Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 7
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Shanghai, China
Termini	Meilan Lake Huamu Road
Stations	33
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
History
Opened	December 5, 2009
Technical
Line length	44.2 km (27.5 mi)
Character	Underground Elevated(Luonan Xincun and Meilan Lake)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Line 7 is a northwest-southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. It connects the Baoshan District of Shanghai with the downtown core as well as the Pudong New Area and the Expo 2010 site. It currently runs from Meilan Lake in Baoshan District to Huamu Road in Pudong, which is near Shanghai New International Expo Center. The line is colored orange on system maps.

Service routes

• Meilan Lake — Huamu Road
• Qihua Road — Huamu Road

Stations

Service routes		Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Transfer	Location
●		Meilan Lake	美兰湖		Baoshan
●		Luonan Xincun	罗南新村
●		Panguang Road	潘广路
●		Liuhang	刘行
●		Gucun Park	顾村公园
●	●	Qihua Road	祁华路
●	●	Shanghai University	上海大学
●	●	Nanchen Road	南陈路
●	●	Shangda Road	上大路
●	●	Changzhong Road	场中路
●	●	Dachang Town	大场镇
●	●	Xingzhi Road	行知路
●	●	Dahuasan Road	大华三路
●	●	Xincun Road	新村路		Putuo
●	●	Langao Road	岚皋路
●	●	Zhenping Road	镇坪路	3  4
●	●	Changshou Road	长寿路	13
●	●	Changping Road	昌平路		Jing'an
●	●	Jing'an Temple	静安寺	2
●	●	Changshu Road	常熟路	1	Xuhui
●	●	Zhaojiabang Road	肇嘉浜路	9
●	●	Dong'an Road	东安路	4
●	●	Middle Longhua Road	龙华中路	12
●	●	Houtan	后滩		Pudong
●	●	Changqing Road	长清路
●	●	Yaohua Road	耀华路	8
●	●	Yuntai Road	云台路
●	●	West Gaoke Road	高科西路	6
●	●	South Yanggao Road	杨高南路
●	●	Jinxiu Road	锦绣路
●	●	Fanghua Road	芳华路
●	●	Longyang Road	龙阳路	2  16  Maglev
●	●	Huamu Road	花木路

Important stations

• Shanghai University station, which serves the Shanghai University.
• Zhenping Road station is a station where Line 7 crosses Lines 3 and 4.
• Jing'an Temple station, located under the busy Nanjing Road, is an interchange between Line 7 and Line 2.

History

• Construction began on November 24, 2005.
• The first section of the line from Huamu Road to Shanghai University opened to the public on December 5, 2009.
  • In the first few months of operation, the trains only operated from 9AM-4PM to allow for extended testing of the line.
  • On February 20, 2010, operating hours have been extended to fall in line with the rest of the metro system afterwards.
• On April 20, 2010, Houtan station entered operation.
• In December 2010, three stations on the northern extension of the line opens.
• In June 2011, two more stations on the northern extension of the line opens.

Rolling Stock

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type A	2008–2010	AC09A	42	Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc	Manufactured by CSR Changchun based on the Bombardier Movia platform.