The Pujiang line of Shanghai Metro (simplified Chinese: 上海轨道交通浦江线; traditional Chinese: 上海軌道交通浦江線; pinyin: Shànghǎi Guǐdào Jiāotōng Pǔjiāng Xiàn) is an automated, driverless, rubber-tired Shanghai Metro line in the town of Pujiang in the Shanghainese district of Minhang. It was originally conceived as phase 3 of Shanghai Metro line 8, but afterwards was constructed as a separate line, connecting with line 8 at its southern terminus, Shendu Highway.[4] The line opened for passenger trial operations on March 31, 2018.[5][6][7] It is the first automated, driverless people mover line in the Shanghai Metro, and has 6 stations with a total length of 6.689 kilometres (4.156 mi).[4][6] The people mover was expected to carry 73,000 passengers a day.[8] The line is colored grey on system maps.

Pujiang line
A Pujiang line metro car
Overview
Other name(s)M8s;
Phase 3 of Shanghai Metro line 8 (planned name)
Native name上海地铁浦江线
abbreviated: 浦江线
StatusOperational
OwnerShanghai Rail Transit Line 8 Phase III Development Co., Ltd.
LocalePujiang, Minhang districts, Shanghai, China
Termini
Connecting lines 8 
Stations6
Websitewww.shmetro.com
Service
TypeRubber-tyred metro
SystemShanghai Metro Shanghai Metro
ServicesShendu HighwayHuizhen Road
Operator(s)Shanghai Keolis Public Transport Operation Management Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)Pujiang town depot
Rolling stock11 Bombardier Innovia APM 300[1] 4-car trains[2]
Daily ridership41,600 (3 November 2021, peak)
31,700 (2021, average)[3]
History
CommencedDecember 25, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-25)
OpenedMarch 31, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-31)
Technical
Line length6.689 km (4.16 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]
Average speed: 36 km/h (22 mph)
SignallingGoA4 / UTO
Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC
Route map

The line is operated by Shanghai Keolis Public Transport Operation & Management Co. Ltd. (Chinese: 上海申凯公共交通运营管理有限公司), a joint venture owned by Keolis and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group for at least five years after opening.[9][10]

History

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Shanghai Metro Puijiang Line opening history
Segment Commencement Opened Length Station(s) Name Investment
Shendu Highway — Huizhen Road 25 Dec 2015 31 Mar 2018 6.689 km (4.16 mi) 6 Phase 1 ¥3.177 billion

Stations

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Service routes

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Shanghai Metro Pujiang Line service routes
Routes Station name Connections Distance Location Open-
ing
Plat-
form[11]
M English Chinese km min
Shendu Highway 沈杜公路  8   Fengpu Express 0.00 0.00 0 Pujiang, Minhang 31 March
2018[12]
Elevated
Two Side & one Island
Sanlu Highway 三鲁公路 2.00 2.00 3 Elevated
Side
Minrui Road 闵瑞路 1.00 3.00 5
Puhang Road 浦航路 0.80 3.80 7
Dongchengyi Road 东城一路 1.20 5.00 9
Huizhen Road 汇臻路 1.60 6.60 11 Elevated
Island


Important stations

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Future expansion

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There are no plans to extend the line.

Station name change

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Headways

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Shanghai Metro Pujiang Line headway[13]
Time Shendu Highway -
Huizhen Road
Monday - Friday (Working Days)
AM peak 7:00–9:00 3 min and 20 sec
Off-peak 9:30–18:00 6 min and 30 sec
PM peak 18:00–20:00 3 min and 50 sec
Other
hours
Before 7:00
After 20:00
8 min
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)
Peak 7:00–20:00 About 6 min
Other
hours
Before 7:00
After 20:00
About 9 min

Technology

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Signalling

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The entire operation of the new line is remotely controlled from a central dispatch room. Trains operate using the Cityflo 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) from CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Limited, a joint venture between Bombardier and CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. The automatic trains had initially six staff members working at each APM station, but the operator hopes to reduce that to one or two.[14]

Rolling Stock

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Train interior

Pujiang line uses rubber-tyred Bombardier Innovia APM 300 trains. The trains have 4 cars each, totaling 51 metres (167 ft) in length, with capacity for 566 passengers per train.[2] There are large windows at each end of the train allowing passengers to look out the front and rear. The small trains with rubber tires running on concrete tracks allow for turning radii as tight as 22 m (72 ft) to be negotiated, compared to over 300 m (984 ft) for typical metro on steel rails.[14] On 13 January 2017, Bombardier delivered the first out of 44 autonomous people movers to Shanghai.[1]

Shanghai Metro Pujiang Line rolling stock
Fleet numbers Manufacturer Time of
manufac-
turing
Class No
of
car
Assembly[i] Rolling stock Number Notes
44 CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. 2016-2017 L[ii] 4 Tc+T+T+Tc Innovia APM 300 T0101-T0111
(T010011-T010441)
[15] Cars with rubber tires running on concrete tracks.
Front of the train adopts an open driver's cab.
Doors are wider (1980mm) than on Type A trains (1440mm).
  1. ^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph.
  2. ^ Rubber-tyred Bombardier Innovia APM 300 trains.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bombardier delivers automated people mover to Shanghai Shentong Metro". www.eurotransportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  2. ^ a b 闵行 无人驾驶的浦江线年底将试运营,杜行、鲁汇地区交通出行将更便捷. jfdaily.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ "上海申通地铁股份有限公司 2021 年年度股东大会材料". Shanghai Shentong Metro Co., Ltd.
  4. ^ a b 轨交8号线三期取名“浦江线” 将与沈杜公路站接驳_大申网_腾讯网. sh.qq.com (in Chinese (China)).
  5. ^ 17号线、9号线三期、浦江线进入全线运营跑图演练--上海频道--人民网. sh.people.com.cn (in Chinese).
  6. ^ a b 注意!轨交浦江线预计明年一季度开通试运营!. news.163.com (in Chinese (China)). (Notice: Pujiang Line to begin trial operations in first quarter of 2018.)
  7. ^ 全自动无人驾驶!浦江线3月31日通车 全天运营约17小时. CNR.cn (in Chinese (China)).
  8. ^ Driverless peoplemover opens in Shanghai
  9. ^ "Shanghai metro line 8 phase 3 | Shanghai Keolis". shkeolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  10. ^ "Shanghai Keolis: Who We Are". shkeolis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  11. ^ 乘车指南 > Station信息. Shanghai Metro Official Site. Retrieved 2015-12-17. Instructions: 点击相应线路,选择Station,点击"站层图"可查看相应Station的站台结构。
  12. ^ Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd. (2018-03-27). 浦江线 3月31日起通车试运营. Shanghai Metro. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  13. ^ "Schedule" (in Chinese). Shanghai Metro. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  14. ^ a b "Shanghai begins driverless trains trial run on metro line". South China Morning Post. 2018-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.
  15. ^ "Bombardier's INNOVIA APM 300 Automated People Mover System Starts Passenger Service in Shanghai". Bombardier. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-20.