Line 13 is a north-west to south-east 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 Shang ...
network. It runs between in
Jiading
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 designate ...
and 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 ...
. 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
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 tr ...
. Following the end of the Expo, this phase was closed.
1st Phase
The 1st Phase of Line 13 ran between all the stations between and , with 7 stations. The section opened on December 2012.
2nd Phase and 3rd Phase
The two phases ran from to in
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. The park specializes in research in life sciences, software, semiconductors, and inform ...
region. The rest of the line was opened on December 19, 2015.
Stations
Service routes
Important Stations
* - located under the busy Nanjing Road. Interchange with lines 2 and 12.
* - located near East China Normal University
East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the St. ...
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 9.47 km from Jinyun Road station to Zhuguang Road station on line 17 and add 5 stations. The stations are: Jizhai Road station; Fangle Road station; Jile Road station; Yunle Road station; and Zhuguang Road station. Construction started on June 28, 2021.
East extension: is part of Phase III adjustment and starts from the current Zhangjiang Road station
Zhangjiang Road () is the current eastern terminus station on Line 13 of the Shanghai Metro, and is the current eastern terminus of the line. Located at Zhongke Road and Zhangjiang Road in Pudong, Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandar ...
and ends at Zhangjiang Jidian Port (area), mainly along Zhangdong Road, with a line length of about 4.1 kilometers. Both are underground lines with 2 stations.
Station name change
* On September 18, 2014, Lupu Bridge was renamed the .
* On June 20, 2021, Xintiandi was renamed as the .
Headways
Technology
Rolling Stock
The trains of Line 13 are composed of 6-carriages A-cars, with a design speed of 80 km/h, 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 23.54 meters in length, 3.0 meters in width and 3.8 meters in height.
Former Rolling Stock
Cars 09A02 (numbers 942-945, 948) were used in the past, 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.
File:AC18 in Jinshajiang Road Station.JPG, 13A01 train
References
External links
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Shanghai Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2010
2010 establishments in China