Shanghai Suburban Railway
a regional rail system in the Shanghai Metropolitan Area
The Shanghai Suburban Railway (Chinese: 上海市域铁路; pinyin: Shànghǎi Shìyù Tiělù; Shanghainese: Zaon6he5 Zy6yoq8 Thiq7lu6) is a regional commuter rail network in Shanghai, China, with lines radiating from and surrounding the city's central districts. The system is planned to gradually implement regional rail services across the metropolitan area, and will eventually connect with the Jiangsu Yangtze MIR and Hangzhou Greater Bay Area network in neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Overview
Routes
Operational lines
Jinshan railway (Operated by China Railway Shanghai Group)
Airport Link (Operated by Shentong Metro Group)
Lines under construction
Jiamin line (嘉闵线) (Construction started on 28 June 2021, opening in 2027)
Nanhui line (南汇线) (construction started on 4 January 2022, opening in 2025)
Demonstration Area line (示范区线) (construction started on 13 July 2022, opening in 2028)
Nanfeng line (南枫线) (construction started on 28 December 2023, open year undetermined)
Planned lines
Fengxian line (奉贤线)
Jiaqingsongjin line (嘉青松金线)
Baojia line (宝嘉线)
Caofeng line (曹奉线)
East West Link line (东西联络线)
Pudong railway (浦东铁路) (currently only freight single track non-electrified line, closed for passenger service, maybe rebuild as Huzhahang line (沪乍杭线))
On 2 July 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on the issuance of the "Multi-level Rail Transit Plan in the Yangtze River Delta Region". The plan proposed that by 2025, the Yangtze River Delta on the track will be basically completed. The operating mileage of arterial railways is about 17,000 kilometers, of which high-speed railways are about 8,000 kilometers, forming a three-hour inter-regional traffic circle between the Yangtze River Delta and neighboring urban agglomerations and provincial capitals. The operating mileage of intercity railways is about 1,500 kilometers, and the intercity traffic circle between neighboring big cities in the Yangtze River Delta and Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, Ningbo and surrounding cities forms a 1-1.5 hour intercity traffic circle. The operating mileage of urban (suburban) railways is about 1,000 kilometers. The Shanghai metropolitan area and the Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, and Ningbo metropolitan areas form a 0.5-1 hour commuting traffic circle.
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