Line 8 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 8
An AC07 series train at Laoximen station on line 8.
Overview
Other name(s)	M8 (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Minhang, Pudong, Huangpu, Jing'an, Hongkou and Yangpu districts Shanghai
Termini	Template:SHM stations Template:SHM stations
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Daily ridership	1.221 million (2019 peak)
History
Opened	December 29, 2007 (2007-12-29)
Technical
Line length	37.4 km (23.24 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (49.71 mph)
Route map

Line 8 is a north-south line of the Shanghai Metro network. It runs from Template:SHM stations, in Yangpu District to Template:SHM stations, in Minhang. The line is colored blue on system maps.

To scale map of Shanghai Metro Line 8

Service routes

• Template:SHM stations — Template:SHM stations
• Template:SHM stations — Template:SHM stations

Stations

Service routes		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
●		Template:SHM stations	市光路		0.00	0.00	Yangpu
●		Template:SHM stations	嫩江路		0.88	0.88
●		Template:SHM stations	翔殷路		1.07	1.95
●		Template:SHM stations	黄兴公园		1.04	2.99
●	●	Template:SHM stations	延吉中路		0.85	3.84
●	●	Template:SHM stations	黄兴路		1.41	5.25
●	●	Template:SHM stations	江浦路		1.04	6.29
●	●	Template:SHM stations	鞍山新村		0.88	7.17
●	●	Template:SHM stations	四平路	10	0.81	7.98	Hongkou
●	●	Template:SHM stations	曲阳路		1.07	9.05
●	●	Template:SHM stations	虹口足球场	3	1.47	10.52
●	●	Template:SHM stations	西藏北路		1.27	11.79	Jing'an
●	●	Template:SHM stations	中兴路		1.23	13.02
●	●	Template:SHM stations	曲阜路	12	1.19	14.21
●	●	Template:SHM stations	人民广场	1   2	1.18	15.39	Huangpu
●	●	Template:SHM stations	大世界		0.74	16.13
●	●	Template:SHM stations	老西门	10	0.96	17.09
●	●	Template:SHM stations	陆家浜路	9	0.85	17.94
●	●	Template:SHM stations	西藏南路	4	1.12	19.06
●	●	Template:SHM stations	中华艺术宫		2.11	21.17	Pudong
●	●	Template:SHM stations	耀华路	7	0.90	22.07
●	●	Template:SHM stations	成山路	13	0.90	22.97
●	●	Template:SHM stations	杨思		1.13	24.10
●	●	Template:SHM stations	东方体育中心	6   11	1.67	25.77
●		Template:SHM stations	凌兆新村		1.83	27.60
●		Template:SHM stations	芦恒路		2.57	30.17	Minhang
●		Template:SHM stations	浦江镇		2.61	32.78
●		Template:SHM stations	江月路		1.39	34.17
●		Template:SHM stations	联航路		1.20	35.37
●		Template:SHM stations	沈杜公路	Pujiang  Fengpu BRT	1.36	36.73

Important stations

• Template:SHM stations - At this station, passengers can transfer to Line 3. Previously they must exit and re-enter the station, but a new linkway has been built via the shopping center.
• Template:SHM stations - Passengers can interchange to Lines 1 and 2. This is also a very important station, as it is located at a major financial district as well as near many tourist attractions.
• Template:SHM stations: The first platform to platform interchange station in the Shanghai Metro network. Interchange with Line 4.

History

The subway line's first phase began trial operation on September 17, 2007 and officially opened on December 29, 2007, running between Template:SHM stations and Template:SHM stations. The second phase, from Yaohua Road to Template:SHM stations began operation on July 5, 2009.

Two stations opened later than the rest of the line: Template:SHM stations in September 2012 and Template:SHM stations opened in April 2011.

Even though Line 8 is a heavy rail rapid transit line, "C size" trains used for light metro lines consisting of 6 or 7 cars are being used throughout the line with platforms built to accommodate up to 8 car trains. Due to the trains relatively smaller loading gauge and capacity compared to "A size" trains used on other Shanghai Metro lines the line is extremely crowded. This has caused much doubt among the public in the Shanghai Metro's ability to accurately predict passenger flows for future lines. It was revealed that line 8 originally was forecasted to have a short term daily ridership of 400,000-500,000 people/day, which warrants the use of larger "A size" trains. This is not surprising given Line 8 is planned to serve some of Shanghai's densest neighborhoods and several major attractions. However the forecast was downgraded to 200,000 people/day which allowed Shanghai Alstom, a company interested in manufacturing and selling "C size" trains in Shanghai, to build trains for line 8. There are no short term solutions to the overcrowding. The loading gauges of "A size" trains are incompatible with "C size" trains but parallel relief bus services have started operating.

On May 4, 2017 it was announced the third phase had been renamed the Pujiang line, and will be a new 6.7 km (4.2 mi) long automated people mover line running from Shendu Highway station to Huizhen Road station. It will use rubber tire Bombardier Innovia APM 300 technology. On January 13 Bombardier delivered the first out of 44 autonomous people movers to Shanghai. It opened on March 31, 2018.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Shiguang Road — Yaohua Road	29 December 2007	23.3 km (14.48 mi)	20	Phase 1
Yaohua Road — Shendu Highway	5 July 2009	14.1 km (8.76 mi)	8	Phase 2
Oriental Sports Center	12 April 2011	Infill station	1
China Art Museum	28 September 2012	Infill station	1

Rolling Stock

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type C	2006–2008	08C01	28	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by Alstom
Type C	2009–2010	08C02	18	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Type C	2010–2012	08C03	20	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Type C	2018–2020	08C04	24	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles

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  08C01 train
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  08C02 train