Line 17 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 Shangha ...
(), formerly known as the Qingpu line
(), is an east-west
rapid transit line that runs between in
Minhang District and in
Qingpu District. All stations are fully accessible. It is in length with 13 stations. The line entered passenger trial operations on 30 December 2017.
It is the first metro line to primarily service the suburban
Qingpu District. Metro service arrived in Qingpu in 2010 with the opening of , the western terminus of
line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
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. However, this station only services an area adjacent to the district's eastern border with
Minhang. Line 17 is known for its artistic elements embedded into its stations. Due to the proximity of the line to various cultural and scenic attractions, specifically the ancient water town of
Zhujiajiao and
Dianshan Lake
Dianshan Lake () is a freshwater lake west of Zhujiajiao, Qingpu District, in Shanghai, China. Measuring , it is the largest freshwater lake in Shanghai and the upstream of the Huangpu River.
The Shanghai Water Sports Centre will be the venue for ...
, the line's theme is ''water towns and headstreams of Shanghai''.
The line is colored
light brown on system maps.
The line is the second line in Shanghai to use
Shanghainese
The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the Districts of Shanghai, central districts of the Shanghai, City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as ...
to announce stations. It is operated by Shanghai No. 2 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. ().
History
During the line's planning stages, it was initially envisioned as a western extension of
Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
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and designated ''R2w''.
It also briefly took the designation of ''Line 20'' before being officially renumbered to its current designation. Construction began in 2014
and track-laying was completed on 12 May 2017.
The line debuted on 30 December 2017, when it opened for "soft" passenger trial operation.
Stations
Service routes
Important stations
Line 17 begins in Minhang District at , which lies adjacent to the border with Qingpu District. The line then crosses into Qingpu District and traverses the length of the suburban district from east to west. It runs underground beneath Songze Avenue from to just west of , where it continues on an elevated section, running on the south side of the road. West of , the line leaves Songze Avenue and curves to the southwest, lining up again on an east-west route beside East Yinggang Road just before reaching . West of Zhaoxiang, the line again enters an underground section until just west of Dianshanhu Avenue. In this underground section, the tracks follow East Yinggang Road westward, before curving south under Caoying Road, and then southwest again beneath Dianshanhu Avenue. The remaining section of the line to the western terminus at is elevated and parallels the Huqingping Highway. There are a total of 13 stations, 6 elevated and 7 underground; the length of the line is .
, the eastern terminus of the line, is the only station that provides an interchange to other lines in the network. At the station, passengers can interchange to lines 2 and 10 without leaving the fare-paid zone. A cross-platform interchange is provided for passengers between line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
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and line 17. Eastbound passengers on line 17 arriving at Hongqiao Railway Station can simply stay on the same platform, crossing the other side, to change to an eastbound line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
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train. Similarly, westbound passengers bound for coming from line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
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can transfer to Line 17 by crossing to the other side of the platform. Transfers between line 10 and Line 17 require passengers to ascend to the station concourse and change platforms. The station is also directly connected to Hongqiao Railway Station Hongqiao may refer to the following locations in China:
Literal meaning
* Covered bridge (廊桥 or 虹桥 in Chinese), a kind of bridge which looks like a rainbow
Transport
* Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场) ...
, which provides inter-city high-speed travel to destinations throughout China.
Future Expansion
West extension to Xicen
An extension of one station to Xicen was drafted in December 2020. It will follow Qingping highway then G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
The Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Huyu Expressway'' () is an east-west bound expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China in Yangtze River Delta, and Chongqing in western China. The expressway runs thr ...
. Construction started on 28 June 2021.
The west extension project of Line 17 will run from Oriental Land station (excluding) to Xicen Station, with a total length of about 6.6 kilometers, which will promote the Cenke Innovation Center.
Extension beyond Xicen
The first phase of the western extension of the line will be further expanded 13 kilometers to Xicen and Jinze towns, both with an abundance of lakes, wetlands and typical sceneries of watertowns in the southern areas of the Yangtze River Delta.
In the long term, Shanghai metro line 17 will in the future connect with line 10 of Suzhou Rail Transit.
line 10 is expected to extend to Shuixiangketing Station, passing through Lili, and planning Jiaxing North Station within Jiashan Track branch to Xitang Station. The extension line of Suzhou Rail Transit line 10 starts from the planned Suzhou South Station, passes through Lili Station, and ends at Shuixiangketing Station.
The planning suggests that Shanghai Line 17 extend to Jiashan South Station, passing through important nodes such as Jiashan Station, Xitang Station, and Shuixiangketing station. According to the publicized rail network layout plan, the extension of Shanghai Metro Line 17 departs from Shanghai Metro Oriental Land station, along with Dianshan Lake Station, Shuixiangketing Station, Beixiang Fudang Station, Xitang Station, Yaozhuang Station, and Tan Gongbei Road Station, Jiashan Station, Jiashan Stadium Station, High-speed Railway Xincheng Station, Jiashan South Station have 10 stations, connecting Pinghu in the long term.
Future link with Jiaxing Metro Line 3 is also under consideration.
Extension beyond Hongqiao Railway Station
Changning District government has proposed plans to extend Line 17 to the Changning District.
Headways
Technology
Signalling
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Rolling Stock
The line uses 28 6-carriages A-type trains built by Changchun Railway Vehicles or Shanghai Electric. Unlike most Shanghai Metro lines, this line is operated using third rail electrification. The trains have an operating speed of . Trains are stored at Xujing depot, located between and , as well as Zhujiajiao yard, just west of . Trains have a capacity of about 1,860 people.
References
External links
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Shanghai Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2017
2017 establishments in China