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‘Ring line’ Metro to connect new townships
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SHANGHAI is considering building a network of additional subway to form a “virtual ring” to ease the pressure on Metro Line 4, the city’s only ring-shaped Metro line, a senior planning official said yesterday.
The planned underground network will essentially connect new townships in the suburbs to existing ones to make it easier for commuters to change lines, Shi Jiaming, deputy director of the Shanghai Planning, Land and Resources Administration told lawmakers yesterday.
“To save costs, the new ‘line’ will share stations with other lines to create a new ring route,” Shi said. “It will be a ‘virtual ring’ rather than like the actual ring-like Line 4.”
For example, Line 5 may be extended in the north to create a ring so that commuters can connect with Metro lines 2, 10 and 1, Shi said.
“The planned route will effectively distribute the flow of passengers across the subway networks and alleviate the pressure on Line 4,” he added.
The ring-shaped Line 4 that connects to many other Metro lines in the city is the busiest line especially during peak hours. Moreover, Lines 3 and 4 share nine stations between Baoshan and Yishan roads stations, forcing commuters to wait for at least five minutes for trains.
Shi said a previous plan to separate Line 3 and Line 4 was “suspended” due to high costs.
The new ring will be part of the long-term plans to be carried out after 2020. It will also be evaluated by experts and has to be approved by the central government before the commencement of any work, he said.
“The additional subway lines will definitely help in managing the crowd,” Shi said.
Apart from the “middle ring” subway, there are also plans for an “outer ring” with subways and railways along the city’s border, Shi said.
The city will have a total of 588 kilometers of subway lines by the end of this year, mostly in downtown.
Shanghai plans to have a total of 930 kilometers of subway lines in downtown area by 2040 with another 930 kilometers of subway and railway lines in the city’s suburbs.
The local government has been focusing on building subway lines on the city’s outskirts.
Railways and subway lines will be built in the city’s new towns in rural districts and connect them with key functional areas such as the Shanghai Disney Resort, Hongqiao area and the city’s both airports, Shi said.
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