Shanghai Metro

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Shanghai Metro
A line 7 train at Meilan Lake station
Overview
Owner	Shanghai Municipal Government
Area served	Shanghai and Kunshan, Jiangsu
Locale	Shanghai
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	19[a]
Number of stations	506[b] (transfer stations counted repeatedly, according to number of lines serving the station) 408 (interchange stations counted once)
Daily ridership	10.03 million (2023 avg.)[1]13.39 million (record)[2]
Annual ridership	3.661 billion (2023)[3]
Website	shmetro.com
Operation
Began operation	May 28, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-05-28)
Operator(s)	Six subsidiaries (list) of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. Ltd.
Character	Grade separated
Number of vehicles	7,394 revenue railcars (list)[4] 14 depots and 15 parking lots (list)
Technical
System length	802 km (498.3 mi)[5][c]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary or third rail (Lines 16 and 17) 750 V DC third rail (Pujiang line)
Top speed	120 km/h (75 mph) (Line 16) 100 km/h (62 mph) (Lines 11 and 17) 80 km/h (50 mph) (other lines)
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The Shanghai Metro (Chinese: 上海地铁; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dìtiě; Shanghainese: Zaon⁶he⁵ Di⁶thiq⁷) is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts^[d] and to the neighboring township of Huaqiao, in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province.

Forming the vast majority of the broader, multi-operator Shanghai rail transit network, the Shanghai Metro system is the world's second longest metro system by route length, totaling 826 kilometres (513 mi).^[6][c] and the second largest system by number of stations, with 508 stations across 20 lines.^[a][b] It also ranks first in the world by annual ridership, with 3.88 billion rides delivered in 2019.^[7] The last daily ridership record was set on 9 March 2024, at 13.39 million rides.^[8] Since the pandemic, ridership still routinely stands at over 10 million on an average workday, accounting for 73% of trips on public transport in the city.^[9][10]

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