Line 11 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. Since October 2013, Line 11 serves Kunshan city, making it is the second intercity metro in China after the Guangfo Metro and the first that crosses a provincial boundary.[citation needed]With a single-line mileage of 82.386 kilometres (51.192 mi), it is the second-longest single-line subway line in China, after Line 6 in Chongqing, which is 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long. The line is colored brown on system maps.
History
The line 11 was originally planned to be from Jiading to Nanhui New City, with a total length of 120 kilometres (75 mi), the south part of the line has been transferred to line 16.
The 1st phase of line 11, which runs from North Jiading to Jiangsu Road, opened on 31 December 2009.[2][3] A branch line from Anting opened on 29 March 2010.[4]
The 2nd phase runs from Jiangsu Road to Luoshan Road. It opened on 31 August 2013.[5]
The 3rd phase connects Luoshan Road and the 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.[6] The Disney Resort started to trial operation on April 26, 2016.[7]
From February 14, 2022, the Kunshan section of line 11 was again suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Shanghai Metro Line 11 opening history
Segment
Commencement
Opened
Length
Station(s)
Name
Investment
Jiangsu Road — North Jiading
30 Dec 2005
31 Dec 2009
33.0 km (20.51 mi)
16
Phase 1 (main section)
¥18.95 billion
Jiading Xincheng — Anting
30 Dec 2005
29 Mar 2010
12.8 km (7.95 mi)
3
Phase 1 (branch section)
East Changji Road
26 Apr 2011
Infill station
1
Luoshan Road — Jiangsu Road
19 Dec 2008
31 Aug 2013
19.2 km (11.93 mi)
12
Phase 2
¥12.965 billion
Anting — Huaqiao
27 Oct 2010
16 Oct 2013
7.0 km (4.35 mi)
3
Huaqiao extension
¥1.849 billion
Kangxin Highway — Luoshan Road
28 May 2013
19 Dec 2015
4.10 km (2.55 mi)
2
Disney extension (1st section)
¥4.371 billion
Disney Resort — Kangxin Highway
28 May 2013
26 Apr 2016
5.08 km (3.16 mi)
1
Disney extension (2nd section)
Chenxiang Highway
25 Aug 2020
Infill station
1
Controversy
Due to the long length of line 11 and high passenger volumes, it is common for line 11 passengers to be forced to stand on the train for their entire trip. In response to this, around early 2014, some passengers that travelled long distances between urban area and the suburban areas of Jiading or Sanlin that cannot bear standing for a long time started bringing their own small folding seats into the carriages. In the following years, the official Weibo of Shanghai Metro reminded passengers involved phenomenon to be safe and civilized as Shanghai Metro maintains that these foldable seats can be a safety hazard on trains and reduces capacity. Beginning in 2019, line 11 started having announcements in carriages to remind passengers to not bring and use their own seats on the train.[12][13]
Passengers going to Huaqiao at Disney Resort Station, Kangxin Highway Station and Xiuyan Road Station during rush hour have to transfer at Jiading Xincheng Station.
^Virtual transfer with line 14 – 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.
^The platform in the direction of Disney Resort is on the B2 floor, and the platform in the direction of North Jiading and Huaqiao is on the B3 floor. It was originally planned that line 14 would transfer at this station on the same station as this line. Later, because line 14 adopted the Wuning Road plan, the reserved platform was abandoned. Therefore, the actual use of this station is a side stacking platform.
Future expansions
Yanyu Road station
Although Yanyu Road station is part of the second phase of Line 11, it did not open with the other stations on August 31, 2013.[24] Instead, it has been left as a reserved station under construction that will open in the future pending development in the area.[25][26]
[28] Some of the trains are Disney-themed trains, and the inside and outside of the trains are packaged with Disney cartoon elements. Original name: AC16.
Rapid transit
Shanghai Metro
