Line 16 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 16
Line 16 AC19 trainset in March 2014
Overview
Other name(s)R3s (planned name);
South section of line 11 (planned name);
Line 21 (planned name between 29 January and 1 March 2010);
Lingang line (Chinese: 临港线);
Excursion line (nickname)
Native name上海地铁16号线
StatusOperational
OwnerShanghai Rail Transit Line 16 Development Co., Ltd.
LocalePudong district, Shanghai, China
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeUrban rail transit in China Rapid transit
SystemShanghai Metro Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)Yebei depot;
Chuanyanghe parking lot
Rolling stock38 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership254,000 (2019 Peak)[1]
History
CommencedMarch 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-22)
OpenedDecember 29, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-29)
Last extensionDecember 28, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-28)
Technical
Line length58.96 km (36.64 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2 (passing loops at some stations)
CharacterElevated: Longyang RoadHuinan & HuinanLingang Avenue 44.5km 10 stations;
Underground: Huinan & Lingang AvenueDishui Lake: 10.3km 3 stations.
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationThird rail, 1.5kV DC
(overhead line wire in depot)
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Average speed:
63.1 km/h (39 mph) (local service); 75.4 km/h (47 mph) (rapid service); 102 km/h (63 mph) (express service);
SignallingALSTOM Urbalis CBTC
Route map
To scale geographic map:

Line 16 is a rapid transit line serving the south-eastern suburban areas of Shanghai. The line was formerly known as the Lingang line (Chinese: 临港线; pinyin: Língǎng xiàn). It was originally designated as Line 21 and was planned as the south part of line 11. The line runs entirely in Pudong New Area, starting from Longyang Road, via Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Huinan Town, ending at Dishui Lake in Nanhui New City. The line is 59 km (37 mi) long and has 13 stations of which three are underground and the rest elevated.[3] Construction begun in early 2009, and the line opened on 29 December 2013.[2][4] The second phase was completed at the end of 2014.

The design speed of Line 16 is 120 km/h (75 mph), and the actual maximum operating speed in the above-ground section is about 100 km/h (62 mph). Line 16 is susceptible to further speed limits due to heavy fog, due to the high operating speed of the line requiring longer sight distances.[5] The line is colored aqua on system maps.

  1. ^ "Metro breaks records" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro 163 Official. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. ^ a b Abstract of Environment Protect Report Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 轨交11号线南段规划调整(原载解放日报) (in Chinese). eastday.com. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. ^ "Plan file for Yuqiao Community".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "地铁16号线今晨早高峰遇大雾限速两小时". Shanghai.xinmin.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-05-25.