An update to the metro map is now online! At the end of the year, three new lines, as well as extensions to existing lines will open:

• Line 6 will run through Pudong, connecting with Line 2 and Line 4
• Line 8 will run north-south through the city with an interchange at People’s Square
• Line 9 will run westwards out to Songjiang. Amusingly, it won’t connect with the other lines yet.
• Line 4 will finally become a circular route with the opening of three new stations
• Line 1 gets a big longer at the northern end, terminating at Fujin Lu

You can view all the new lines here, note that this is a beta version, notably

• There is no first train/last train data for the new lines yet
• The route planner doesn’t have information for the new lines yet
• There are no pronunciations of the new stations yet (coming next week)
• Some of the English station names may be subject to change (e.g. Dashijie vs Great World)

If you spot any errors in the new map please contact me or post a response below.

I’m sorry to report that the ExploreShanghai city map will be taken offline at the end of the year.

Unfortunately due to work commitments I haven’t had time to really finish it or implement new features, and that looks unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Shanghai still desperately needs a good English-language online street map, and if you want to develop one I wish you good luck!

The good news is I will continue to update the metro map with new lines, stations and features: see the next post for more details!

keep exploring

matt