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 and the
Expo 2010 site. It currently runs from in
Baoshan District to in
Pudong, which is near
Shanghai New International Expo Center. 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.
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*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.
* station is a station where line 7 crosses lines
3 and
4.
* station, located under the busy
Nanjing Road, is an interchange with
line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to:
Public transport Americas
*2 (New York City Subway service), a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway
*2 Line (Sound Transit), a light rail line in Seattle, Washington
*Line 2 Bloor–Dan ...
.
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