Line 6 is an eastern north–south line of the Shanghai Metro network. It opened on December 29, 2007. The entire line is located in the Pudong New Area. A complete trip between the two end terminals, Gangcheng Road and Oriental Sports Center takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. Line 6 has been dubbed the unofficial nickname “Hello Kitty Line” due to its lurid pink livery. The line is colored magenta on system maps.
| Line 6 | |
|---|---|
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 A view of the North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone station. | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | L4 (planned name); Pudong line (Chinese: 浦东线); Pudong light rail (Chinese: 浦东轻轨); Hello Kitty line (nickname) |
| Native name | 上海地铁6号线 |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Shanghai Rail Transit Pudong Line Development Co., Ltd. |
| Locale | Pudong district, Shanghai, China |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 28 |
| Service | |
| Type |  Rapid transit |
| System |  Shanghai Metro |
| Operator(s) | Shanghai No. 4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. |
| Depot(s) | Gangcheng Road Depot; Sanlin parking lot |
| Rolling stock | 76 Class C 4-car trains |
| Daily ridership | 520,000 (2019 peak)[1] |
| History | |
| Commenced | October 31, 2002 |
| Opened | December 29, 2007 |
| Last extension | April 12, 2011 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 32.318 km (20.08 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 (50 mph) Average speed: 30.1 km/h (19 mph) |
| Signalling | Thales’ SelTracTM CBTC |
History
edit| Shanghai Metro Line 6 opening history | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | Commencement | Opened | Length | Station(s) | Name | Investment |
| Gangcheng Road — South Lingyan Road | 31 Oct 2002 | 29 Dec 2007 | 31.1 km (19.32 mi) | 27 | Initial phase | ¥12 billion |
| South Lingyan Road — Oriental Sports Center | 12 Apr 2011 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 1 | Line 8 & 11 connector project | ||
Controversy
editLike the Lexington Avenue Subway in New York City, passenger traffic has consistently exceeded the designed capacity of the line since its opening and causes severe strain to the services. The planning of Line 6 began in 2000, but real estate development along the proposed line happened faster than anticipated upon the line's initial opening. Uniquely at the time, a majority of the Line 6 opened in one phase creating a 30-kilometer (19 mi) long corridor overnight. Existing buses were cancelled or diverted simultaneously due to the opening of Line 6, forcing residents along the line to travel by rail transit. This was exacerbated by high initial train headways upon opening as all ordered rolling stock have not been completely delivered. Additionally, the line had relatively short operating hours leading to large number of passengers flooding into the first train.[2] Line 6 was initially forecasted to carry 105,000 people/day. However the aforementioned factors led to the ridership of the line to exceed 150,000 people/day during the first few days of operation.[3] Realizing the sheer miscalculation during construction, the municipal government have pledged to add new trains and shorten wait times starting in June 2008. However, Line 6 still suffers severe crowding and delays especially during rush hours with passenger flow growing faster than expected.[4] In 2012 the busiest section of the line was still running at 133% capacity.[5] With the opening of Line 12 the Shanghai Metro advises passengers divert to the new line to relieve crowding.[6] The line was built to accommodate light metro narrow-bodied "C size" trains with 4 carriages each, which is not interchangeable with wide-body "A size" trains with 6 to 8 carriages on other Shanghai Metro lines. This difference in loading gauge has made it impractical to upgrade the line to higher capacity "A size" trains to relieve demand. The platform length (especially at underground stations) has made it impractical to upgrade the line to accommodate more carriages.
Stations
editService routes
edit| Shanghai Metro Line 6 service routes | |||||||||||
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| Routes | Station name | Connections | Distance | Location | Open- ing |
Plat- form[7] | |||||
| M | C | A | English | Chinese | km | min | |||||
| ● | ● | Gangcheng Road | 港城路 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Pudong | 29 Dec 2007[8] |
Elevated Side | |
| ● | ● | North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone | 外高桥保税区北 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 3 | |||||
| ● | ● | Hangjin Road | 航津路 | 1.53 | 3.15 | 5 | |||||
| ● | ● | South Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone | 外高桥保税区南 | 1.71 | 4.86 | 7 | |||||
| ● | ● | Zhouhai Road | 洲海路 | 2.03 | 6.89 | 10 | |||||
| ● | ● | Wuzhou Avenue | 五洲大道 | 1.08 | 7.97 | 12 | |||||
| ● | ● | Dongjing Road | 东靖路 | 1.32 | 9.29 | 15 | |||||
| ● | ● | ● | Jufeng Road | 巨峰路 | 12 | 1.11 | 10.40 | 17 | Elevated Island | ||
| ● | ● | ● | Wulian Road | 五莲路 | 0.96 | 11.36 | 20 | Elevated Side | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Boxing Road | 博兴路 | 0.90 | 12.26 | 22 | Sub-surface Side | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Jinqiao Road | 金桥路 | 0.81 | 13.07 | 24 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | Yunshan Road | 云山路 | 14 | 1.13 | 14.20 | 27 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Deping Road | 德平路 | 1.03 | 15.23 | 29 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | Beiyangjing Road | 北洋泾路 | 1.34 | 16.57 | 31 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | Minsheng Road | 民生路 | 18 | 0.89 | 17.46 | 33 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Yuanshen Sports Center | 源深体育中心 | 0.87 | 18.33 | 36 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | Century Avenue | 世纪大道 | 2 4 9 | 0.93 | 19.26 | 38 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Pudian Road | 浦电路 | 1.07 | 20.33 | 40 | Underground Island | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Lancun Road | 蓝村路 | 4 | 0.93 | 21.26 | 43 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Shanghai Children's Medical Center | 上海儿童医学中心 | 0.99 | 22.25 | 45 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | Linyi Xincun | 临沂新村 | 1.34 | 23.59 | 47 | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | West Gaoke Road | 高科西路 | 7 | 1.11 | 24.70 | 50 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Dongming Road | 东明路 | 13 | 1.45 | 26.15 | 52 | |||
| ● | ● | ● | Gaoqing Road | 高青路 | 1.57 | 27.72 | 54 | ||||
| ● | West Huaxia Road | 华夏西路 | 1.40 | 29.12 | 57 | Sub-surfaceSide | |||||
| ● | Shangnan Road | 上南路 | 0.80 | 29.92 | 60 | ||||||
| ● | South Lingyan Road | 灵岩南路 | 1.08 | 31.00 | 62 | ||||||
| ● | Oriental Sports Center | 东方体育中心 | 8 11 | 1.54 | 32.54 | 65 | 12 April 2011[9] |
Underground Double Island (shared with 11 ) | |||
Important stations
edit- Century Avenue is an interchange with lines 2, 4 and 9.
- Lancun Road is an interchange with line 4.
- West Gaoke Road is an interchange with line 7.
- Oriental Sports Center, the final station of line 6, opened in April 2011. It is an interchange with lines 8 and 11.
- Jufeng Road is an interchange with line 12.
- Dongming Road is an interchange with line 13.
- Gangcheng Road, the other terminal station of line 6, interchange with line 10.
- Yunshan Road is an interchange with line 14.
Future expansion
editThere are no plans to extend the line.
Station name change
edit- On 28 October 2006, Dongfang Road was renamed as the Century Avenue after station renovation for line 2 and the opening of line 4 (before line 6 began serving the station).
- On May 7, 2011, Jiyang Road was renamed Oriental Sports Center.
Headways
edit| Shanghai Metro Line 6 headway[10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gangcheng Road - Jufeng Road |
Jufeng Road - Gaoqing Road |
Gaoqing Road - Oriental Sports Center | |||
| Monday - Friday (Working Days) | ||||||
| AM peak | 7:20–9:00 | About 2 min | About 4 min | |||
| Off-peak | 9:00–16:30 | About 9 min | About 4 min and 30 sec | About 9 min | ||
| PM peak | 16:30–19:00 | About 3 min and 45 sec | About 2 min and 30 sec | About 3 min and 45 sec | ||
| Other hours |
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About 10 min - 12 min | About 5 min - 6 min | About 10 min - 12 min | ||
| Saturday and Sunday (Weekends) | ||||||
| Peak | 8:30–20:30 | About 10 min | About 3 min and 20 sec | About 10 min | ||
| Other hours |
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About 10 min - 12 min | About 5 min - 10 min | About 10 min - 12 min | ||
Technology
editSignalling
editRolling Stock
editThe designed speed of the train is 80 km/h, the length (Class A carriages are longer at 23 meters) is 19.49 meters (Tc)/19.44 meters (Mp, M), and the width (Class A carriages are wider at 3.0 meters) is 2.6 meters.
| Shanghai Metro Line 6 rolling stock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet numbers | Manufacturer | Time of manufac- turing |
Class | No of car |
Assembly[i] | Rolling stock | Number | Notes |
| 84 | SATCO[ii] | 2007-2009 | C[iii] | 4 | Tc+Mp+Mp+Tc | 06C01 | 0601-0603 (060011-060121) 0605-0613 (060131-060481) 0615-0623 (060491-060841) |
Original name: AC12. |
| 44 | CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. | 2009-2010 | C[iii] | 4 | Tc+Mp+Mp+Tc | 06C02 | 0625-0633 (060851-061201) 0635-0636 (061211-061281) |
[11] Original name: AC14A. |
| 72 | CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. | 2011-2012 | C[iii] | 4 | Tc+Mp+Mp+Tc | 06C03 | 0637-0643 (061291-061601) 0645-0653 (061611-061921) 0655-0656 (061931-062001) |
[11] Original name: AC14B. |
| 104 | CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. | 2018-2020 | C[iii] | 4 | Tc+Mp+Mp+Tc | 06C04 | 06057-06082 (062011-063041) |
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06C01 train on the left and 06C02 train on the right -
06C04 train
References
edit- ^ "Metro breaks records" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro 163 Official. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Four reasons cause the line 6 to be full (originally published in "Oriental Morning Post"). news365.com.cn. 2008-01-03
- ^ "客流预测报告做出前内定小型车". Sina. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ "轨交拥挤排行榜:"6号线德平路到世纪大道站"最挤". Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ^ "地铁限流知识". 文明地铁(安全地铁)宣传. 上海地铁运管中心. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ "12号线、16号线12月29日起载客试运营". 上海地铁运管中心. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ^ 乘车指南 > Station信息. Shanghai Metro Official Site. 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。
- ^ 上海地铁6号线将试运营 粉红为车厢主题颜色. Tencent (QQ) News. 2007-12-26.
- ^ 济阳路站更名为东方体育中心站. Sohu. 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Schedule" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b 上海地铁6号线车辆. 中车长春轨道客车有限公司 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-20.