Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 2
Line 2 AC02 train at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park station
Overview
Other name(s)	R2 (planned name); Changning line (Chinese: 长宁线)
Native name	上海地铁2号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Changning Line Development Co., Ltd. (West of Longyang Road) Shanghai Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Development Co., Ltd. (East of Longyang Road)
Locale	Pudong; Huangpu, Jing'an, Changning, Minhang, and Qingpu districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	East Xujing Pudong International Airport
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Beidi Road Depot; Longyang Road Depot; Chuansha Depot
Rolling stock	100 Class A 8 car trains
Daily ridership	1.903 million (2019 Peak)[1]
History
Commenced	December 28, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-12-28)
Opened	June 11, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-06-11)
Last extension	April 8, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-08)
Technical
Line length	64 km (39.77 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground (Xujing East - Yuandong Avenue, except Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park - Longyang Road) and elevated (Yuandong Avenue - Pudong International Airport)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)[3] Average speed: 37.3 km/h (23 mph)
Signalling	US&S United Signal AF900 (ATO/GOA2) and CASCO Tranavi (DTO/GOA3)
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 2, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct connection Shanghai public transport card only, re-entry required Panxiang Road East Xujing  17  Connect line 10 Jinghu Railway/Beijing–Shanghai Railway Airport link line Jiamin line Hongqiao Railway Station  10   17  Connect line 17 Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2  10   10  Beidi Road Depot Songhong Road Beixinjing Weining Road  15  Loushanguan Road  15   3   4  (shared track) Zhongshan Park (shared platform)  3   4   11  Jiangsu Road  11   14  Jing'an Temple  7   14   7   12  West Nanjing Road  12   13   13  People's Square  1   8   1   8  East Nanjing Road  10   10  Huangpu River Lujiazui  14   14  Dongchang Road  9  │  4   6  Century Avenue  4   6   9   9   4  Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Century Park  7   18  Longyang Road  7   16   Maglev   16  │  Maglev  Longyang Road Depot Zhangjiang tram Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Jinke Road  21  Guanglan Road  21  Zhangjiang tram Tangzhen Middle Chuangxin Road East Huaxia Road Chuansha Lingkong Road Yuandong Avenue Chuansha Depot Haitiansan Road  Maglev  │ Airport link line Pudong International Airport Airport link line Lianggang Express

Line 2 is an east–west line in the Shanghai Metro network. With a length of nearly 64 km (40 mi), it is the second longest line in the metro system after line 11. Line 2 runs from East Xujing in the west to Pudong International Airport in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu river, and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong. With a daily ridership of over 1.9 million, it is the busiest line on the Shanghai Metro.^[4] The eastern portion of the line, from Guanglan Road to Pudong International Airport, was operated almost^{[clarification needed]} independently from the main segment until April 19, 2019, when through service began. The line is colored light green on system maps.