Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 2
Line 2 AC08 train at Beixinjing station
Overview
Other name(s)	R2 (planned name); Changning line (Chinese: 长宁线)
Native name	上海地铁2号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Changning Line Development Co., Ltd. (West of Longyang Road) Shanghai Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Development Co., Ltd. (East of Longyang Road)
Locale	Pudong; Huangpu, Jing'an, Changning, Minhang, and Qingpu districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	National Exhibition and Convention Center Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Beidi Road Depot; Longyang Road Depot; Chuansha Depot
Rolling stock	100 Class A 8 car trains
Daily ridership	1.903 million (2019 Peak)[1]
History
Commenced	December 28, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-12-28)
Opened	June 11, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-06-11)
Last extension	April 8, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-08)
Technical
Line length	64 km (39.77 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground (National Exhibition and Convention Center - Yuandong Avenue, except Zhangjiang High Technology Park - Longyang Road) and elevated (Yuandong Avenue - Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)[3] Average speed: 37.3 km/h (23 mph)
Signalling	US&S United Signal AF900 (ATO/GOA2) and CASCO Tranavi (DTO/GOA3)
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 2, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct connection Shanghai public transport card only, re-entry required Panxiang Road East Xujing  17  Connect line 10 Jinghu Railway/Beijing–Shanghai Railway Airport link line Jiamin line Hongqiao Railway Station  10   17  Connect line 17 Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2  10   10  Beidi Road Depot Songhong Road Beixinjing Weining Road  15  Loushanguan Road  15   3   4  (shared track) Zhongshan Park (shared platform)  3   4   11  Jiangsu Road  11   14  Jing'an Temple  7   14   7   12  West Nanjing Road  12   13   13  People's Square  1   8   1   8  East Nanjing Road  10   10  Huangpu River Lujiazui  14   14  Dongchang Road  9  │  4   6  Century Avenue  4   6   9   9   4  Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Century Park  7   18  Longyang Road  7   16   Maglev   16  │  Maglev  Longyang Road Depot Zhangjiang tram Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Jinke Road  21  Guanglan Road  21  Zhangjiang tram Tangzhen Middle Chuangxin Road East Huaxia Road Chuansha Lingkong Road Yuandong Avenue Chuansha Depot Haitiansan Road  Maglev  │ Airport link line Pudong International Airport Airport link line Lianggang Express

Line 2 is an east–west line in the Shanghai Metro network. With a length of nearly 64 km (40 mi), it is the second longest line in the metro system after line 11. Line 2 runs from National Exhibition and Convention Center in the west to Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu river, and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong. With a daily ridership of over 1.9 million, it is the busiest line on the Shanghai Metro.^[4] The eastern portion of the line, from Guanglan Road to Pudong International Airport, was operated almost^{[clarification needed]} independently from the main segment until April 19, 2019, when through service began. The line is colored light green on system maps.