Shanghai Metro Line 16

The line was formerly known as the Lingang line (Chinese: 临港线; pinyin: Língǎng xiàn). It was originally designated as Line 21 and was planned as the south part of line 11. The line runs entirely in Pudong New Area, starting from Longyang Road, via Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Huinan Town, ending at Dishui Lake in Nanhui New City. The line is 59 km (37 mi) long and has 13 stations of which three are underground and the rest elevated. Construction begun in early 2009, and the line opened on 29 December 2013. The second phase was completed at the end of 2014.

Line 16
Line 16 AC19 trainset in March 2014
Overview
Other name(s)	R3s (planned name); South section of line 11 (planned name); Line 21 (planned name between 29 January and 1 March 2010); Lingang line (Chinese: 临港线); Excursion line (nickname)
Native name	上海地铁16号线
Status	Operational
Owner	Shanghai Rail Transit Line 16 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Pudong district, Shanghai, China
Termini	Longyang Road Dishui Lake
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Operator(s)	Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Yebei depot; Chuanyanghe parking lot
Rolling stock	38 Class A 6-car trains
Daily ridership	254,000 (2019 Peak)
History
Commenced	March 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-22)
Opened	December 29, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-29)
Last extension	December 28, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-28)
Technical
Line length	58.96 km (36.64 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (passing loops at some stations)
Character	Elevated: Longyang Road↔Huinan & Huinan↔Lingang Avenue 44.5km 10 stations; Underground: Huinan & Lingang Avenue ↔ Dishui Lake: 10.3km 3 stations.
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1.5kV DC (overhead line wire in depot)
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) Average speed: 63.1 km/h (39 mph) (local service); 75.4 km/h (47 mph) (rapid service); 102 km/h (63 mph) (express service);
Signalling	ALSTOM Urbalis CBTC
Route map To scale geographic map: Line 16, Shanghai Metro v t e Legend Direct link │ Re-entry only SPTC required │ Out of system Maglev │ China Rail │ Suburban Rail │ Metro Operational │ Planned or u/c Elevated │ At grade │ Under- ground Express, Rapid and Local stop │ Rapid and Local stop │ Local stop  18   South Changjiang Road  7   Meilan Lake  Huamu Road  2   East Xujing  Pudong International Airport Longyang Road  2   7   18   Maglev   18   Hangtou  Maglev  Middle Huaxia Road  13   13   Jinyun Road  Zhangjiang Road  11   North Jiading Chuanyang River Depot Luoshan Road  11  Airport link (u/c)  Hongqiao  Shanghai East Xiuyan Road (on line 11)  11   Disney Resort East Zhoupu Heshahangcheng East Hangtou   Xinchang Wild Animal Park (with passing loop) Huinan CRH: HuSuTong (u/c) East Huinan (with passing loop) Yebei Depot Dazhi River CRH: HuSuTong (u/c) Shuyuan (with single passing loop) Shuyuan Lingang Avenue (with single passing loop) Dishui Lake Dishui Lake

The design speed of Line 16 is 120 km/h (75 mph), and the actual maximum operating speed in the above-ground section is about 100 km/h (62 mph). Line 16 is susceptible to further speed limits due to heavy fog, due to the high operating speed of the line requiring longer sight distances. The line is colored aqua on system maps.

The new line was originally designated as Line 21. Shanghai Metro Authorities have since changed this to Line 16, and will integrate into the planned transport hub of Lingang city.

Service routes

Line 16 is the only line in the Shanghai Metro planned to feature different stopping services, with a rapid service stopping only at Longyang Road, Luoshan Road, Xinchang, Huinan, and Dishui Lake stations. Between 30 January 2014 and 21 March 2016, due to insufficient rolling stock and overcrowding of the line, all rapid services were suspended. To further increase capacity, the existing 3-car train sets were to be expanded to full 6-car sets and the rush hour headway was reduced to a minimum of 4 minutes and operated with a mixture of 3-car and 6-car trains. Since 1 October 2018, rapid service trains also stop at Lingang Avenue station at weekends and public holidays. Since 16 November 2018, rapid trains of weekdays stop at Lingang Avenue station. Express and Rapid train services started on 18 June 2020, With express services reducing end to end travel time to 34 minutes and Rapid services reducing end to end travel time to 46 minutes.

Important stations

The line has the unofficial nickname "excursion line" as it connects several scenic spots: Xinchang Ancient Town, Shanghai Wildlife Park, Nanhui Taohua Village, Guzhong Garden, Shanghai Academy of Learning, Shanghai Flower Port, and Dishui Lake

• Longyang Road: Interchange station with Lines 2, 7 and 18, also interchange with Shanghai maglev train.
• Lingang Avenue: Haichang Ocean Park; buses to Shanghai Maritime University and Shanghai Ocean University.
• Dishui Lake: Dishui Lake (largest artificial lake in China); China Maritime Museum and Shanghai Astronomy Museum.

Future expansion

The "China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang New Area Territorial and Spatial Master Plan (2019-2035) (Draft for Review)" proposed that in the future, Line 16 will pass through the Dishui Lake and arrive at the future Nanhui New Town hub.

Rolling Stock

Contrary to other A-class trains with 5 doors on each side of a carriage, the Class A trains for Line 16 only have 3 doors due to the line's more suburban nature. The 16A01 trains initially operated in 3 car formations, leading to huge overcrowding issues upon opening. 16A01 primarily have transverse seating to suit its more suburban role. With the introduction of the 16A02 stocks, 16A01 trains now operate in 3+3 car formations. The 16A02 trains have more standing room and use more longitudinal seating, which will be able to take 200 more passengers than the 3+3 formation of 16A01. A six carriage train has a capacity of 2,378 passengers, 120% more than trains with three carriages. The tapering of the carbody between cars 3 and 4 where the "blind" cabs of the 3+3 set would be to match the dynamic envelope of a 3+3 set. 16A02 offer USB charging.

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  16A01 train
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  16A02 train
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  Front
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  Train side
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  Interior
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  LED Display
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  LCD Display