Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)

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.

Line 7
A view of station Zhenping Road
Overview
Other name(s)M7 (planned name)
Native name上海地铁7号线
StatusOperational
OwnerShanghai Rail Transit Line 7 Development Co., Ltd.
LocalePudong; Xuhui, Jing'an, Putuo, and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China
Termini
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
Longyang Road depot
Rolling stock79 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership958,000 (2019 Peak)[1]
History
CommencedNovember 24, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-24)
OpenedDecember 5, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-05)
Last extensionDecember 28, 2010; 13 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+12 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:
To scale geographic map:

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
SegmentCommencementOpenedLengthStation(s)NameInvestment
Shanghai University — Huamu Road24 Nov 20055 Dec 200934.4 km (21.38 mi)26Initial phase¥18.7 billion
Houtan20 Apr 2010Infill station1
Meilan Lake — Shanghai University24 Nov 200528 Dec 20109.8 km (6.09 mi)3Northern extension¥3.157 billion
Panguang Road, Liuhang30 Jun 2011Infill stations2
Qihua Road22 Jul 2014Infill station1

Stations

Service routes

Shanghai Metro Line 7 service routes
RoutesStation nameConnectionsDistanceLocationOpen-
ing
Plat-
form[6]
MPEnglishChinesekmmin
Meilan Lake美兰湖0.000.000Baoshan28 Dec
2010[7]
Elevated Side
Luonan Xincun罗南新村1.651.654
Panguang Road潘广路2.984.63830 June
2011[8]
Underground Island
Liuhang刘行0.975.6010
Gucun Park顾村公园 15 1.727.321328 Dec
2010[7]
Qihua Road祁华路2.7410.061722 July
2014[9]
Shanghai University上海大学1.6811.74205 Dec
2009[10]
Nanchen Road南陈路0.9512.6922
Shangda Road上大路1.4214.1125Underground Island & Side
Changzhong Road场中路1.4115.5227Underground Island
Dachang Town大场镇1.2416.7630
Xingzhi Road行知路1.0417.8032
Dahuasan Road大华三路1.2519.0535
Xincun Road新村路1.0620.1137Putuo
Langao Road岚皋路0.8120.9239
Zhenping Road镇坪路 3   4 1.5322.4542
Changshou Road长寿路 13 1.0323.4845
Changping Road昌平路0.7524.2347Jing'anUnderground Side
Jing'an Temple静安寺 2   14  Yan'an BRT1.3825.6150Underground Island
Changshu Road常熟路 1 1.0926.752Xuhui
Zhaojiabang Road肇嘉浜路 9 1.6628.3655
Dong'an Road东安路 4 0.9629.3257
Middle Longhua Road龙华中路 12 0.7530.0759
Houtan后滩2.2132.2863Pudong20 April
2010[11]
Changqing Road长清路 13 [i]1.2833.56655 Dec
2009[10]
Yaohua Road耀华路 8 0.9434.5067
Yuntai Road云台路0.7335.2369
West Gaoke Road高科西路 6 0.9736.2072
South Yanggao Road杨高南路1.4837.6874Underground Double Island
Jinxiu Road锦绣路1.4439.1277Underground Island
Fanghua Road芳华路1.4540.5780
Longyang Road龙阳路 2   16   18   Maglev [ii]1.6942.2683
Huamu Road花木路1.1443.4086


Important stations

Future expansions

There are no current extensions planned.

Station name change

Headways

Shanghai Metro Line 7 headway[12]
TimeMeilan Lake -
Qihua Road
Qihua Road -
South Yanggao Road
South Yanggao Road -
Huamu Road
Monday - Friday (Working Days)
AM peak7:30–9:00About 3 min and 30 secSouthbound:[i] Average 1 min and 55 sec
Northbound:[ii] Average 3 min
Southbound:[iii] Average 4 min
Northbound:[iv] Average 3 – 6 min
Off-peak9:00–17:30About 11 minAbout 5 min and 30 sec
PM peak17:30–20:30Southbound:[v] Average 6 min and 55 secSouthbound:[iii] Average 4 min and 40 sec
Northbound:[vi] Average 3 min and 30 secNorthbound:[ii] About 2 min and 44 secNorthbound:[iv] Average 5 min and 30 sec
Other
hours
Before 7:30
After 19:00
10 – 11 min5 – 8 min
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)
Peak8:00–20:00About 10 minAbout 5 min
Other
hours
Before 8:00
After 20:00
10 – 11 min5 – 8 min
Extended operation (Friday and Saturday)
After 22:30Average 20 min

Technology

Rolling Stock

Shanghai Metro Line 7 rolling stock
Fleet numbersManufacturerTime of
manufac-
turing
ClassNo
of
car
Assembly[i]Rolling stockNumberNotes
252Bombardier2008–2010A[ii]6Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc07A010701-0742
(070011-072521)
Original name: AC10.
Same as 09A02 and 12A01 (but different painting).
180CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.2016-2018A[ii]6Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc07A020743-0772
(072531-074321)
Same as 09A03 (but different painting).
42CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.2019-2020A[ii]6Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc07A0307073-07079
(074331-074741)

References