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Line 18
Line 18
	A line 18 train at Hangtou station
Overview
Other name(s)	L5 (planned name)
Native name	上海地铁18号线
Status	Operational between Hangtou and South Changjiang Road, other stations under construction
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Line 18 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Baoshan, Yangpu and Pudong districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	South Changjiang Road; Hangtou;
Stations	26
Website	www.shmetro.com
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Services	Mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Hangtou; Partial mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Shenmei Road
Operator(s)	Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co.,
Depot(s)	Hetao Road depot
Rolling stock	50 Class A 6-car trains
History
Commenced	May 12, 2016; 8 years ago
Opened	December 26, 2020; 3 years ago
Last extension	December 30, 2021; 2 years ago
Technical
Line length	36.5 km (22.7 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines 1.5kV DC
Operating speed	80 km (50 mi); Average speed: 38.4 km (24 mi)
Signalling	GoA4 / UTO ; Alstom Urbalis 888 CBTC
Route map
Route map
Line 18
	Legend

Line 18 is a north–south Shanghai Metro line running from South Changjiang Road station in the city's Baoshan District to Hangtou station in Pudong, with a length of 36.13 km (22.45 mi).^[1] The line was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020.^[2] However, officials announced that only the initial segment of eight stations in Pudong started test runs in September 2020.^[3] The 14.5 km (9.0 mi) southern section opened for passenger operations on December 26, 2020.^[4]^[5] The remainder of the line was opened on 30 December 2021. The line is 36.5 km (22.7 mi) long with 26 stations.^[6] The line is one of Shanghai Metro's new batch of high capacity fully automated and driverless lines along with Lines 14 and 15.^[7]^[3] The line is colored tan on system maps.

History

The line began construction on 12 May 2016.^[8] An eight-station segment in Pudong, running from Yuqiao station in the north to Hangtou station in the south, underwent testing in September 2020 and opened on 26 December 2020. This initial segment connects to line 11 at Yuqiao station. The remaining section of the first phase opened a year later connecting it north to South Changjiang Road on line 3.

Shanghai metro line 18 opening history
Segment	Commenced	Opened	Length	Station(s)	Name	Investment
Hangtou - Yuqiao	12 May 2016	26 Dec 2020	15.05 km (9.4 mi)	8	Phase 1 (initial section)
Yuqiao - South Changjiang Road	12 May 2016	30 Dec 2021	21.45 km (13.3 mi)	18	Phase 1 (northern section)
South Changjiang Road - Dakang Road	28 Jun 2021	u/c	8.1 km (5.0 mi)	6	Phase 2

Controversy

During the planning of Line 18, large amounts of controversy was generated among local residents when the initial alignment of the southern section of Line 18 was shifted from Kangshen Road westwards 1 km (0.62 mi) to follow the S122 Hunan Highway instead. The new alignment, instead of directly serving the densely populated Kangshen Road axis of Zhoupu town, now merely serves the western edge of Zhoupu. Planners received uncharacteristically large volume of feedback on the decision, with 300 calls and 3000 e-mails received pertaining to the change in alignment. Industry insiders have noted that the change in alignment was a compromise between local and regional transport demands. In addition, they noted the increased difficulty and cost of constructing a subway under the narrow Kangshen Road and that there is more land open to new development along the wider Hunan Highway.^[9]

Stations

Service routes

Shanghai Metro Line 18 service routes
M - Mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Hangtou P - Partial mainline: South Changjiang Road ↔ Shenmei Road
Routes		Station name		Connections	Distance			Location	Open- ing	Plat- form^[10]
M	P	English	Chinese	Connections	km		min	Location	Open- ing	Plat- form^[10]
		Kangwen Road	康文路		0.0	0.0		Baoshan	Phase II u/c since 28 June 2021 Expected opening 2025	Underground Island
		Hulan Road	呼兰路	1
		Aihui Road	爱辉路
		South Jiangyang Road	江杨南路	19
		West Changjiang Road	长江西路
		Tongnan Road	通南路			8.1

●	●	South Changjiang Road	长江南路	3	0.0	0.0	0	Baoshan	30 Dec 2021	Underground Island
●	●	Yingao Road	殷高路		1.40	1.40	2	Baoshan
●	●	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	上海财经大学		1.41	2.81	4	Yangpu
●	●	Fudan University	复旦大学		1.48	4.29	7
●	●	Guoquan Road	国权路	10	1.06	5.35	9
●	●	Fushun Road	抚顺路		0.92	6.27	11
●	●	Jiangpu Road	江浦路	8	1.04	7.31	13
●	●	Jiangpu Park	江浦公园	12	1.27	8.58	15
●	●	Pingliang Road	平凉路		0.76	9.34	17			Underground one Island & one Side
●	●	Danyang Road	丹阳路		0.75	10.09	19			Underground Island
●	●	Changyi Road	昌邑路	14	1.31	11.40	21	Pudong
●	●	Minsheng Road	民生路	6	0.98	12.38	23
●	●	Middle Yanggao Road	杨高中路	9	1.02	13.40	25
●	●	Yingchun Road	迎春路		0.86	14.26	27
●	●	Longyang Road	龙阳路	2 7 16 Maglev ^[i]	2.03	16.29	30
●	●	Fangxin Road	芳芯路		1.20	17.49	32
●	●	Beizhong Road	北中路		0.91	18.40	33
●	●	Lianxi Road	莲溪路	13	1.72	20.12	36
●	●	Yuqiao	御桥	11	1.33	21.45	38	Pudong	26 Dec 2020^[11]	Underground Side
●	●	Kangqiao	康桥		3.08	24.53	42			Underground Island
●	●	Zhoupu	周浦		2.32	26.85	45
●	●	Fanrong Road	繁荣路		1.32	28.17	47
●	●	Shenmei Road	沈梅路		1.53	29.70	49
●		Hetao Road	鹤涛路		2.46	32.16	52
●		Xiasha	下沙		1.76	33.92	55
●		Hangtou	航头		2.58	36.50	57

^ Out of system transfer with Shanghai Maglev Train.

Future expansion

Phase 2

The second phase of line 18 has undergone a planning change, adding a station at West Changjiang Road, going into a large heavy industrial zone, intersecting Line 1 at Hulan Road station instead of Tonghe Xincun station and ending at Kangwen Road station instead of Kangning Road station. The second phase has been under construction since 28 June 2021 and will add six stations and 8.1 km (5.0 mi).^[12] Proposals to extend the line further west to Line 7 are under consideration.

Headways

Shanghai Metro Line 18 headway^[13]

Time

Hangtou -
Hetao Road

Shenmei Road -
South Changjiang Road

Monday - Friday (Working Days)

AM peak

7:30–9:00

About 6 min

About 3 min

Off-peak

9:00–17:00

About 7 min

PM peak

17:00–19:10

About 7 min

About 3 min and 30 sec

Other
hours

Before 7:30

After 19:10

About 7 min - 10 min

Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)

Peak

7:00–21:00

About 6 min and 30 sec

Other
hours

Before 7:00

After 21:00

About 6 min and 30 sec - 12 min

Technology

Rolling Stock

The trains will be the first Shanghai Metro trains to offer wireless and USB phone charging.^[3] Trains have a capacity of about 1,860 people.

Shanghai Metro Line 18 rolling stock
Fleet numbers	Manufacturer	Time of manufac- turing	Class	No of car	Assembly^[i]	Rolling stock	Number	Notes
300	CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.	2019-2020	A^[ii]	6	Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc	18A01	18001-18050 (180011-183001)	Front of the train adopts an open driver's cab. In-carriage wireless and USB phone charging.

^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph. ^ Class A carriage: 21-24m in length, 3.0m in width and 3.8m in height; Capacity: about 310 people.

Future Rolling Stock

Shanghai Metro Line 18 future rolling stock
Fleet numbers	Manufacturer	Time of manufac- turing	Class	No of car	Assembly^[i]	Rolling stock	Number	Notes
36	CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.	2024-2025	A^[ii]	6	Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc	18A02	18051-18056 (183011-183361)

^ Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph. ^ Class A carriage: 21-24m in length, 3.0m in width and 3.8m in height; Capacity: about 310 people.