Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)

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Line 7
SHM Line 7 icon.svg
Zhenping Road Station Line 7 Platform.jpg
A view of station Zhenping Road
Overview
Other name(s)M7 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocalePudong; Xuhui, Jing'an, Putuo, and Baoshan districts
Shanghai
TerminiMeilan Lake
Huamu Road
Stations33
Service
TypeUrban rail transit in China Rapid transit
SystemShanghai Metro Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)Shanghai No.3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)Chentai Road parking lot and Longyang Road depot
Rolling stock79 Type A 6-car trains
Daily ridership958,000 (2019 Peak)[1]
History
CommencedNovember 24, 2005; 16 years ago (2005-11-24)
OpenedDecember 5, 2009; 12 years ago (2009-12-05)
Last extensionDecember 28, 2010; 11 years ago (2010-12-28)
Technical
Line length44.2 km (27.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground Elevated (Luonan Xincun and Meilan Lake)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Average speed: 30.3 km/h (19 mph)
SignallingThales’ SelTracTM CBTC
Route map
Route on the Shanghai map:
  • Shanghai Metro Line7 Map.png
To scale geographic map:
  • Shanghai Metro Line 7.svg

Line 7 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro 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 Meilan Lake in Baoshan District to Huamu Road in Pudong, which is near Shanghai New International Expo Center. Qihua Road 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.[2][3]
    • 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.[4][5]
  • 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 entered operation.
Shanghai Metro Line 7 opening history
Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Shanghai University — Huamu Road 5 December 2009 34.4 km (21.38 mi) 26 Initial phase
Houtan 20 April 2010 Infill station 1
Meilan Lake — Shanghai University 28 December 2010 9.8 km (6.09 mi) 3 Northern extension
Panguang Road, Liuhang 30 June 2011 Infill stations 2
Qihua Road 22 July 2014 Infill station 1

Stations[]

Further information: List of Shanghai Metro stations

Service routes[]

Shanghai Metro Line 7 service routes
Routes Station name Connections Distance Location Open-
ing 		Plat-
form[6]
M P English Chinese km min
● Meilan Lake 美兰湖 0.00 0.00 0 Baoshan 28 Dec
2010[7] 		Elevated Side
● Luonan Xincun 罗南新村 1.65 1.65 4
● Panguang Road 潘广路 2.98 4.63 8 30 June
2011[8] 		Underground Island
● Liuhang 刘行 0.97 5.60 10
● Gucun Park 顾村公园  15  1.72 7.32 13 28 Dec
2010[7]
● ● Qihua Road 祁华路 2.74 10.06 17 22 July
2014[9]
● ● Shanghai University 上海大学 1.68 11.74 20 5 Dec
2009[10]
● ● Nanchen Road 南陈路 0.95 12.69 22
● ● Shangda Road 上大路 1.42 14.11 25 Underground Island & Side
● ● Changzhong Road 场中路 1.41 15.52 27 Underground Island
● ● Dachang Town 大场镇 1.24 16.76 30
● ● Xingzhi Road 行知路 1.04 17.80 32
● ● Dahuasan Road 大华三路 1.25 19.05 35
● ● Xincun Road 新村路 1.06 20.11 37 Putuo
● ● Langao Road 岚皋路 0.81 20.92 39
● ● Zhenping Road 镇坪路  3   4  1.53 22.45 42
● ● Changshou Road 长寿路  13  1.03 23.48 45
● ● Changping Road 昌平路 0.75 24.23 47 Jing'an Underground Side
● ● Jing'an Temple 静安寺  2   14  Trolleybuses in Shanghai Yan'an BRT 1.38 25.61 50 Underground Island
● ● Changshu Road 常熟路  1  1.09 26.7 52 Xuhui
● ● Zhaojiabang Road 肇嘉浜路  9  1.66 28.36 55
● ● Dong'an Road 东安路  4  0.96 29.32 57
● ● Middle Longhua Road 龙华中路  12  0.75 30.07 59
● ● Houtan 后滩 2.21 32.28 63 Pudong 20 April
2010[11]
● ● Changqing Road 长清路  13 [a] 1.28 33.56 65 5 Dec
2009[10]
● ● Yaohua Road 耀华路  8  0.94 34.50 67
● ● Yuntai Road 云台路 0.73 35.23 69
● ● West Gaoke Road 高科西路  6  0.97 36.20 72
● ● South Yanggao Road 杨高南路 1.48 37.68 74 Underground Double Island
● ● Jinxiu Road 锦绣路 1.44 39.12 77 Underground Island
● ● Fanghua Road 芳华路 1.45 40.57 80
● ● Longyang Road 龙阳路  2   16   18   Maglev [b] 1.69 42.26 83
● ● Huamu Road 花木路 1.14 43.40 86

Important stations[]

Future expansions[]

There are no current extensions planned.

Station name change[]

Headways[]

Shanghai Metro Line 7 headway
Time Meilan Lake -
Qihua Road		 Qihua Road -
South Yanggao Road		 South Yanggao Road -
Huamu Road
Monday - Friday (Working Days)
Morning peak 7:30–9:00 About 3 minutes and 30 seconds Southbound to South Yanggao Road:
Average 1 minutes and 55 seconds
Northbound to Qihua Road:
Average 3 minutes		 Southbound to Huamu Road:
Average 4 minutes
Northbound to South Yanggao Road:
Average 3 - 6 minutes
Off-peak 9:00–17:30 About 11 minutes About 5 minutes and 30 seconds
Evening peak 17:30–20:30 Southbound to Huamu Road:
Average 6 minutes and 55 seconds
Northbound to Meilan Lake:
Average 3 minutes and 30 seconds
Southbound to Huamu Road:
Average 4 minutes and 40 seconds
Northbound to Qihua Road:
About 2 minutes and 44 seconds		 Northbound to South Yanggao Road:
Average 5 minutes and 30 seconds
Other hours
First Train — 7:30
19:00 — Last Train
10 - 11 minutes 5 - 8 minutes
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)
Peak hours 8:00–20:00 About 10 minutes About 5 minutes
Other hours
First Train — 8:00
20:00 — Last Train
10 - 11 minutes 5 - 8 minutes
Extended operation (Friday and Saturday)
Extended Operation 22:30–End of Operation Average 20 minutes

Technology[]

Signalling[]

Rolling Stock[]

Shanghai Metro Line 7 rolling stock
Set Manufacturer Time of
manufac-
turing		 Type No
of
car		 Assembly[c] Series Notes
42 Bombardier Movia 2008-2010 A 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A01
30 CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. 2016-2018 A 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A02
7 CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. 2019-2020 A 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A03

  • 07A01 train

Notes[]

  1. ^ Virtual transfer with Line 13 – passengers who hold the Shanghai Public Transportation Card and transfer within 30 minutes of exiting the station are able to transfer to other lines without exiting the system.
  2. ^ Out of system transfer with Shanghai Maglev Train.
  3. ^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph.

References[]

  1. ^ "Metro breaks records" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro 163 Official. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ^ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=421856&type=Metro
  3. ^ http://www.shmetro.com/node49/200912/con102423.htm
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ 乘车指南 > Station信息. Shanghai Metro Official Site. Retrieved 2015-12-17. Instructions: 点击相应线路，选择Station，点击"站层图"可查看相应Station的站台结构。
  7. ^ a b 沪轨交7号线北延伸段今开通 3站暂不开放. 东方早报. 2010-12-28. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  8. ^ 7号线北延伸潘广路、刘行站6月30日起投入运营. 东方网. 2011-06-26.
  9. ^ 7号线祁华路站7月22日起开站迎客. Shanghai Metro Official Site. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  10. ^ a b "Archived copy" 7号线一期12月5日9时试运营 开通上海大学至花木路站. 新民网. 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ 7号线后滩站4月20开通试运营公告. Shanghai Metro Official Site. 2010-04-19.
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