Line 7 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 Shangha ...
network. It connects the
Baoshan District of Shanghai with the downtown core as well as the
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 ...
and the
Expo 2010
Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the t ...
site. It currently runs from in
Baoshan District to in
Pudong
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 ...
, which is near
Shanghai New International Expo Center
The Shanghai New International Expo Center is an exhibition center in Pudong, Shanghai. It hosts many exhibitions, including the Shanghai Motor Show. It has also hosted the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup, where one of the halls was temporarily conve ...
. serves as a terminus for trains returning to Chentai Road depot. The line is colored
orange on system maps.
History
* Construction began on November 24, 2005.
* The first section of the line from Huamu Road to Shanghai University opened to the public on December 5, 2009.
**In the first few months of operation, the trains only operated from 9AM-4PM to allow for extended testing of the line.
**On February 20, 2010, operating hours have been extended to fall in line with the rest of the metro system afterwards.
[http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200912/20091203/article_421482.htm ]
*On April 20, 2010,
Houtan station entered operation.
*In December 2010, three stations on the northern extension of the line opens.
*In June 2011, two more stations on the northern extension of the line opens.
*In July 2014,
Qihua Road station
Qihua Road () is a metro station in Baoshan District, Shanghai. It is part of Line 7.
Due to station complexities, the station is the last to open on the line; it began operation on 22 July 2014, more than 4 years after the line initially ope ...
entered operation.
Stations
Service routes
Important stations
* station, which serves the
Shanghai University
Shanghai University, commonly referred to as SHU, or colloquially Shangda (), is a public research university located in Shanghai. The 555-acre main Baoshan campus is situated in the north of Shanghai, and there are two other campuses in Jiadi ...
.
* station is a station where line 7 crosses lines
3 and
4.
* station, located under the busy
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road (; Shanghainese
The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified ...
, is an interchange with
line 2.
Future expansions
There are no current extensions planned.
Station name change
* On June 6, 2012,
Chuanchang Road was renamed .
Headways
Technology
Signalling
Rolling Stock
File:Shanghai-metro-line7-train.jpg, 07A01 train
References
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Shanghai Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2009
2009 establishments in China