Line 6 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 6
A view of the North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone station.
Overview
Other name(s)	L4 (planned name); Pudong line (Chinese: 浦东线); Pudong light rail (Chinese: 浦东轻轨); Hello Kitty line (nickname)
Native name	上海地铁6号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Pudong Line Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Pudong district, Shanghai, China
Termini	Gangcheng Road Oriental Sports Center
Stations	28
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai No. 4 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)	Gangcheng Road Depot; Sanlin parking lot
Rolling stock	76 Class C 4-car trains
Daily ridership	520,000 (2019 peak)[1]
History
Commenced	October 31, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-31)
Opened	December 29, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-12-29)
Last extension	April 12, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-12)
Technical
Line length	32.318 km (20.08 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
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: 30.1 km/h (19 mph)
Signalling	Thales’ SelTracTM CBTC
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 6, 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 CRH: HuSuTong (u/c) Gangcheng Road Depot  10  │ Gaoqiao (on line 10) Gangcheng Road  10  Jilong Road (on line 10) North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Gaoqiao Gang Hangjin Road South Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Zhouhai Road Wuzhou Avenue Dongjing Road  21 (u/c)  21  (north ext: planned; phase 1: u/c) Zhaojia Ditch Jufeng Road  12   12  Wulian Road Boxing Road Xigou Gang Jinqiao Road Yunshan Road  14   14  Deping Road Yangjing Gang Beiyangjing Road  18  Minsheng Road  18  Yuanshen Stadium  4  Century Avenue  2   4   9   2   9  Pudian Road Zhangjia River Lancun Road  4   4  Shanghai Children's Medical Center Linyi Xincun Bailian Jing  7  West Gaoke Road  7  Tangjia River  13  Dongming Road  13  Chuanyang River Gaoqing Road Sanlin Depot SanlinBei Gang West Huaxia Road SanlinBei Gang Shangnan Road  11  South Lingyan Road  19  (planned) Oriental Sports Center  8   11   19 (planned)  8  Contact line to line 8  11

Line 6 is an eastern north–south line of the Shanghai Metro network. It opened on December 29, 2007. The entire line is located in the Pudong New Area. A complete trip between the two end terminals, Gangcheng Road and Oriental Sports Center takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. Line 6 has been dubbed the unofficial nickname “Hello Kitty Line” due to its lurid pink livery. The line is colored magenta on system maps.