Shanghai Metro Line 6

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Line 6 (六号线)
A view of the Gangcheng Road station.
Info
Type	Rapid transit
Status	Extension to Jiyang Road under construction.
Locale	Shanghai, China
Terminals	Gangcheng Road Lingyan Road (South)
No. of stations	27
Operation
Opened	December 29, 2007
Operator(s)	Shanghai Modern Rail Transit Co. Ltd.
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	33.521 km (20.83 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km (49.71 mi)
Line map Gangcheng Road Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (North) Hangjin Road Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (South)     Zhouhai Road     Wuzhou Avenue     Dongjing Road     Jufeng Road     Wulian Road Boxing Road     Jinqiao Road     Yunshan Road     Deping Road     Beiyangjing Road     Minsheng Road     Yuanshen Sports Center Lines 2, 4 Shiji Avenue Pudian Road Line 4 Lancun Road     Shanghai Children Hospital     Linyi Xincun     Gaoke Road (West)     Dongming Road     Gaoqing Road     Huaxia Road (West)     Shangnan Road Lingyan Road (South)

Shanghai Metro, Line 6 - Pudong Light Railway

Line 6 is a rapid transit line in Shanghai, China. The entire line is located in Pudong, and is operated by the Shanghai Modern Rail Transit Co. Ltd. A complete trip between the two end terminals, Gangcheng Road and Lingyan Road (South) takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

[edit] Overview

Line 6 opened on December 29, 2007. It will initially run with 4 trains. The trains are manufactured by Shanghai Electric and Alstom. Subject to massive complaints due to its long waits, the municipal government pledged to add new trains and extend later times starting June 2008.

[edit] Interchanges

• Shiji Avenue is an interchange between Line 2, Line 4 and Line 6.
• Lancun Road is an interchange between Line 4 and Line 6.

[edit] Future

• Jiyang Road, the last one station of Line 6 will open after the end of construction, no date given now.