Line 10, Shanghai Metro

Line 10, planned name M1, is a rapid transit line in Shanghai. The line, officially opened for restricted service on April 10, 2010,^[1][2] will have a main line and a branch line. The first phase of the main line currently runs from New Jiangwan Town to Longxi Road; the branch line runs from Longxi Road on the main line to Hangzhong Road. The line is coloured lavender on system maps.

The extension to Hongqiao Railway Station has operated since December 2010. It connects the Hongqiao International Airport with the downtown core of Shanghai, and also the heavy residential districts of Yangpu and Hongkou.^[3]

The second phase, in planning, is a northern extension of the first phase of Line 10 from New Jiangwan Town to Huandongyi Avenue. This phase will be completed by 2020.

On 27 September 2011 at 1451hrs Beijing time, a signal failure resulted in a metro train rear-ending another in an accident near Yuyuan Garden Station, wounding 271 commuters.^[4][5]

Stations

Main Line

Branch Line

Important Stations

• Hongqiao Railway Station - Located within / below Hongqiao Railway Station. Interchange with Line 2.
• Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 - Located within Hongqiao International Airport. Interchange with Line 2.
• Shanghai Zoo - Located near the Shanghai Zoo in Hongqiao District.
• South Shaanxi Road - Interchange with Line 1.
• Xintiandi - Located in the Xintiandi shopping district.
• Laoximen - Interchange with Line 8.
• Yuyuan Garden - Located near the famous Yuyuan Garden.
• Nanjing Road (E.) - Located under the pedestrianised Nanjing Road and close to The Bund. Interchange with Line 2.
• Tongji University station - Located near the Tongji University.

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