Shanghai Metro Line 6

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Line 6 (六号线)
A view of the Gangcheng Road station.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
Status	Extension to Jiyang Road under construction.
Locale	Shanghai, China
Termini	Gangcheng Road Lingyan Road (South)
Stations	27
Operation
Opened	December 29, 2007
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	33.521 km (20.83 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km (49.71 mi)

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Gangcheng Road Depot Gangcheng Road North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Hangjin Road South Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Zhouhai Road Wuzhou Avenue Dongjing Road Jufeng Road Wulian Road Boxing Road Jinqiao Road Yunshan Road Deping Road Beiyangjing Road Minsheng Road Yuanshen Stadium Change to Line 2 Century Avenue Change to Line 4 Pudian Road Lancun Road Change to Line 4 Shanghai Children's Medical Center Linyi Xincun West Gaoke Road Dongming Road Gaoqing Road Sanlin Depot West Huaxia Road Shangnan Road South Lingyan Road Jiyang Road

Shanghai Metro Line 6, although actually named the Pudong Light Railway (light rail, 轻轨, qīng guǐ), the underground sections are typically referred to as subways, (地铁, dì tiě). The Metro Line 6 is a rapid transit line in Shanghai, China. The entire line is located in Pudong New Area, and is operated by the Shanghai Modern Rail Transit Co. Ltd. A complete trip between the two end terminals, Gangcheng Road and Lingyan Road (South) takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

[edit] Overview

Line 6 opened on December 29, 2007. It will initially run with 4 trains. The trains are manufactured by Shanghai Electric and Alstom. Not unlike the Lexington Ave 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 choice of tracks and rolling stock not interchangeable with other lines made it less practical to upgrade the facilities to meet demands. Realising the sheer miscalculation during constriction, 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.

[edit] Interchanges

• Century Avenue is an interchange between Line 2, Line 4 and Line 6.
• Lancun Road is an interchange between Line 4 and Line 6.

[edit] Future

• Jiyang Road, the last one station of Line 6 will open after the end of construction. It will be the interchange between Line 6 and Line 8 and Line 11.