Line 9 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 9
An AC09 train enters Songjiang University Town station.
Overview
Other name(s)	R4 (planned name) Shensong line (Chinese: 申松线)
Native name	上海地铁9号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Shensong Line Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Pudong; Huangpu, Xuhui, Minhang and Songjiang districts, Shanghai, China
Termini	Songjiang South Railway Station Caolu
Stations	35
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Services	Mainline: Songjiang South Railway Station ↔ Caolu AM Peak: Sheshan ↔ Jinji Road Partial Mainline: Sheshan ↔ Middle Yanggao Road
Operator(s)	Shanghai No. 1 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Depot(s)	Jiuting Depot; Jinqiao parking lot Caolu parking lot (planned)
Rolling stock	104 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership	1.288 million (2019 peak)[1]
History
Commenced	October 31, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-31)
Opened	December 29, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-12-29)
Last extension	December 30, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-30)
Technical
Line length	63.8 km (39.64 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground(Jiuting to Caolu), and Elevated(Songjiang South Railway Station to Sijing)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) Average speed: 39.1 km/h (24 mph)
Signalling	Thales’ SelTracTM CBTC
Route map Route on the Shanghai map: To scale geographic map: Line 9, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct link │ Re-entry only SPTC required │ Out of system China Rail │ Suburban Rail │ Metro │ Tram Operational │ Planned or u/c Elevated │ At grade │ Under- ground CRH: HuHang / HuSuHu (u/c) Songjiang South Railway station IMH CR: HuHang (to be moved to IMH) Zuibaichi Park People River SAH Songjiang Sports Center  T1   T2  Songjiang Tram Songjiang Xincheng Songjiang University Town parking lot Songjiang University Town  T2  Songjiang Tram Dongjing Sheshan Sijing Caogang River Jiuting Jiuting Depot Jiamin Elevated Road Nanxin Loop railway CR: HuHang CRH: HuHang / HuSuHu (u/c) Airport link (u/c) Zhongchun Road  Airport link (u/c) Jiamin (u/c) Qibao  Jiamin (u/c) Xingzhong Road Hechuan Road Caohejing Hi-Tech Park  15  Guilin Road  15  Shang Aotang Gang Yishan Road  3   4   3  │  3  track shared w/  4   4   11  Xujiahui  1   11   1   7  Zhaojiabang Road  7   12  Jiashan Road  12  Dapuqiao  13  Madang Road  13   8  Lujiabang Road  8  Xiaonanmen Huangpu River Shangcheng Road  2   4   6  Century Avenue  2   4   6   4   2   18  Middle Yanggao Road  18  Fangdian Road  14  Lantian Road  14  Taierzhuang Road  21  (u/c) Jinqiao  21 (u/c)  Chongming  (u/c)  14  │ Jinji Road  Chongming (u/c) Jinqiao Depot  12  Jinhai Road  12  Gutang Road Minlei Road Caolu Caolu Parking Lot (planned) CRH: HuSuTong (u/c) Caolu Railway Station (planned) Caolu (u/c) CRH: HuSuTong (u/c)

Line 9 is a southwest-northeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. The line runs from Shanghai Songjiang Railway Station in Songjiang District to Caolu in Pudong. The line is colored light blue on system maps.

In the initial planning of Line 9, the entire line was from Fengjing to Chongming Island. Later, the plan to extend to Fengjing was cancelled, and the section to Chongming Island was changed to Chongming line.

The first phase of Line 9, from Songjiang Xincheng to Guilin Road stations, opened on December 29, 2007. It uses the Bombardier Movia trains which were lended to line 1.

Line 9 did not directly connect to the rest of the Shanghai Metro network until the opening of the Line 9 portion of the Yishan Road station on December 28, 2008.^[2] The station is an interchange between lines 3 and 4. A shuttle bus conveyed passengers between Guilin Road and Yishan Road stations until construction was completed.

In December 2009, the second phase of line 9 (from Yishan Road to Century Avenue) was completed, providing passengers with a direct link from Songjiang District in the west to Pudong in the east without having to transfer to other lines.

On April 7, 2010, the extension to Middle Yanggao Road Station was completed.

On December 30, 2012, the extension from Songjiang New City to Songjiang South Railway Station was opened.

On December 30, 2017, the line's east extension, consisting of 9 stations from Middle Yanggao Road to Caolu, entered operation.^[3]

Shanghai Metro Line 9 service routes
M - Mainline: Songjiang South Railway Station ↔ Caolu AM - AM Peak line: Sheshan ↔ Jinji Road P - Partial Mainline: Sheshan ↔ Middle Yanggao Road
Routes			Station name		Connections	Distance			Location	Open- ing	Plat- form[4]
M	AM	P	English	Chinese		km		min
●			Shanghai Songjiang Railway Station[i]	上海松江站	IMH	0.00		0	Songjiang	30 Dec 2012[5]	Underground Island
●			Zuibaichi Park	醉白池	SAH	1.79		3
●			Songjiang Sports Center	松江体育中心	T1   T2	1.73	3.53	6
●			Songjiang Xincheng	松江新城		1.58	5.15	9		29 Dec 2007[6]
●			Songjiang University Town	松江大学城	T2	2.64	7.75	12			Elevated Side
●			Dongjing	洞泾		3.38	11.13	17
●	●	●	Sheshan	佘山		2.20	13.34	20			Elevated Island
●	●	●	Sijing	泗泾		3.86	17.21	24			Elevated Side
●	●	●	Jiuting	九亭		6.24	23.45	31			Underground Island
●	●	●	Zhongchun Road	中春路		2.26	25.72	34	Minhang		Underground Side & Island
●	●	●	Qibao	七宝		1.30	27.02	37			Underground Island
●	●	●	Xingzhong Road	星中路		1.88	28.90	40
●	●	●	Hechuan Road	合川路		1.85	30.76	43
●	●	●	Caohejing Hi-Tech Park	漕河泾开发区		1.33	32.09	45	Xuhui
●	●	●	Guilin Road	桂林路	15	2.03	34.12	48			Underground Side & Island
●	●	●	Yishan Road	宜山路	3   4	1.68	35.81	51		28 Dec 2008[7]	Underground Island
●	●	●	Xujiahui	徐家汇	1   11	1.50	37.32	53		31 Dec 2009[8]
●	●	●	Zhaojiabang Road	肇嘉浜路	7	1.38	38.70	56
●	●	●	Jiashan Road	嘉善路	12	1.06	39.77	58
●	●	●	Dapuqiao	打浦桥		0.87	40.64	60	Huangpu
●	●	●	Madang Road	马当路	13	0.84	41.48	62			Underground Side
●	●	●	Lujiabang Road	陆家浜路	8	0.94	42.43	64			Underground Island
●	●	●	Xiaonanmen	小南门		1.47	43.90	66
●	●	●	Shangcheng Road	商城路		2.39	46.30	70	Pudong
●	●	●	Century Avenue	世纪大道	2   4   6	0.97	47.28	72
●	●	●	Middle Yanggao Road	杨高中路	18	2.43	49.72	75		7 April 2010[9]
●	●		Fangdian Road	芳甸路		1.06	50.78	77		30 Dec 2017[10]
●	●		Lantian Road	蓝天路	14	2.12	52.90	80
●	●		Taierzhuang Road	台儿庄路		2.30	55.21	84
●	●		Jinqiao	金桥		1.54	56.75	86
●	●		Jinji Road	金吉路		1.69	58.45	89
●			Jinhai Road	金海路	12	1.02	59.47	91
●			Gutang Road	顾唐路		1.71	61.19	93
●			Minlei Road	民雷路		1.12	62.31	96
●			Caolu	曹路		1.50	63.82	98

• Songjiang University Town- the collection of several top universities in Shanghai, including Donghua University, Shanghai International Studies University, East China University of Politics and Law, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade are located there.
• Sheshan - serving Sheshan Hill, a tourist and pilgrimage destination with the Sheshan Observatory and the Sheshan Basilica.
• Qibao - serving the old town of Qibao.
• Caohejing Hi-Tech Park - serving the high-tech park Caohejing.
• Xujiahui - one of the busiest metro stations in Shanghai, with shopping malls and office buildings in the vicinity; interchange with lines 1 and 11.
• Century Avenue - a major interchange station on four lines - Interchange with lines 2, 4 and 6.
• Sijing - Sijing Station, located in Songjiang District, Shanghai, is an elevated side platform station on Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro, opened on December 29, 2007. From 2019 to 2023, Sijing has consistently been the busiest metro station in all of Shanghai, with no other station able to surpass it. The reason why Sijing Station in Shanghai's Songjiang District is consistently the busiest metro station is due to its location in a densely populated residential area, limited alternative transportation options, and its role as a key transit hub for commuters heading to industrial zones, educational institutions, and central Shanghai. As a stop on Line 9, Sijing connects the district to the city's core, leading to heavy passenger flows, particularly during rush hours. Frequent human flow restrictions in the station reflect the station’s struggle to manage the immense crowding it experiences daily.
• Yishan Road - Located on Kaixuan Road in Xuhui District, Shanghai, Yishan Road Station serves as an interchange hub for Lines 3, 4, and 9. It plays a critical role in connecting different parts of the city through multiple lines, making it an important stop on the network.

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  Century Avenue station platform
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  Dongjing station
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  Sijing station

In the early hours of November 7, 2010, at around 1:50 AM, a pressurization incident occurred at Shanghai Jianhua Concrete Pile Co., Ltd., located at 2033 Husong Road. During the pressurization process, a component of the No. 1 autoclave in Workshop A suddenly broke loose. The part crashed through the outer wall and struck the southern pillar of the No. 51 bridge on Metro Line 9. Fortunately, the incident occurred during non-operational hours. However, train services between Jiuting station and Songjiang New Town station had to be temporarily suspended, and trains were limited to a speed of 10 km/h.

On February 23, 2024, at 6:25 AM, operations on the section of Line 9 between Songjiang South Station and Jiuting Station were suspended due to ice accumulation on the overhead contact line. A bus bridging plan was activated, and by 9:37 AM, normal operations resumed. This was the first time that such an issue had occurred on the Shanghai Metro.

On the morning of June 19, 2024, at 8:28 AM, an indiscriminate stabbing incident happened at the Hechuan Road Station on Shanghai Metro Line 9, near the station’s exit. The incident occurred during the busy rush hour, when the station was crowded with commuters going about their daily routines. The attacker, seemingly acting without any clear motive, began randomly attacking innocent passengers with a knife, causing chaos among the people in the vicinity. Three people were injured, and the attacker was apprehended by the police. Following the incident, Hechuan Road Station was temporarily closed to allow authorities to manage the situation, and normal operations resumed at 9:16 AM. In the aftermath, the security system of the Shanghai Metro was widely questioned. Some critics expressed concerns, arguing that the existing security measures may not be capable of preventing such a violent act. They pointed out that with millions of passengers using the metro daily, maintaining robust security should be the top priority to safeguard public safety.

On the other hand, others have acknowledged the challenges faced by the metro system in Shanghai, particularly during peak hours. They pointed out that while security is crucial, the sheer volume of commuters makes it difficult to implement thorough checks without causing significant delays. The Shanghai Metro is one of the busiest transit systems in the world, and balancing passenger safety with the need for efficiency is a complex issue. Stringent security measures could slow down operations, particularly during rush hour when the metro is operating at full capacity. This debate highlights the ongoing challenge for large urban transit systems like Shanghai’s Metro.

The east section is planned to extend one station to Caolu Railway station.^[11]

• On 28 October 2006, Dongfang Road was renamed as the Century Avenue after station renovation for line 2 and the opening of line 4 (before line 9 began serving the station).

One train (0952) manufactured in 2007 was mainly debugged for experimental purposes. It began trial operation with passengers on April 25, 2009, and will no longer be operational in 2010. On December 20, 2011, the vehicle was retired from line 9 and became a special training vehicle. It was transferred to the original Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park of line 2 to the newly built Longyang Road training line for subway staff training.

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  09A01 train
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  09A02 train
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  09A03 train
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  09A04 train
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  Interior of line 9 AC04 series train

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