Line 5 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 5
Zhuanqiao Station
Overview
Other name(s)	R1a (planned name); Xinmin line (Chinese: 莘闵线); Xinmin light rail (Chinese: 莘闵轻轨)
Native name	上海地铁5号线
Status	Operational; Reserved southern extension to Pingzhuang Highway
Owner	Shanghai Xinmin Rail Transit Line Development Co., Ltd. (phase 1) Shanghai Rail Transit Line 5 South Extension Development Co., Ltd. (phase 2)
Locale	Minhang and Fengxian districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	Xinzhuang Minhang Development Zone / Fengxian Xincheng
Stations	19
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Services	Mainline: Xinzhuang ↔ Fengxian Xincheng Branchline: Xinzhuang ↔ Minhang Development Zone
Operator(s)	Shanghai No. 1 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)	Jianchuan Road Depot; Xinzhuang parking lot
Rolling stock	50 Class C (33 6-car & 17 4-car) trains
Daily ridership	222,000 (2019 peak)[1]
History
Commenced	February 28, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-02-28)
Opened	November 25, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-11-25)
Last extension	December 30, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-30)
Technical
Line length	32.7 km (20.32 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated & Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) Average speed: 36.3 km/h (23 mph) (mainline); 35.5 km/h (22 mph) (branchline)
Signalling	Thales, Shanghai Electric TSTCBTC2.0
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 5, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct link │ Re-entry only SPTC required │ Out of system China Rail │ Suburban Rail │ Metro Operational │ Planned or u/c Elevated │ At grade │ Under- ground Jinshan / CR: HuKun  1  Xinzhuang Parking Lot Jiamin (u/c) Xinzhuang XZH  1   Jinshan  (under reconstruction)   Airport link (u/c) Chunshen Road Jinshan CR: HuKun │ Airport link (u/c) Yindu Road  Jiamin (u/c) Zhuanqiao Beiqiao Shenjiahu Expressway (Shanghai–Jiaxing–Huzhou) Jianchuan Road Depot Wujing freight line Jianchuan Road Branchline │ Mainline Dongchuan Road  23 (planned) Jinping Road (branch, planned line 23) Huaning Road (branch, planned line 23) Wenjing Road (branch, planned line 23) Minhang Development Zone (branch, planned line 23) Aerospace branch freight line Jiangchuan Road Huangpu River (Minpu No.2 Bridge [zh]) Xidu Xiaotang Fengpu Avenue Huanchengdong Road Wangyuan Road Jinhai Lake Fengxian Xincheng Pingzhuang Highway (reserved station) Pingzhuang Parking Lot Reserved extension

Line 5 is a north–south rapid transit line of the Shanghai Metro network, running from Xinzhuang station in Minhang District in the north to Fengxian Xincheng in Fengxian District was originally planned as the Minhang and Fengxian sections of line 1 extending south to Minhang. Despite its numeric designation, it was the fourth Shanghai Metro line to enter passenger service, opening on 25 November 2003. The line is colored violet on system maps.