line 15, and the line's train electrical design. During the same period, CASCO has successfully put into service its Urbalis 888 signalling solution on six of these metro lines in Chengdu and Shanghai.
Rolling Stock
References
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Shanghai Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2021
2021 establishments in China
Automated guideway transit