Shanghai Metro Line 2
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Line 2 forms the east-west axis of the Shanghai metro
Shanghai Metro
The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...
network, intersecting with the north-south axis Line 1 at People's Square
People's Square (Shanghai Metro)
People's Square is the name of a large interchange station of the Shanghai Metro, located below People's Square in the city center of Shanghai...
. With a length of nearly 64 km, it is the longest line in the metro system. Line 2 runs from Xujing East in the west to Pudong International Airport
Pudong International Airport (Shanghai Metro)
Pudong International Airport is the name of a station on the Shanghai Maglev Train and also a station on Line 2, part of the line's eastern extension which has been completed in 2010. The station is located at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport....
in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu
Huangpu River
The Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai...
river, and the Lujiazui
Lujiazui
Lujiazui is an important financial district in Pudong, Shanghai. In 2005 the State Council reaffirmed the positioning of the 31.78 km² Lujiazui area, as the only finance and trade zone among the 185 state-level development zones in mainland China.-Economy:...
financial district in Pudong
Pudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
. It is the only line that serves both airports. The eastern portion of the line, from Guanglan Road to Pudong International Airport, only operates from 6:30 am to 9:00 pm.
History
The first section of Line 2 was opened in October 28, 1999, from the Zhongshan Park stationZhongshan Park (Shanghai Metro)
Zhongshan Park is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2, 3 and 4 on the Shanghai Metro, named after Shanghai's largest commercial park which is located nearby....
to the Longyang Road station. This section, which included 12 stations, totaled 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi). A year later, the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park station
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (Shanghai Metro)
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station had been the line's eastern terminus for more than 9 years, before the extension to Guanglan Road entered operation....
was added to the eastern part of the line, adding an additional 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi). Four new stations, located west of the Zhongshan Park station, opened in December 2006, extending the line to the Songhong Road station
Songhong Road (Shanghai Metro)
Songhong Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It was the western terminus of the line when it opened, but ceased to be when the line's western extension opened in March 2010.The station is located in Changning District....
. This section added an additional 6.15 kilometres (3.8 mi) to the line. Four years later, in preparation for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the line was significantly expanded. In February, the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park station was rebuilt. In addition, another eastern segment took Line 2 to the Guanglan Road station
Guanglan Road (Shanghai Metro)
Guanglan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is located along Zuchongzhi Road and is located between the Tangzhen station and the Jinke Road station on Line 2. The station is located at an intersection of Zuchongzhi Road and Guanglan Road, and has four exits...
. A month later, the line was extended westward to East Xujing, adding 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the line including stops at the Hongqiao International Airport and the Hongqiao Railway Station
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, and Shanghai West Railway Station...
. In April, an eastward extension added 8 stations to the line, totaling 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi) and taking Line 2 to Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
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In October 2006, it was decided to rename three stations on Line 2 by the end of the year, adopting a new naming scheme: metro stations, unlike bus stops, are no longer supposed to be named after neighbouring vertical streets, but famous streets and sights in the vicinity, making it easier for visitors to find these places. The renamed stations are Century Avenue (formerly Dongfang Road), East Nanjing Road (formerly Middle Henan Road) and West Nanjing Road (formerly Shimen No. 1 Road).
East Xujing to West Nanjing Road
The line begins at the East Xujing station at the intersection of Xumin East Road and Zhuguang Road. The line heads northeastward under Xumin East Road for about 0.8 kilometre (0.497098189319845 mi) before veering off the road and heading east, passing under Huaxiang Road. The line then enters the interchange station serving the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway StationShanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, and Shanghai West Railway Station...
. This station is an interchange with Line 10. Shortly thereafter, the line enters the Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 station. Line 2 then turns northward until it meets Tianshan Road and turns east again, roughly running parallel under Tianshan Road. Along this road, the line enters the Songhong Road
Songhong Road (Shanghai Metro)
Songhong Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It was the western terminus of the line when it opened, but ceased to be when the line's western extension opened in March 2010.The station is located in Changning District....
, Beixinjing
Beixinjing (Shanghai Metro)
Beixinjing Station is a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It is part of the western extension of that line. It is within walking distance of the Brilliance West shopping mall....
, and Weining Road
Weining Road (Shanghai Metro)
Weining Road is the name of a station on the western extension of Shanghai Metro Line 2....
stations. At the Loushanguan Road station
Loushanguan Road (Shanghai Metro)
Loushanguan Road is the name of a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It is part of the western extension of that line.- Location :The station is located between the Weining Road station and the Zhongshan Park station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. The station is located beneath the intersection of...
, Line 2 veers away from Tianshan Road, heading northeastward. The line then enters the Zhongshan Park station
Zhongshan Park (Shanghai Metro)
Zhongshan Park is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2, 3 and 4 on the Shanghai Metro, named after Shanghai's largest commercial park which is located nearby....
along Changning Road, an interchange with lines 3 and 4. The subway line then runs parallel under Changning Road for a short distance before heading east under Yuyuan Road. Along Yuyuan Road, there is a station at Jiangsu Road, an interchange to Line 11. East of this station, the line swerves away from Yuyuan Road and runs under Yongyuan Road, which merges into West Nanjing Road, where Line 2 enters the Jing'an Temple station
Jing'an Temple (Shanghai Metro)
Jing'an Temple is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2 and 7 of the Shanghai Metro. This station is located in Jing'an District and near the famous Jing'an Temple....
, an interchange to Line 7. Just before entering the West Nanjing Road station, the metro line veers away from West Nanjing Road. Line 2 comes back under the road shortly thereafter.
West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road
East of the West Nanjing Road station, Line 2 heads eastward along West Nanjing Road, passing under the South-North Elevated Road. It then turns northeast into the People's Square stationPeople's Square (Shanghai Metro)
People's Square is the name of a large interchange station of the Shanghai Metro, located below People's Square in the city center of Shanghai...
, and interchange with lines 1 and 8. East of the People's Square station, the subway line moves under East Nanjing Road to the East Nanjing Road station. Leaving the Puxi district
Puxi
Puxi is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km². Puxi is distinguished from Pudong to its east, which is separated from it by the Huangpu River...
of Shanghai, the line heads under the Huangpu River
Huangpu River
The Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai...
and enters the Pudong district
Pudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
of Shanghai. The metro line passes the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the World Finance Center near its station at Lujiazui. The line then runs under Century Avenue and heads southeastward to the Dongchang Road station. Line 2 then heads to the Century Avenue station, the largest interchange station that serves lines 4, 6 and 9 as well. Line 2 continues southeastward along Century Avenue to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum station
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (Shanghai Metro)
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is the name of a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It features the large underground AP Plaza shopping mall...
. From here, the line turns southward through Century Park to the Century Park station. From here, the line turns southeast and then east as it enters the Longyang Road station, an interchange with Line 7 as well as the Shanghai Maglev Train
Shanghai Maglev Train
The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid is a magnetic levitation train, or maglev line that operates in Shanghai, China. It is the first commercially operated high-speed magnetic levitation line in the world...
.
Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport
From the Longyang Road station, the metro line heads eastward. Line 2 heads eastward, running under Zuchongzhi Road to the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech ParkZhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (Shanghai Metro)
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station had been the line's eastern terminus for more than 9 years, before the extension to Guanglan Road entered operation....
station. The line heads northeastward under Zuchongzhi Road to the Jingke Road
Jinke Road (Shanghai Metro)
Jinke Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along Zuchongzhi Road, the station is located between the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park station and the Guanglan Road station...
and Guanglan Road
Guanglan Road (Shanghai Metro)
Guanglan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is located along Zuchongzhi Road and is located between the Tangzhen station and the Jinke Road station on Line 2. The station is located at an intersection of Zuchongzhi Road and Guanglan Road, and has four exits...
stations. Line 2 then veers away from Zuchongzhi Road and heads under the Waihuan Expressway to the Tangzhen
Tangzhen (Shanghai Metro)
Tangzhen is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Shanghai's Pudong New Area....
and Middle Chuangxin Road
Middle Chuangxin Road (Shanghai Metro)
Middle Chuangxin Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010....
stations, turning south. Heading southward, it heads through the East Huaxia Road station
East Huaxia Road (Shanghai Metro)
East Huaxia Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along the Huaxia Elevated Road, it is between the Middle Chuangxin Road and Chuansha stations on line 2...
and turns back east, running under Chuanhuan Road. Line 2 then passes through the Chuansha station
Chuansha (Shanghai Metro)
Chuansha Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Chuansha Town, Pudong....
. Heading away from Chuanhuan Road, the metro line then enters the Lingkong Road
Lingkong Road (Shanghai Metro)
Lingkong Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010....
and Yuandong Avenue
Yuandong Avenue (Shanghai Metro)
Yuandong Avenue is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010....
stations along Huazhou Road before turning southeast. Line 2 then begins running parallel to the Shanghai Maglev Train
Shanghai Maglev Train
The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid is a magnetic levitation train, or maglev line that operates in Shanghai, China. It is the first commercially operated high-speed magnetic levitation line in the world...
as it runs under the Yingbin Expressway and enters the Haitiansan Road station
Haitiansan Road (Shanghai Metro)
Haitiansan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Shanghai's Pudong New Area....
. From here, Line 2 continues south to its terminus at the Pudong International Airport station
Pudong International Airport (Shanghai Metro)
Pudong International Airport is the name of a station on the Shanghai Maglev Train and also a station on Line 2, part of the line's eastern extension which has been completed in 2010. The station is located at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport....
, which serves Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
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Stations
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| East Xujing | 徐泾东 | Qingpu | |
| Hongqiao Railway Station Hongqiao Railway Station (Shanghai Metro) Hongqiao Railway Station Station is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 10 of the Shanghai Metro. The station entered operation on 1 July 2010, nearly four months after the opening of the line's Hongqiao extension. It is located near Hongqiao International Airport and a railway station... |
虹桥火车站 | Minhang Minhang District The Minhang District of Shanghai has a land area of 371.57 km2 and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010.It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of... |
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| Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 | 虹桥2号航站楼 | ||
| Songhong Road Songhong Road (Shanghai Metro) Songhong Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It was the western terminus of the line when it opened, but ceased to be when the line's western extension opened in March 2010.The station is located in Changning District.... |
淞虹路 | Changning Changning District Changning District is a district of Shanghai. It has a land area of 37.19 km² and a population of 620,000 as of 2003. The district government is located in 1320 Yuyuan Rd. Zhongshan Park is located in the district.... |
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| Beixinjing Beixinjing (Shanghai Metro) Beixinjing Station is a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It is part of the western extension of that line. It is within walking distance of the Brilliance West shopping mall.... |
北新泾 | ||
| Weining Road Weining Road (Shanghai Metro) Weining Road is the name of a station on the western extension of Shanghai Metro Line 2.... |
威宁路 | ||
| Loushanguan Road Loushanguan Road (Shanghai Metro) Loushanguan Road is the name of a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It is part of the western extension of that line.- Location :The station is located between the Weining Road station and the Zhongshan Park station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. The station is located beneath the intersection of... |
娄山关路 | ||
| Zhongshan Park Zhongshan Park (Shanghai Metro) Zhongshan Park is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2, 3 and 4 on the Shanghai Metro, named after Shanghai's largest commercial park which is located nearby.... |
中山公园 | ||
| Jiangsu Road | 江苏路 | ||
| Jing'an Temple Jing'an Temple (Shanghai Metro) Jing'an Temple is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2 and 7 of the Shanghai Metro. This station is located in Jing'an District and near the famous Jing'an Temple.... |
静安寺 | Jing'an Jing'an District Jing'an District is one of the central districts of Shanghai. It has an area of 7.62 km². With 305,300 inhabitants it is one of Shanghai's most densely populated districts.... |
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| West Nanjing Road | 南京西路 | ||
| People's Square People's Square (Shanghai Metro) People's Square is the name of a large interchange station of the Shanghai Metro, located below People's Square in the city center of Shanghai... |
人民广场 | Huangpu Huangpu District, Shanghai Huangpu District , is one of Shanghai's 18 districts and makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core. Today's Huangpu District is sometimes referred to as "new Huangpu" to distinguish it from the pre-merger Huangpu District which existed before 2000. In 2000, the pre-merger... |
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| East Nanjing Road | 南京东路 | ||
| Lujiazui | 陆家嘴 | Pudong Pudong Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial... |
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| Dongchang Road | 东昌路 | ||
| Century Avenue | 世纪大道 | ||
| Shanghai Science & Technology Museum Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (Shanghai Metro) Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is the name of a station on Shanghai Metro Line 2. It features the large underground AP Plaza shopping mall... |
上海科技馆 | ||
| Century Park | 世纪公园 | ||
| Longyang Road | 龙阳路 | ||
| Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (Shanghai Metro) Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station had been the line's eastern terminus for more than 9 years, before the extension to Guanglan Road entered operation.... |
张江高科 | ||
| Jinke Road Jinke Road (Shanghai Metro) Jinke Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along Zuchongzhi Road, the station is located between the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park station and the Guanglan Road station... |
金科路 | ||
| Guanglan Road Guanglan Road (Shanghai Metro) Guanglan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is located along Zuchongzhi Road and is located between the Tangzhen station and the Jinke Road station on Line 2. The station is located at an intersection of Zuchongzhi Road and Guanglan Road, and has four exits... The section west of Guanglan Road Guanglan Road (Shanghai Metro) Guanglan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is located along Zuchongzhi Road and is located between the Tangzhen station and the Jinke Road station on Line 2. The station is located at an intersection of Zuchongzhi Road and Guanglan Road, and has four exits... towards Hongqiao Airport is served by 8-carriaged trains that run at 5-minute intervals; while the section east of Guanglan Road towards Pudong International Airport is served by 4-carriaged trains that run at 13-minute intervals from 6 am to 10 pm. Any trips that bypass Guanglan Road station requires passengers to transfer to the opposite platform at the station. |
广兰路 | ||
| Tangzhen Tangzhen (Shanghai Metro) Tangzhen is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.... |
唐镇 | ||
| Middle Chuangxin Road Middle Chuangxin Road (Shanghai Metro) Middle Chuangxin Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.... |
创新中路 | ||
| East Huaxia Road East Huaxia Road (Shanghai Metro) East Huaxia Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. Located along the Huaxia Elevated Road, it is between the Middle Chuangxin Road and Chuansha stations on line 2... |
华夏东路 | ||
| Chuansha Chuansha (Shanghai Metro) Chuansha Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Chuansha Town, Pudong.... |
川沙 | ||
| Lingkong Road Lingkong Road (Shanghai Metro) Lingkong Road is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.... |
凌空路 | ||
| Yuandong Avenue Yuandong Avenue (Shanghai Metro) Yuandong Avenue is the name of a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.... |
远东大道 | ||
| Haitiansan Road Haitiansan Road (Shanghai Metro) Haitiansan Road Station is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. It came into operation on April 8, 2010.This station is part of the eastern extension of Line 2, which is completed in 2010.The station is located in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.... |
海天三路 | ||
| Pudong International Airport Pudong International Airport (Shanghai Metro) Pudong International Airport is the name of a station on the Shanghai Maglev Train and also a station on Line 2, part of the line's eastern extension which has been completed in 2010. The station is located at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.... |
浦东国际机场 | ||