Summary
Jiamin line (Chinese: 嘉闵线; pinyin: Jiāmǐn xiàn) is a commuter rail line currently under construction on the Shanghai Suburban Railway, and will be run by Shentong Metro Group.[3] It runs from Yindu Road in Minhang District to Chengbei Road in Jiading District.[1] Construction started on 28 June 2021. The line is expected to open in 2027.[2]
| Jiamin line | |
|---|---|
| Jiamin | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | L3 (planned name Shanghai Metro) Line 17 (planned name Shanghai Metro up to 2011) |
| Status | Under construction |
| Locale | Shanghai, China |
| Termini |
|
| Connecting lines | 1 2 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 22 25 Airport Link |
| Stations | 15 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Shanghai Suburban Railway |
| Operator(s) | Shentong Metro Group |
| History | |
| Commenced | June 28, 2021 |
| Planned opening | 2027[2] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 44.04 km (27 mi) km[2] |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead lines (AC 25 kV) |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
Proposed Stations edit
| Station name[1] | Connections | Distance km |
Location | Open- ing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | |||||
| Yindu Road | 银都路 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Minhang | Phase I 2027 |
| Xinjian Road | 莘建路 | 1 [note 1] (via Humin Road/North Xinzhuang Station) | 2.123 | 2.123 | ||
| Qixin Road | 七莘路 | 12 | 2.991 | 5.114 | ||
| Qibao | 七宝 | 9 | 2.843 | 7.957 | ||
| Huxing Road | 沪星路 | 25 [note 2] | 1.218 | 9.175 | ||
| Yingbinsan Road | 迎宾三路 | 2.079 | 11.254 | |||
| Hongqiao railway station | 虹桥火车站 | 2 10 17 Airport Link  AOH
|
2.417 | 13.671 | ||
| Tianshan Road | 天山路 | 2.859 | 16.530 | |||
| Jinyun Road | 金运路 | 13 | 2.250 | 18.780 | Jiading | |
| Jinyuanwu Road | 金园五路 | 14 (via Lexiu Road station) | 3.275 | 22.075 | ||
| Nanxiang | 南翔 | 11 22 [note 3] | 3.815 | 25.870 | ||
| Fengmao Road | 丰茂路 | 7.179 | 33.049 | |||
| Jiajian Highway | 嘉戬公路 | 3.236 | 36.285 | |||
| Xincheng Road | 新成路 | 3.883 | 40.168 | |||
| Chengbei Road | 城北路 | 11 (via North Jiading) | 3.086 | 43.255 | ||
Important stations edit
Except for the Hongqiao hub section, which is laid on the ground, the length of the ground section is 2.68 kilometers, and the rest are all underground sections, the length of which is 41.36 kilometers. There are 14 underground stations and 1 ground station on the whole line. It adopts EMU trains with a maximum operating speed of 160 km/h, and a combined fast and slow train transportation mode.[4]
The line has double island platforms in some stations, allowing express/local services.
Future extensions edit
The line is expected to be extended north to Taicang in neighboring Jiangsu Province in the future.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "上海市轨道交通嘉闵线（城北路站—银都路站）选线专项规划（草案公示）" (PDF). 2020-11-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b c "本市17个交通建设工程集中开工 全面构建"五个新城"综合交通体系". 2021-07-01.
- ^ "上海规土局：机场联络线和嘉闵线已明确采用市郊铁路制式" (in Chinese). 澎湃新闻. 2016-08-10.
- ^ The work report of the Jiamin Line of Shanghai Metro City Line was approved
- ^ New railway to connect Minhang with Jiading