Expect updates to our online map and iPhone app shortly!

Stop us if you’ve heard this before… but after several false starts Shanghai Metro Line 10 will finally extend its opening times from July 3rd. Currently limited to 9am to 4pm, the new opening times will be 5.30am to 7.30pm. The times between trains will also be reduced to 6 minutes at peak times, down from 8 minutes.

Look out for updates to our online metro map and iPhone app soon!

The station is between the existing Line 2 stops at Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 and East Xujing. This will provide easy access for passengers on the new Shanghai-Nanjing bullet train. The new high speed trains will reach Nanjing in just 73 minutes, also calling at Shanghai West Railway Station on Line 11.

There are big future plans for Hongqiao Railway Station, part of the new Hongqiao Transportation Hub. Hongqiao Railway Station will also be the terminal station of Metro Line 10 once the Hongqiao branch opens later in the year. It will also be the terminus of the future Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail Line.

Expect updates to our online map and iPhone app shortly!

At last! Explore Metro can exclusively reveal that Shanghai’s Metro Line 10 will open for full operation from June 12th. Since it opened earlier this year the line has been constrained to an inconvenient 9am – 4pm schedule. From Saturday the opening times should be in line with other services. We’ll have an update shortly with the first/last train informations on our online map and iPhone app.

UPDATE – we spoke too soon. The schedule has still not been extended. Expect an announcement in the next few weeks.

• You must have a valid Expo ticket to ride Line 13. Rides are free.
• The Expo and Line 13 officially open on May 1st, but the line is open for ticket holders during the “soft”/trial opening until May 1st
• The line will operate from 09:00 to 24:00, the same as the opening hours for the Expo park. Trains will run every 6 minutes.
• At Madang Road, you’ll need to exit the Line 9  station and follow signs to the Expo entrance. Then you’ll undergo security checks and have your ticket checked before being allowed to board the train.
• There are two stations within the Expo Zone on Line 13: Lupu Bridge on the Puxi side and Shibo Avenue on the Pudong side. At both stations you can walk straight into the Expo Park without needing further security checks
• Line 13 has a pink livery on maps and in stations
• You can also use Line 13 to hop between the Puxi and Pudong parts of the Expo Zone by travelling between Lupu Bridge and Shibo Avenue: this is free with an Expo ticket.
• There are additional entrances to the Expo zone accessible on foot or by shuttle bus from these stations: West Gaoke Road (Line 6/7), Houtan (Line 7), Changqing Road (Line 7), Yaohua Road (Line 7/8), and South Xizang Road (Line 4/8). These stations are outside the Expo Zone though, so you will have to pass through security after leaving the metro station.
• After the Expo ends, Line 13 will close until 2011, when it will reopen with additional stations.

We’ve updated our online Explore Shanghai metro map to add the new line, and an update to our iPhone app will be available in the next week.

Line 13 gallery

Thanks to some intrepid posters on the Metrofans BBS, here are some pictures of Line 13!

We’ve updated our online Explore Shanghai metro map to add the new station, and an update to our iPhone app will be available in the next week.

We’ve updated our exploresg.com online map with the latest stations. An update to our Explore Singapore iPhone app will follow soon!

1. This brings the total length of the Shanghai Metro system to 420km: the longest in the world!
2. Line 10 will initially open for trial operation for 2-3 weeks between the hours of 9am to 4pm, avoiding the rush hours. – UPDATE – Now 5.30am to 7.30pm!
3. The line will have 27 stations, see the full list at the end of this post
4. At the western end of the line, there are two branches, to Hangzhong Road and Hongqiao Airport. The Hongqiao Airport branch will open later in the year.
5. The trains on Line 10 are designed to operate without drivers, but there will be drivers on board for the trial operation.
6. The line passes many of Shanghai’s tourist attractions, such as Yuyuan Garden, Xintiandi and East Nanjing Road.
7. Line 10 will also include the first metro stops servicing the Gubei area.
8. Line 10 trains and stations have a lilac livery. That’s a light purple!
9. The Shanghai Metro Company promise 108 bus lines servicing the new metro stations!
10. We’ll have an update for exploreshanghai.com on Saturday. Meanwhile, check out this map of the new line! (Click to enlarge)

Here are the stations on the new line, from west to east.

• Hangzhong Road 航中路
• Ziteng Road 紫藤路
• Longbai Xincun 龙柏新村
• Longxi Road 龙溪路
• Shuicheng Road 水城路
• Yuli Road 伊犁路
• Songyuan Road 宋园路
• Hongqiao Road 虹桥路 - interchange with lines 3 and 4
• Jiaotong University 交通大学
• Shanghai Library 上海图书馆
• South Shanxi Road 陕西南路 – interchange with line 1 (virtual interchange, requires public transportation card)
• Xintiandi 新天地
• Laoximen 老西门 – interchange with line 8
• Yuyuan Garden 豫园
• East Nanjing Road 南京东路 – interchange with line 2
• Tiantong Road 天潼路
• North Sichuan Road 四川北路
• Hailun Road 海伦路 – interchange with line 4
• Youdian Xincun 邮电新村
• Siping Road 四平路 – interchange with line 8
• Tongji University 同济大学
• Guoquan Road 国权路
• Wujiaochang 五角场
• Jiangwan Stadium 江湾体育场
• Sanmen Road 三门路
• East Yingao Road 殷高东路
• Xinjiangwancheng 新江湾城

We can also exclusively report that Line 10 will open for trial operation on Saturday 10th April! Trial operation means limited opening times, approximately 9am to 4pm avoiding the morning and evening hours. Expect the lines to switch to full-time operation in a few weeks.

Line 2 extension

The new Line 2 extension stretches from the current terminus at Guanglan Road all the way to Pudong International Airport. The airport station is located between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. For the first time it will be possible to travel by metro between Pudong and Hongqiao Airports. Note that all passengers will need to change trains at Guanglan Road.

• Pudong International Airport
• Haitiansan Road
• Yuandong Avenue
• Lingkong Road
• Chuansha
• East Huaxia Road
• Middle Chuangxin Road
• Tangzhen
• Guanglan Road (interchange with main line)

Line 10

You heard it here first, Line 10 will be opening this Saturday! However, again the opening times will be limited initially to 9am to 4pm, and only the central portion of the line will be opening: the westernmost stations at Hongqiao Airport, and the north-eastern part of the line will not be opening yet. We’ll provide a full list of stations set to open as soon as the official announcement is made in the next few days.

Additionally, Line 9 will be extended by one stop in Pudong, from Century Avenue to a new eastern terminus at Middle Yanggao Road.

As usual, both exploreshanghai.com and our Explore Shanghai iPhone app will be updated with the new station and interchange times shortly!