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+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:
To scale geographic map:

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

Shanghai Metro Line 7 opening history
Segment Commencement Opened Length Station(s) Name Investment
Shanghai University — Huamu Road 24 Nov 2005 5 Dec 2009 34.4 km (21.38 mi) 26 Initial phase ¥18.7 billion
Houtan 20 Apr 2010 Infill station 1
Meilan Lake — Shanghai University 24 Nov 2005 28 Dec 2010 9.8 km (6.09 mi) 3 Northern extension ¥3.157 billion
Panguang Road, Liuhang 30 Jun 2011 Infill stations 2
Qihua Road 22 Jul 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 [i] 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 [ii] 1.69 42.26 83
● ● Huamu Road 花木路 1.14 43.40 86
  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.


Important stations

Future expansions

There are no current extensions planned.

Station name change

Headways

Shanghai Metro Line 7 headway[12]
Time Meilan Lake -
Qihua Road		 Qihua Road -
South Yanggao Road		 South Yanggao Road -
Huamu Road
Monday - Friday (Working Days)
AM peak 7:30–9:00 About 3 min and 30 sec Southbound:[i] Average 1 min and 55 sec
Northbound:[ii] Average 3 min		 Southbound:[iii] Average 4 min
Northbound:[iv] Average 3 – 6 min
Off-peak 9:00–17:30 About 11 min About 5 min and 30 sec
PM peak 17:30–20:30 Southbound:[v] Average 6 min and 55 sec Southbound:[iii] Average 4 min and 40 sec
Northbound:[vi] Average 3 min and 30 sec Northbound:[ii] About 2 min and 44 sec Northbound:[iv] Average 5 min and 30 sec
Other
hours
Before 7:30
After 19:00
10 – 11 min 5 – 8 min
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)
Peak 8:00–20:00 About 10 min About 5 min
Other
hours
Before 8:00
After 20:00
10 – 11 min 5 – 8 min
Extended operation (Friday and Saturday)
After 22:30 Average 20 min
  1. ^ Southbound to South Yanggao Road.
  2. ^ a b Northbound to Qihua Road.
  3. ^ a b Southbound to Huamu Road.
  4. ^ a b Northbound to South Yanggao Road.
  5. ^ Southbound to Qihua Road.
  6. ^ Northbound to Meilan Lake.

Technology

Rolling Stock

Shanghai Metro Line 7 rolling stock
Fleet numbers Manufacturer Time of
manufac-
turing		 Class No
of
car		 Assembly[i] Rolling stock Number Notes
252 Bombardier 2008–2010 A[ii] 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A01 0701-0742
(070011-072521)		 Original name: AC10.
Same as 09A02 and 12A01 (but different painting).
180 CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. 2016-2018 A[ii] 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A02 0743-0772
(072531-074321)		 Same as 09A03 (but different painting).
42 CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. 2019-2020 A[ii] 6 Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc 07A03 07073-07079
(074331-074741)
  1. ^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph.
  2. ^ a b c Class A carriage: 21-24m in length, 3.0m in width and 3.8m in height; Capacity: about 310 people.

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[dead link]
  3. ^ "上海地铁".
  4. ^ "上海7号线月底首列车完成调试 有望11月通车_中国经济网――国家经济门户". www.ce.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20.
  5. ^ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200912/20091203/article_421482.htm[dead link]
  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 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.
  11. ^ 7号线后滩站4月20开通试运营公告. Shanghai Metro Official Site. 2010-04-19.
  12. ^ "Schedule" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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