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Line 18
A line 18 train at Hangtou station
Overview
Other name(s)	L5 (planned name)
Native name	上海地铁18号线
Status	Operational between Hangtou and South Changjiang Road, other stations under construction
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Line 18 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Baoshan, Yangpu and Pudong districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	South Changjiang Road Hangtou
Stations	26
Website	www.shmetro.com
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Services	Mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Hangtou Partial mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Shenmei Road
Operator(s)	Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co.,
Depot(s)	Hetao Road depot
Rolling stock	50 Class A 6-car trains
History
Commenced	May 12, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-12)
Opened	December 26, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-26)
Last extension	December 30, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-30)
Technical
Line length	36.5 km (22.7 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines 1.5kV DC
Operating speed	80 km (50 mi) Average speed: 38.4 km (24 mi)
Signalling	GoA4 / UTO Alstom Urbalis 888 CBTC
Route map To scale geographic map: Line 18 Legend Parking lot Dakang Road Hulan Road  1   1 ( Xinzhuang-Fujin Road ) Aihui Road Beiyang Line South Jiangyang Road West Changjiang Road Tongnan Road South Changjiang Road  3   3 ( Shanghai South Railway Station – North Jiangyang Road ) South Ho Line Yingao Road Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Fudan University Guoquan Road  10   10 ( Hongqiao Railway Station/Hangzhong Road-Jilong Road ) Fushun Road Jiangpu Road  8   8 ( Shendu Highway-Shiguang Road ) Jiangpu Park  12   12 ( Qixin Road-Jinhai Road ) Pingliang Road Danyang Road Huangpu Changyi Road  14   14 ( Fengbang-Guiqiao Road ) Minsheng Road  6   6 ( Gangcheng Road-Oriental Sports Center ) Middle Yanggao Road  9   9 ( Songjiang South Railway Station-Caolu ) Yingchun Road Zhangjiabang  2  ( East Xujing–Pudong International Airport )  7  ( Meilan Lake-Huamu Road )  Maglev  (Pudong International Airport ) Longyang Road  2   7   Maglev   16   16  (Dishui Lake ) Fangxin Road Beizhong Road Chuanyanghe Lianxi Road  13   13 ( Jinyun Road-Zhangjiang Road ) Yuqiao  11   11 ( Huaqiao/North Jiading–Disney Resort ) Kangqiao Zhoupu Fanrong Road Shenmei Road Hetao Road Hetao Road depot Xiasha Hangtou

Line 18 is a north–south Shanghai Metro line running from South Changjiang Road station in the city's Baoshan District to Hangtou station in Pudong, with a length of 36.13 km (22.45 mi). The line was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020. However, officials announced that only the initial segment of eight stations in Pudong started test runs in September 2020. The 14.5 km (9.0 mi) southern section opened for passenger operations on December 26, 2020. The remainder of the line was opened on 30 December 2021. The line is 36.5 km (22.7 mi) long with 26 stations. The line is one of Shanghai Metro's new batch of high capacity fully automated and driverless lines along with Lines 14 and 15. The line is colored tan on system maps.

History

The line began construction on 12 May 2016. An eight-station segment in Pudong, running from Yuqiao station in the north to Hangtou station in the south, underwent testing in September 2020 and opened on 26 December 2020. This initial segment connects to line 11 at Yuqiao station. The remaining section of the first phase opened a year later connecting it north to South Changjiang Road on line 3.

Controversy

During the planning of Line 18, large amounts of controversy was generated among local residents when the initial alignment of the southern section of Line 18 was shifted from Kangshen Road westwards 1 km (0.62 mi) to follow the S122 Hunan Highway instead. The new alignment, instead of directly serving the densely populated Kangshen Road axis of Zhoupu town, now merely serves the western edge of Zhoupu. Planners received uncharacteristically large volume of feedback on the decision, with 300 calls and 3000 e-mails received pertaining to the change in alignment. Industry insiders have noted that the change in alignment was a compromise between local and regional transport demands. In addition, they noted the increased difficulty and cost of constructing a subway under the narrow Kangshen Road and that there is more land open to new development along the wider Hunan Highway.

Stations

Service routes

Future expansion

Phase 2

The second phase of line 18 has undergone a planning change, adding a station at West Changjiang Road, going into a large heavy industrial zone, intersecting Line 1 at Hulan Road station instead of Tonghe Xincun station and ending at Kangwen Road station instead of Kangning Road station. The second phase has been under construction since 28 June 2021 and will add six stations and 8.1 km (5.0 mi). Proposals to extend the line further west to Line 7 are under consideration.

Headways

Technology

Rolling Stock

The trains will be the first Shanghai Metro trains to offer wireless and USB phone charging. Trains have a capacity of about 1,860 people.

Future Rolling Stock

References

1. 关于轨道交通18号线（长江南路站—航头站）专项规划的公示. 上海市规划和自然资源局 (in Chinese). 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
2. 上海申通地铁集团有限公司2019届高校毕业生招聘简章. 上海地铁 (in Chinese). 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
3. ^ Chen Huizhi (2020-09-24). "Driverless Trains Tested on Metro Line 18". Shine.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
4. Chen Huizhi (2020-12-24). "World's Largest Subway System Set to Expand". Shine.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
5. 12月26日起申城轨交网络运营规模增至729公里430站. 上海地铁 (in Chinese). 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
6. 上海市城市快速轨道交通近期建设规划(2010-2020年)环评报告. envir.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2009-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
7. 上海轨道交通18号线一期御桥至长江南路接触网工程开始冷滑试验. 人民网 (in Chinese). 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
8. Li, Jicheng 李继成; Fan, Yangjun 范瑊珺 (2016-05-12). 上海地铁18号线一期工程启动，将穿越复旦、上财、同济. 澎湃 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-04-01.
9. Ma, Jinghua 马景华 (2014-03-13). 18号线局部调整走向引热议 专家解释是综合平衡结果-沪南 公路 热议 康桥路 线路走向-上海频道-东方网. 东方网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
10. 乘车指南 > Station信息. 上海地铁 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-17. Instructions: 点击相应线路，选择Station，点击"站层图"可查看相应Station的站台结构。
11. 10号线二期、18号线一期南段12月26日起开通试运营 [Phase 2 of Line 10 and Phase 1 (South Section) of Line 18 opens on December 26]. 上海地铁 (in Chinese). 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
12. 上海市轨道交通18号线(长江南路站—大康路站)选线专项规划调整(草案公示) (PDF) (in Chinese) – via jtw.sh.gov.cn.
13. 时刻表查询. 上海地铁 (in Chinese). 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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