Airport link line^[1] of Shanghai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail line currently under construction in Shanghai.^[1] It runs from Hongqiao railway station in Minhang District to Shanghai East railway station in Pudong. The 68.6-kilometer (42.6 mi) express line^[2] is expected to shorten the travel time between the airports of Hongqiao and Pudong from 90 minutes (by Metro Line 2) to under 40 minutes. Construction started in June 2019. The line is expected to open at the end of 2024.^[2]

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Airport link line[1] (机场联络线)
Airport Link
Overview
Status	Under construction
Locale	Minhang, Xuhui, Pudong Shanghai, China
Termini	Hongqiao railway station Shanghai East railway station
Connecting lines	2   9   10   15   17   19   21   27   Maglev   Jiamin   Lianggang Express
Stations	9
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail/Commuter rail
System	Shanghai Suburban Railway
Operator(s)	Shentong Metro Group
Depot(s)	Xiayan Road Depot Shenkun Road Depot
Rolling stock	4-car / 8-car Class C (Express train) trains
History
Commenced	June 28, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-28)
Planned opening	2024[2]
Technical
Line length	68.6 km (42.6 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (AC 25 kV)
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Jiamin line to Chengbei Road China Railway Hongqiao  2  17  East Xujing Oriental Land Shanghai Hongqiao 0 Hongqiao  Maglev  China Railway Shenkun Road Depot Zhongchun Road  9  Songjiang South Caolu 5.200 Qibaoxi  12  Zhongchun Road car shed Jinhai Road Dianpu river Jinshan railway Jinshanwei Shanghai South Jiamin line Yindu Road Fengxian Xincheng Minhang Development Zone  5  Xinzhuang West Huajing  15  Zizhu Hi-Tech Park Gucun Park 19.892 Huajing Huangpu River  8  Shendu Highway Shiguang Road Sanlin South  19  Hongjian Road Baoyang Road 24.897 Sanlin South Hangtou  18  Miaoxing Road Longyang Road  16  Dishui Lake Disney Resort  11  North Jiading Huaqiao 37.400 Zhangjiang Zhangjiang  21  Dongjing Road 43.465 Resort 58.578 Pudong International Airport Pudong International Airport  Maglev /metro 62.236 Pudong International Airport T3  Maglev /metro Shanghai East Depot Zhaodian Nantong–Shanghai railway 68.680 Shanghai East Shanghai East (metro) Situan Nantong–Shanghai railway Lingang Open Area Lianggang Express line km This diagram: view talk edit

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The line leads from the Hongqiao hub, heads south along the east side of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line, crosses the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Passage, and then turns to the east and travels along Chunshentang, 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) south of S20, after crossing the Huangpu River. Walk on the south side of S20 and S1, pass through Pudong International Airport, and then follow the north side of S32 into Shanghai East railway station. The line is 68.6 kilometers (42.6 mi) long,^[2] of which, the elevated section is 4.313 kilometers (2.680 mi), the at-grade section is 2.578 kilometers (1.602 mi), and the underground section is 60.448 kilometers (37.561 mi). The project is divided into east and west construction. The west section is located in Minhang District, starting from Hongqiao Hub in the west and ending at the east end well of Huajing station in the east. It has a total investment of 9.549 billion yuan.

It will use a large tunnel boring machine for construction, developed by Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. The shield, named Qiyue, or "swift horse", weighs around 3,200 tons and is 99 meters (325 ft) long. It has 14-meter (46 ft) diameter blades, whereas normal blades used to dig the city's metro lines are 6.9 meters (23 ft). It can dig and push 60 millimeters per minute (12 ft/h) underground.^[3]

A rail transit style operation is adopted, with the platform design, train schedule, and other aspects being similar to metro lines. Citizens can use public transportation cards to enter and exit the station.^[4] Pudong International Airport and Resort station and the termini have a reserved length for 16-car CRH6F trains while other stations will accommodate 8-car Class C (Express train) stocks.