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Line 15 (Shanghai Metro)

Metro line in Shanghai

Line 15
A line 15 train at Gucun Park station
Overview
Other name(s)	L1 (planned name)
Native name	上海地铁15号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Line 15 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Baoshan, Putuo , Changning, Minhang, and Xuhui districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	Gucun Park Zizhu Hi-tech Park
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Services	Mainline: Gucun Park ↔ Zizhu Hi-tech Park Core: Gulang Road ↔ Shuangbai Road Peak: Gucun Park ↔ Shuangbai Road (only operating during working day peak)
Operator(s)	Shanghai No. 3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)	Yuanjiang Road Depot; Chentai Road parking Lot
Rolling stock	54 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership	223,000 (2021 April average daily)
History
Commenced	August 28, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-08-28)
Opened	January 23, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-23)
Technical
Line length	42.3 km (26.3 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: 33.4 km (21 mi)
Signalling	Alstom Urbalis 400
Route map To scale geographic map: Line 15

Line 15 of the Shanghai Metro is a north-south metro line in the city of Shanghai that opened on 23 January 2021.^[1] The line begins at Gucun ParkinBaoshan District at its northern end, and terminates at Zizhu Hi-tech Park^[2]inMinhang District at its southern end, via Shanghai West Railway Station and Shanghai South Railway Station. It will be 42.3 kilometres (26.3 mi) in length and have 30 stations.^[3][4][5] The line is one of Shanghai Metro's new batch of high capacity fully automated and driverless lines along with Lines 14 and 18.^[6] The line is colored ivory on system maps.

History[edit]

The line was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020.^[7] However, on 24 December 2020, Shanghai Metro officials announced that the opening would take place in 2021, prior to the start of the Chinese New Year. Line 15 opened on January 23, 2021. Guilin Road station opened on June 27, 2021.^[8]

On January 19, 2021, there is a partial collapse in an under-construction Exit 9 of Zizhu Hi-tech Park station. There were no casualties at the scene, no impact on the surrounding environment, and no impact on the opening of Line 15.

On May 20, 2021, according to the official announcement, due to the accumulation of water between Loushanguan Road and East China University of Science and Technology, Line 15 will operate at a speed limit, which is expected to be delayed for more than 25 minutes.^[9]

Controversy[edit]

On 28 December 2011, the northern terminus of the line was shifted from Qihua Road station to an independent station called Jinqiu Road, located near Line 7 between Qihua and Shanghai University but with no direct interchange to Line 7.^[10] This has stirred controversy among residents over Line 15's already lack of convenient connections with other major subway lines such as Lines Line 2 and Line 10.^[11] Planners reconsidered and extended Line 15 north of Jinqiu Road to connect with Line 7atGucun Park.^[12] In December 2019, the line was further revised to provide an interchange with Line 2atLoushanguan Road station. However, there is still no interchange planned with Line 10, as the Line 15 Hongbaoshi Road station is located mid-way between Yili Road and Shuicheng Road stations on Line 10.^[13]

Stations[edit]

Service routes[edit]

Shanghai Metro Line 15 service routes
M - Mainline: Gucun Park ↔ Zizhu Hi-tech Park C - Core: Gulang Road ↔ Shuangbai Road P - Peak: Gucun Park ↔ Shuangbai Road (only operating during working day peak)
Routes			Station name		Connections	Distance			Location	Open- ing	Plat- form[14]
M	C	P	English	Chinese		km		min
●		●	Gucun Park	顾村公园	7	0.0	0.0	0	Baoshan	23 Jan 2021[1]	Underground Island
●		●	Jinqiu Road	锦秋路		3.09	3.09	4
●		●	Fengxiang Road	丰翔路		1.21	4.30	7
●		●	Nanda Road	南大路		1.00	5.30	9
●		●	Qi'an Road	祁安路		1.40	6.70	11	Putuo
●	●	●	Gulang Road	古浪路		1.49	8.19	13			Underground Side & Island
●	●	●	East Wuwei Road	武威东路		0.70	8.89	15			Underground Island
●	●	●	Shanghai West Railway Station	上海西站	11  SXH	1.63	10.52	18
●	●	●	Tongchuan Road	铜川路	14	1.40	11.92	21
●	●	●	North Meiling Road	梅岭北路		0.67	12.59	23
●	●	●	Daduhe Road	大渡河路	13	1.42	14.02	25
●	●	●	Changfeng Park	长风公园		0.88	14.90	27			Underground Side & Island
●	●	●	Loushanguan Road	娄山关路	2 [i]	1.42	16.32	29	Changning		Underground Island
●	●	●	Hongbaoshi Road	红宝石路	10  (via Yili Road)[ii]	1.37	17.69	32
●	●	●	Yaohong Road	姚虹路		1.71	19.50	35
●	●	●	Wuzhong Road	吴中路		0.86	20.36	37	Minhang
●	●	●	Guilin Road	桂林路	9	1.41	21.77	39	Xuhui	27 June 2021[15]
●	●	●	Guilin Park	桂林公园	12	0.86	22.64	41		23 Jan 2021[1]
●	●	●	Shanghai South Railway Station	上海南站	1   3   Jinshan  SNH	1.86	24.50	44
●	●	●	East China University of Science and Technology	华东理工大学		1.16	25.66	47
●	●	●	Luoxiu Road	罗秀路		1.36	27.02	50
●	●	●	Zhumei Road	朱梅路		1.04	28.06	52
●	●	●	West Huajing	华泾西		0.76	28.82	54
●	●	●	South Hongmei Road	虹梅南路		1.58	30.40	57	Minhang
●	●	●	Jingxi Road	景西路		1.17	31.57	59
●	●	●	Shujian Road	曙建路		1.37	32.94	62
●	●	●	Shuangbai Road	双柏路		0.95	33.89	64
●			Yuanjiang Road	元江路		2.80	36.69	67
●			Yongde Road	永德路		2.66	39.35	71
●			Zizhu Hi-tech Park	紫竹高新区		1.87	41.22	74
			Ziguang Road	紫光路					Minhang	South extension under planning
			Jinzhuang Road	金庄路					Fengxian
			Lanfeng Road	岚丰路
			Wangyuan Road	望园路	5
^ Virtual transfer with line 2 – passengers who hold the Shanghai Public Transportation Card or using Metro Daduhui app and transfer within 30 minutes of exiting the station are able to transfer to other lines without exiting the system. An underground passage is currently under construction. ^ Out-of-station virtual transfer between line 15 (Hongbaoshi Road) and line 10 (Yili Road). This transfer will be counted as two separate journeys requiring two fares.

Important stations[edit]

Future expansion[edit]

A South extension to Fengxian is under planning.

Station name change[edit]

• On December 26, 2000 Xinlonghua was renamed as Shanghai South Railway Station (before line 15 began serving the station).

Headways[edit]

Technology[edit]

Signalling[edit]

Line 15 is notable for being driverless and the longest line in China operating GoA4 (Grade-of-Automation 4), whereby trains may operate automatically at all times, including the actions of opening/closing doors, detecting obstacles and reacting to emergencies. There are no staff on board concerned with ongoing train operations.^[17]

Between December 2020 and January 2021, SATEE supplied its OptONIX and ONIX metro traction systems for 324 metro cars of Shanghai Line 15, with support from Xi'an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co. Ltd (XAYEECO). It was also responsible for the train control monitoring system (TCMS) of Shanghai Line 15, and the line's train electrical design. During the same period, CASCO has successfully put into service its Urbalis 888 signalling solution on six of these metro lines in Chengdu and Shanghai.

Rolling Stock[edit]

Future Rolling Stock[edit]

References[edit]