Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 7
A view of station Zhenping Road
Overview
Other name(s)	M7 (planned name)
Native name	上海地铁7号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Line 7 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Pudong; Xuhui, Jing'an, Putuo, and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	Meilan Lake Huamu Road
Stations	33
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai No. 3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)	Chentai Road parking lot Longyang Road depot
Rolling stock	79 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership	958,000 (2019 Peak)[1]
History
Commenced	November 24, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-24)
Opened	December 5, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-05)
Last extension	December 28, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-28)
Technical
Line length	44.2 km (27.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground Elevated (Luonan Xincun and Meilan Lake)
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: 30.3 km/h (19 mph)
Signalling	Thales’ SelTracTM CBTC
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 7, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct link │ Re-entry only SPTC required │ Out of system Maglev │ China Rail │ Suburban Rail │ Metro Operational │ Planned or u/c Elevated │ At grade │ Under- ground Meilan Lake Luonan Xincun CRH: HuSuTong (u/c) Panguang Road Liuhang Gucun Park  15  Yungzao River Chentai Road Depot Qihua Road Jinqiu Road (on line 15)  15  Shanghai University Nanchen Road Shangda Road branch of Nanhe freight line Changzhong Road Nanhe freight line Dachang Town Xingzhi Road Dahuasan Road  20  (planned) Xincun Road  20 (planned) CRH: HuSuTong / HuNing ICR CR: HuKun / JingHu Langao Road  3  shared track w/  4  Zhenping Road  3   4  (shared) Suzhou Creek  13  Changshou Road  13  Changping Road  14   2  Jing'an Temple  2   14   14  Changshu Road  1   1   10   1   9  Zhaojiabang Road  9  Dong'an Road  4   4  Contact line to line 12  12  Middle Longhua Road  12  Huangpu River Houtan  19 (planned)  19  (planned) Changqing Road  13   13  Yaohua Road  8   8  Yuntai Road West Gaoke Road  6   6  South Yanggao Road Jinxiu Road Fanghua Road  2   18  Longyang Road  2   16   18   Maglev   16  Longyang Road Depot  Maglev  Huamu Road  2

Line 7 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. It connects the Baoshan District of Shanghai with the downtown core as well as the Pudong New Area and the Expo 2010 site. It currently runs from Meilan Lake in Baoshan District to Huamu Road in Pudong, which is near Shanghai New International Expo Center. Qihua Road serves as a terminus for trains returning to Chentai Road depot. The line is colored orange on system maps.