Shanghai Metro Line 4

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Line 4 (四号线)
A view of the Yangshupu Road station.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Shanghai, China
Terminals	No terminals; ring line, Yishan Road serves as terminal for trains returning to depot
No. of stations	26
Operation
Opened	December 31, 2005
Operator(s)	Shanghai Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	33.7 km (20.94 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Line map North to Hongqiao Road Line 3(SPTCC only,re-enter needed) Yishan Road Line 1 Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai Stadium Dong'an Road Damuqiao Road Luban Road Line 8 Xizang Road (South) Nanpu Bridge     Tangqiao Line 6 Lancun Road Pudian Road Lines 2, 6 Shiji Avenue Pudong Avenue Yangshupu Road Dalian Road Lingpin Road Hailun Road Line 3 Baoshan Road Line 1(SPTCC only,re-enter needed),Line 3 Shanghai Railway Station Line 3 Zhongtan Road Line 3 Zhenping Road Line 3 Caoyang Road Line 3 Jinshajiang Road Lines 2, 3 Zhongshan Park Line 3 Yan'an Road (West) Line 3 Hongqiao Road South to Yishan Road

Shanghai Metro Line 4 is a loop line in the city of Shanghai. It follows the Inner Ring Road for most of the route, extending into Pudong across the Huangpu River. It shares the route from Baoshan Road to Hongqiao Road with the current Line 3.

Although this is a ring line, trains returning to the depot uses Yishan Road as a terminal to let all passengers disembark.

The first segment of the line between Damuqiao Road and Lancun Road (running in a "C"-shape) opened on December 31, 2005. The remainder of the line opened on December 29, 2007.

[edit] Construction problems

During construction of Line 4, part of the tunnel that was under construction close to the Huangpu river collapsed on July 1, 2003. This caused a six-storey building to collapse, and several other buildings in the neighborhood had to be evacuated. No casualties were reported, but the incident caused the completion of the metro line to be delayed for almost a year. Construction has been completed, and the section from Damuqiao Road to Lancun Road opened for operation December 29, 2007.

[edit] Major stations

• Shanghai Railway Station: Interchange with Line 3. To transfer to Line 1, passengers need to exit through a tunnel and purchase a ticket to enter the station.
• Zhongshan Park: Interchange with Line 2 and Line 3.
• Shiji Avenue: Interchange with Line 2; will be a 4-line interchange station in the future.
• Lancun Road: Interchange with Line 2.
• Shanghai Stadium: Serves Shanghai Stadium.
• Shanghai Indoor Stadium: Serves the sports stadium of the same name and the biggest regional and interregional bus station in the city. Interchange with Line 1.

v • d • e Lines of the Shanghai Metro Currently Operating Line 1 • Line 2 • Line 3 • Line 4 • Line 5 • Line 6 • Line 8 • Line 9 Under Construction Line 7 • Line 10 • Line 11 • Line 12 • Line 13 In Planning Line 14 • Line 15 • Line 16 • Line 17 • Line 18