Line 11, Shanghai Metro | |
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Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
Status | Chenxiang Road and Yanyu Road still under construction, other stations operate normally. |
Locale |
Shanghai, China Kunshan, Jiangsu, China |
Termini |
Jiading North/Huaqiao Disney Resort |
Stations | 38 |
Daily ridership | 800,000 (2015 peak) |
Operation | |
Opened | December 31, 2009 |
Operator(s) | Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd. |
Character |
Underground (from Yuqiao to Taopu Xincun and Shanghai Ciruit Station) Elevated (from Disney Resort to Luoshan Road and Nanxiang to North Jiading and East Changji Road to Huaqiao) |
Technical | |
Line length | 82.4 km (51.20 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | Overhead lines (1500 volts DC) |
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Underground (from Yuqiao to Taopu Xincun and Shanghai Ciruit Station)
Line 11 is a northwest-southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. Since October 2013 Line 11 serves Kunshan city also and it is the second intercity metro in China after the Guangfo Metro. It has two services: Service A (the Main Line) runs between North Jiading and Disney Resort, while Service B (the Branch Line) runs between Huaqiao in Kunshan and Sanlin. The two services share the same route and stations between Jiading New City and Sanlin and stop at these stations at alternate 5-minute intervals. The line is colored brown on system maps.
The 1st phase of Line 11, which runs from Jiading North to Jiangsu Road, opened on 31 December 2009. A branch line from Anting opened on 29 March 2010.
The 2nd phase runs from Jiangsu Road to Luoshan Road. It opened on 31 August 2013.
The 3rd phase connects Luoshan Road and the Shanghai Disney Resort. This section is 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) long with 3 stations. All new stations except for the Disney Resort station opened on December 19, 2015. The Disney Resort started to trial operation on April 26, 2016.