Shanghai Metro

The Shanghai Metro (Chinese: 上海地铁; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dìtiě) is a rapid transit system serving Shanghai and Jiangsu Province in China. The system is 802 kilometers long, the second longest in the world.^[4][c] It began operations on May 28, 1993, with one line (Line 1).^[5] As of December 2021, there are 19 lines and 506 stations in the system.^[6][a][b] Trains run often, sometimes arriving every 110 seconds on some lines.^[7]

Shanghai Metro
Overview
Owner	Shanghai Municipal Government
Locale	Shanghai
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	19[a]
Number of stations	506[b]
Daily ridership	10.63 million (2019 average) 13.29 million (record)[1]
Annual ridership	3.880 billion (2019)
Website	shmetro.com
Operation
Began operation	May 28, 1993; 32 years ago (1993-05-28)
Operator(s)	Six subsidiaries of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. Ltd.
Character	Grade separated
Number of vehicles	7,394 revenue railcars[2]
Technical
System length	831 km (516.4 mi)[3][c]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

Many people use the Shanghai Metro. Around 73% of all people who use public transport in Shanghai ride the system.^[8] Every day, around ten million people ride it.^[9] The system also has the most riders in a year. About 3.8 billion people rode the system in 2019.^[10]

Lines

The Shanghai Metro system currently has 19 lines. Each line is given a number and a color, shown on trains and stations.^[6] More lines and expansion of existing ones are under construction or being planned.^[11] Below is a list all of the current lines in the system.

• Line 1
• Line 2
• Line 3
• Line 4
• Line 5
• Line 6
• Line 7
• Line 8
• Line 9
• Line 10
• Line 11
• Line 12
• Line 13
• Line 14
• Line 15
• Line 16
• Line 17
• Line 18
• Pujiang Line

Notes

1. This count of lines does not include the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system.
2. This count of stations does not include stations on the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system.
3. This figure does not include the Maglev line and Jinshan railway. Those lines are often included in Shanghai Metro maps but are not part of the Shanghai Metro system. The figure also only includes the shared track portion (11.566 km) of lines 3 and 4 once. The system length reported by Shanghai Metro's operator, Shentong Metro Group, includes the Maglev line. Counting the line makes the system 831 kilometres (516.4 miles) long.