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unusual facts about Line 5, Shanghai Metro



Beijing Subway rolling stock

Currently, all trains on Lines 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, Airport Express and older models on Line 1 are made by Changchun RVC, which is under contract to supply trains for Lines Yizhuang, 9 and 10 (Phase II).

Jinshan District

By the end of 2011 not yet operational, 30 August 2012, Line 22 will connect Jinshan New Town to downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.

Line 5, Shanghai Metro

A branch line from the north side of Dongchuan Road will go straight at Humin Road, and cross the Huangpu River by Minpu 2nd Bridge to Fengxian District, 1st phase is from Dongchuan Road to Nanqiao Xincheng, will construction between 2010 to 2020, 2nd phase will go south to Haiwan, no timetable given.

Line 8, Shanghai Metro

It runs from Shiguang Road Station, in Yangpu District to Shendu Highway Station, in Minhang and there are also plans for the line to be extended to Luhui in Minhang District.

Lupu Bridge

The closest subway station currently in operation to the base of the bridge for the tourist attraction is the Luban Road Station on Line 4 of the Shanghai Metro.

Middle Longhua Road Station

Middle Longhua Road Station, formerly Chuanchang Road Station, is a station on Line 7 of the Shanghai Metro located in Xuhui District.

People's Square

People's Square may be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 1, Line 2 or Line 8 to People's Square station.

Santiago Metro Line 3

In the 90s, Santiago’s transportation needs changed dramatically with a population explosion in the south of the city, especially the communes of La Florida, Chile and Puente Alto, and the plans for the Line 3 were postponed again in favour of Line 5, Line 4 and Line 4A in the south.

Shanghai public transport card

For various reasons, free in-system transfer is not yet possible at Shanghai Railway Station and South Shaanxi Station.

Shenzhen Metro

The system opened on 28 December 2004, making Shenzhen the sixth city in mainland China to have a subway after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Wuhan.

Shiguang Road Station

The station was opened on 29 December 2007 as part of the first phase of Shanghai Metro Line 8 from Shiguang Road to Yaohua Road.

Zhangjiang Tram

Zhangjiang Tram runs from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Station of the Shanghai Metro Line 2 to Heqing Town.


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