Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)

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Line 2 is an east–west line in the Shanghai Metro network. With a length of nearly 64 km (40 mi), it is the second longest line in the metro system after line 11. Line 2 runs from Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute station in the west to Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu river, and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong. With a daily ridership of over 1.9 million, it is the busiest line on the Shanghai Metro.[4] The eastern portion of the line, Guanglan Road - Pudong International Airport section, was operated as an independent service route until April 19, 2019, when through service began. The line is colored light green on system maps.

Other namesR2 (planned name);
Changning line (Chinese: 长宁线)
Native name上海地铁2号线
StatusOperational
OwnerShanghai Rail Transit Changning Line Development Co., Ltd. (West of Longyang Road)
Shanghai Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Development Co., Ltd. (East of Longyang Road)
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Line 2
02A05 train departing from Yuandong Avenue station
Overview
Other namesR2 (planned name);
Changning line (Chinese: 长宁线)
Native name上海地铁2号线
StatusOperational
OwnerShanghai Rail Transit Changning Line Development Co., Ltd. (West of Longyang Road)
Shanghai Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Development Co., Ltd. (East of Longyang Road)
LocalePudong; Huangpu, Jing'an, Changning, Minhang, and Qingpu districts, Shanghai, China
Termini
Stations31
Colour on map     Light Green (#82BF25)
Service
TypeUrban rail transit in China Rapid transit
SystemShanghai Metro Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)Shanghai No.2 Metro Operation Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)Beidi Road Depot; Longyang Road Depot; Chuansha Yard
Rolling stock02A01
02A02
02A03
02A04
02A05
Daily ridership1.903 million (2019 Peak)[1]
History
CommencedDecember 28, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-12-28)
OpenedJune 11, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-06-11)
Last extensionNovember 1, 2025; 4 months ago (2025-11-01)
Technical
Line length64 km (39.77 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground (Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute - Yuandong Avenue, except Zhangjiang High Technology Park - Longyang Road) and elevated (Yuandong Avenue - Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)[3]
Average speed: 37.3 km/h (23 mph)
SignallingUS&S United Signal AF900 (ATO/GOA2) and CASCO Tranavi (DTO/GOA3)
Route map
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History

The first section of line 2 was opened on October 28, 1999, from Zhongshan Park to Longyang Road. This section, which included 12 stations, totaled 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi). A year later coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the development and opening up of Pudong, marking the official opening of the line, Zhangjiang High Technology Park was added to the eastern part of the line, adding 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi).[5] Four new stations, located west of the Zhongshan Park station, opened in December 2006, extending the line to Songhong Road. This section added 6.15 kilometres (3.82 mi) to the line. Four years later, in preparation for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the line was significantly expanded. In February, the Zhangjiang High Technology Park station was rebuilt. In addition, another eastern segment took line 2 to Guanglan Road.[6][7][8] A month later, the line was extended westward to East Xujing, adding 8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the line including a stop at Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2.[9] On April 8, an eastward extension added 8 stations to the line, totaling 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi) and taking line 2 to Pudong International Airport.[10][11] On July 1, Hongqiao Railway Station opens to the public with the opening of the railway station of the same name.

In October 2006, it was decided to rename three stations on line 2 by the end of the year,[12][13] adopting a new naming scheme: metro stations, unlike bus stops, are no longer supposed to be named after neighbouring vertical streets, but famous streets and sights in the vicinity, making it easier for visitors to find these places. The renamed stations are Century Avenue (formerly Dongfang Road), East Nanjing Road (formerly Middle Henan Road) and West Nanjing Road (formerly Shimen No. 1 Road).

More information Shanghai Metro Line 2 opening history, Segment ...
Shanghai Metro Line 2 opening history
SegmentCommencementOpenedLengthStation(s)NameInvestment
Zhongshan Park — Longyang Road 28 Dec 1995 20 Sep 1999 16.4 km (10.19 mi) 12 Initial phase ¥12.4 billion[14]
Longyang Road — Zhangjiang High Technology Park 15 Jan 1999 26 Dec 2000 2.8 km (1.74 mi) 1 Initial phase (eastern section)
Songhong Road — Zhongshan Park 15 Dec 2001 30 Dec 2006 6.8 km (4.23 mi) 4 First western extension ¥3.46842 billion
Zhangjiang High Technology Park — Guanglan Road 30 Jun 2006 24 Feb 2010 3.4 km (2.11 mi) 2 Eastern extension (1st section) See Eastern extension (2nd section)
East Xujing — Songhong Road 17 Jul 2008 16 Mar 2010 8.6 km (5.34 mi) 2 Second western extension ¥2.5 billion
Guanglan Road — Pudong International Airport 18 Nov 2005 8 Apr 2010 26.8 km (16.65 mi) 8 Eastern extension (2nd section) ¥11.032 billion[15]
Hongqiao Railway Station 4 Dec 2007 1 Jul 2010 Infill station 1 Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub See second western extension
National Exhibition and Convention Center
— Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute 		28 Jun 2021 1 Nov 2025[16] 1.67 km (1.04 mi)[17] 1 Third western extension ¥2.23 billion
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Up to April 19, 2019, when an eight-car train started serving the whole line 2 in a regular schedule,[18] the east section of line 2 was served by a four-car fleet. Line 2 had a piecewise service pattern during morning peak hours whereby the suburban segment between Guanglan Road station and Pudong International Airport station (Now Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 station) is partially served by a four-car fleet in addition to the regular eight-car fleet serving the whole line. Already since 28 December 2018, during off-peak times, an eight-car fleet from National Exhibition and Convention Center station or Songhong Road station may terminate at Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 station, but most trains still terminate at Guanglan Road station or Tangzhen (only during peak hours).

Stations

Further information: List of Shanghai Metro stations

Service routes

More information Shanghai Metro Line 2 service routes, Routes ...
Shanghai Metro Line 2 service routes
As of November 2025:
Routes Station name Connections Distance Location Opening Platform[19]
M P1 P2 E English Chinese km min
● Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute 蟠祥路·国家会计学院 1.67[17] Qingpu 1 Nov 2025 Underground
island
●● National Exhibition and Convention Center[iii] 国家会展中心  17 [iv] 0.00 0 16 March 2010[20]
●●● Hongqiao Railway Station 虹桥火车站  10   17 
Shanghai Hongqiao railway stationAOH		 2.13 3 Minhang 1 July 2010[21] Underground
Two islands
(shared  17 )
●●● Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 虹桥2号航站楼  10 
 Airport Link [v]
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport SHA		 0.51 2.64 5 16 March 2010[22] Underground
Two islands[vi]
●●●◒ Songhong Road 淞虹路 5.69 8.33 12 Changning 30 Dec 2006[23] Underground
island
●●●↓ Beixinjing 北新泾 1.40 9.73 15
●●●↓ Weining Road 威宁路 1.26 10.99 17
●●●↓ Loushanguan Road 娄山关路  15  1.60 12.59 20
●●●◒ Zhongshan Park 中山公园  3   4  1.68 14.27 23 20 Sep 1999[24]
●●●↓ Jiangsu Road 江苏路  11  1.43 15.70 26
●●●◒ Jing'an Temple 静安寺  7   14  Trolleybuses in Shanghai Yan'an BRT 1.13 16.83 29 Jing'an
●●●↓ West Nanjing Road 南京西路  12   13 [vii] 1.82 18.65 31
●●●◒ People's Square 人民广场  1   8  1.21 19.86 34 Huangpu
●●●↓ East Nanjing Road 南京东路  10  1.14 21.00 36
●●●↓ Lujiazui 陆家嘴  14  1.86 22.86 39 Pudong
●●●↓ South Pudong Road[viii] 浦东南路  14 [ix] 1.30 24.16 42
●●●◒ Century Avenue 世纪大道  4   6   9  1.27 25.43 44
●●●↓ Shanghai Science and Technology Museum 上海科技馆 1.81 27.24 47
●●●↓ Century Park 世纪公园 1.43 28.67 50
●●●◒ Longyang Road 龙阳路  7   16   18   Maglev [x] 1.09 29.76 52
●●● Zhangjiang High Technology Park 张江高科 2.67 32.43 56 26 Dec 2000[xi]
●●● Jinke Road 金科路 1.64 34.07 58 24 Feb 2010[28]
●●● Guanglan Road 广兰路 1.95 36.02 62 Underground Side & Island
● Tangzhen 唐镇 3.38 39.40 67 8 April 2010[29] Underground island
● Middle Chuangxin Road 创新中路 1.76 41.16 70 Underground Side platform
● East Huaxia Road 华夏东路 2.13 43.29 73
● Chuansha 川沙 3.17 46.46 78
● Lingkong Road 凌空路 1.90 48.36 81
● Yuandong Avenue 远东大道 3.11 51.47 86 Elevated island
● Haitiansan Road 海天三路 5.91 57.38 93
● Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2[xii] 浦东1号2号航站楼  Maglev 
 Airport Link [xiii]
Shanghai Pudong International Airport PVG		 2.33 59.71 96 At-grade Side platform
  1. [i]
    During extended operations on Friday and Saturday after 23:00 terminates at Guanglan Road instead of Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2.
  2. [ii]
    On Sunday to Thursday, there are two trains taking passengers from Hongqiao Railway Station (at 23:04 and 23:30) and airport after normal operation time and only stop at selected stations.
  3. [iii]
    Was East Xujing (徐泾东)
  4. [iv]
    The station name of line 17 was Zhuguang Road (诸光路). Although it's de jure defined as out-of-system transfer station, virtual transfer via cards isn't available until open of the station of line 13, but after that day, the in-system transfer will be implemented instead.
  5. [v]
    Virtual transfer with line 10 – passengers who hold the Shanghai Public Transportation Card and transfer within 30 minutes of exiting the station are able to transfer to other lines without exiting the system. In-system cross-platform interchange available between eastbound trains toward Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 and Jilong Road. However, with the help of spanish solution for platforms, it's the de facto case that westbound passengers of both lines 2 and 10 may transfer in-system by acrossing train doors.
    Out-of-system transfer with Airport Link Line.
  6. [vi]
    One island platform serves both eastbound and westbound line 2 trains. Another platform serves eastbound line 2 towards Pudong International Airport trains and eastbound line 10 towards Jilong Road trains (allowing cross-platform interchange).
  7. [vii]
    Virtual transfer with line 12 or line 13 – passengers who hold the Shanghai Public Transportation Card and transfer within 30 minutes of exiting the station are able to transfer to other lines without exiting the system.
  8. [viii]
    Was Dongchang Road (东昌路)
  9. [ix]
    Although it's de jure defined as out-of-system transfer station, virtual transfer via cards isn't available until open of the station of line 19, but after that day, the in-system transfer will be implemented instead.
  10. [x]
    Out-of-system transfer with Maglev line.
  11. [xi]
    Former station, in operation between 26 December 2000 and 14 February 2010.[25][26][27] Current station opened 24 Feb 2010.[28]
  12. [xii]
    Was Pudong International Airport (浦东国际机场)
  13. [xiii]
    Out-of-system transfer with both Maglev line and Airport Link line.
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Alignment

East Xujing to West Nanjing Road

The line begins at East Xujing at the intersection of Xumin East Road and Zhuguang Road.[30][31] The line heads northeastward under Xumin East Road for about 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) before veering off the road and heading east, passing under Huaxiang Road. The line then enters the interchange station serving the Hongqiao Railway Station.[32] This station is an interchange with Line 10 and Line 17. Shortly thereafter, the line enters the Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2.[33] Line 2 then turns northward until it meets Tianshan Road and turns east again, roughly running parallel under Tianshan Road. Along this road, the line enters the Songhong Road,[34] Beixinjing,[35] and Weining Road stations.[36] At the Loushanguan Road, line 2 veers away from Tianshan Road, heading northeastward.[37] The line then enters the Zhongshan Park along Changning Road, an interchange with lines 3 and 4.[38][39] The subway line then runs parallel under Changning Road for a short distance before heading east under Yuyuan Road. Along Yuyuan Road, there is a station at Jiangsu Road, an interchange to line 11.[40][41] East of this station, the line swerves away from Yuyuan Road and runs under Yongyuan Road, which merges into West Nanjing Road, where line 2 enters the Jing'an Temple, an interchange to line 7.[42] Just before entering the West Nanjing Road, the metro line veers away from West Nanjing Road to Wujiang Road.[43] Line 2 comes back under the road shortly thereafter.

West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road

Line 2 platforms at Lujiazui station

East of the West Nanjing Road, line 2 heads eastward along West Nanjing Road, passing under the South-North Elevated Road. It then turns northeast into the People's Square,[44] and interchange with lines 1 and 8. East of the People's Square station, the subway line moves under East Nanjing Road to the East Nanjing Road.[45] Leaving the Huangpu District of Shanghai, the line heads under the Huangpu River and enters the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. The metro line passes the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the World Finance Center near its station at Lujiazui. The line then runs under Century Avenue and heads southeastward to the Dongchang Road. Line 2 then heads to the Century Avenue, the largest interchange station that serves lines 4, 6 and 9 as well. Line 2 continues southeastward along Century Avenue to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. From here, the line turns southward through Century Park to the Century Park. From here, the line turns southeast and then east as it enters the Longyang Road, an interchange with lines 7, 16 and 18 as well as the Shanghai Maglev Train.

Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport

From the Longyang Road, the metro line heads eastward. Line 2 heads eastward, running under Zuchongzhi Road to the Zhangjiang High Technology Park station. The line heads northeastward under Zuchongzhi Road to the Jinke Road and Guanglan Road stations. Line 2 then veers away from Zuchongzhi Road and heads under the Waihuan Expressway to the Tangzhen and Middle Chuangxin Road stations, turning south. Heading southward, it heads through the East Huaxia Road and turns back east, running under Chuanhuan Road. Line 2 then passes through the Chuansha. Heading away from Chuanhuan Road, the metro line then enters the Lingkong Road and Yuandong Avenue stations along Huazhou Road before turning southeast. Line 2 then begins running parallel to the Shanghai Maglev Train as it runs under the Yingbin Expressway and enters the Haitiansan Road. From here, line 2 continues south to its terminus at the Pudong International Airport, which serves Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

West expansion

Construction started on a one station west extension from National Exhibition and Convention Center station to Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute station[17][46] in June 2021.[47] The extension of Line 2 to the west will improve the connection of the Hongqiao business hub to the city center and Pudong. The extension is 1.67 km in length and fully underground.[17] It opened on 1 November 2025.[16]

Station name change

  • On 28 October 2006, Dongfang Road was renamed as the Century Avenue after station renovation for line 2 and the opening of line 4.
  • In October 2006, Middle Henan Road was renamed as the East Nanjing Road.
  • On 21 September 2024
    • East Xujing was renamed as the National Exhibition and Convention Center,
    • Pudong International Airport was renamed as the Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2

Future expansion

East expansion

As part of the phase IV extension of Shanghai Pudong International Airport terminal T3 will be built south of the current terminals T1, T2 and satellite terminal. The terminal T3 will be served by extending line 2 south by one station.

Headways

More information Shanghai Metro Line 2 headway, Monday - Thursday ...
Shanghai Metro Line 2 headway[48]
TimeEast Xujing -
Songhong Road		Songhong Road -
Guanglan Road		Guanglan Road -
Pudong International Airport
Monday - Thursday
AM peak7:30–9:30About 4 minAbout 2 min and 30 secAbout 4 min
Off-peak9:30–17:00About 8 minAbout 4 minAbout 8 min
PM peak17:00–20:30About 6 minAbout 3 minAbout 6 min
Other
hours
Before 7:30
After 20:00
About 4 – 11 min
Friday
AM peak7:30–9:30About 4 minAbout 2 min and 30 secAbout 4 min
Off-peak9:00–14:30About 8 minAbout 4 minAbout 8 min
PM peak14:30–20:30About 6 minAbout 3 minAbout 6 min
Other
hours
Before 7:30
After 20:30
About 5 – 11 min
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends)
Peak8:30–20:30About 7 min and 20 secAbout 3 min and 40 secAbout 7 min and 20 sec
Other
hours
Before 9:00
After 20:00
About 5 – 11 min
Extended operation (Friday and Saturday)
After 23:00About 10 – 20 min
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Technology

Power supply

Siemens Transportation Systems equipped this line with an overhead contact line (cantilever material: galvanized steel) and 7 DC traction power supply substations.[49]

Signaling

As the first part of Line 2 was opened 20 years ago and the line has been experiencing congestion after rapid ridership growth. In 2014, Shanghai Metro investigated upgrading the existing signal system of line 2 (US&S United Signal AF900, fixed block TBTC) to increase the frequency of trains and reduce congestion. In October 2020, a new CASCO Tranavi (moving block CBTC, DTO) signaling system was overlaid on the existing signaling system on Line 2. Therefore, line 2 will be the first in the world to have two signal systems, the new primary one for day-to-day operations and the existing older one serving as a backup system during signal faults.[50] Intervals of trains on Line 2 could be reduced to 90 seconds thanks to the new signal system with the backup system capable of maintaining two minute headways. For the new system, a total of 100 trains on Line 2 will have their onboard signal systems upgraded. As of 2020 upgrading work was finished on 31 trains (the new 02A05 trains).[51][52] The new signalling system was put into operation on January 27, 2024, which made it the longest signalling system renovation project in China.[53]

Rolling stock

When line 2 was opened to traffic, the AC02 trains were not delivered. Therefore, some of the DC01 and AC01 trains were borrowed from line 1.

All are 8-car Class A[i] rolling stock.

More information Shanghai Metro Line 2 rolling stock, Fleet numbers ...
Shanghai Metro Line 2 rolling stock
Fleet numbersManufacturerTime of
manufac-
turing		ClassNo
of
car		Assembly[ii]Rolling stockNumberNotes
128ADtranz[iii] and Siemens2000-2001A[i]8Tc+Mp+M+Mp+M+Mp+M+Tc02A01201-216
(00071-00781, 01011-01241, 01262-01293, 01322-01353, 01382-01413, 01442-01473, 01502-01533, 01562-01593, 01622-01653 and 01682-01713)		Original name: AC02.
In 2007, the six carriage 201-216 trainsets were expanded to eight carriage by using the middle carriages from 217-224.
168Even numbers: SATCO[iv] (and 0253)
Odd numbers: CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd.		2007-2009A[i]8Tc+Mp+M+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc02A020233-0253
(021291-022961)		[54] Original name: AC08.
128SATCO[iv] (0262-0269)
CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. (0254-0261)		2009-2010A[i]8Tc+Mp+M+Mp+M+Mp+Mp+Tc02A030254-0269
(022971-024241)		Original name: AC17a.
Although the car has 4 pantographs, the sixth pantograph with carriage (Mp car) is generally not used.
128SATCO[iv]
CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd.		2009-2010

2018-2020 (expansion cars)

 A[i]8Tc+Mp+M+Mp+M+Mp+Mp+Tc02A040270-0285
(024251-025522)		Formerly four car trainsets; 4 new carriages plugged in to form an eight car train.
248CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.2017-2020A[i]8Tc+Mp+M+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc02A0502086-02116
(025531-027931)
  1. [i]
    Class A carriage: 21-24m in length, 3.0m in width and 3.8m in height; Capacity: about 310 people.
  2. [ii]
    Tc: Trailer with cab; Mp: EMU with pantograph; M: EMU without pantograph.
  3. [iii]
    ADtranz was acquired by Bombardier in May 2001. Subsequently, in January 2021 it was acquired by Alstom.
  4. [iv]
    SATCO (Shanghai Alstom Transportation Equipment Co., Ltd.) is a joint venture between Alstom Metropolis and Shanghai Electric.
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  • 02A01 train
    02A01 train
  • 02A01 train with Love Live! livery
    02A01 train with Love Live! livery
  • 02A02 train
    02A02 train
  • 02A04 train after being expanded to 8 cars
    02A04 train after being expanded to 8 cars

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