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Jinshan railway

Jinshan railway

Overview of transport in Shanghai

Not to be confused with Tianjin–Shanhaiguan railway or Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway.
For the metro line in long-term planning from Taopu to Dachang, see Line 22 (Shanghai Metro).

Jinshan Railway (Chinese: 金山铁路; pinyin: Jīnshān Tiělù) or Jinshan Line is a commuter railway line in Shanghai, part of the planned Shanghai Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway. It runs from Shanghai South in Xuhui District via Xinzhuang in Minhang District to Jinshanwei in Jinshan District, crossing the Huangpu River on a dedicated railway bridge. Passengers can transfer to Lines 1, 3, 5 and 15. Originally built in 1975 as a suburban branch, it has since been upgraded into a high-speed commuter rail line which opened on 28 September 2012.[1] The line was branded as Line 22 before opening. However, there is another line in long-term planning called Line 22, see Line 22 (Shanghai Metro).

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It is the first line to provide "high speed" commuter rail services, with trains travelling up to 160 km/h (99 mph), compared to 30–70 km/h (19–43 mph) for regular metro service,[2] shortening the 56.4 km (35.0 mi) between Jinshan and downtown to 32 minutes travel time for express trains which make no stops, and 60 minutes for other trains, which stop at all stations on the line. The Shanghai-Jinshan line is the first local rail system that supports the public transportation card.

At first, the daily passenger flow was just 13,000 people a day, in 2019 has increased to 33,000. More than 60 million people have traveled on the line in the first seven years of operation.

Stations

Service routes

  • Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜".
  • Holiday service schedule is different from regular service. Holiday service is available in weekends, and national holidays.
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Station demolished

  • Sanyang Station: Between Jinshan Industrial Park and Jinshanwei
  • Jinshanwei East Station: After Jinshanwei

Future expansion

Extension to Shanghai Hongqiao

In February 2021, it was stated that a project to increase the capacity of the line would start before the end of the year, and the possibility of services running to Shanghai Hongqiao railway station was being explored.[4]

Extension from Shanghai South Railway station

A branch line to Sanlin South on the Airport Link line is in the planning. Another branch line to Shanghai Stadium has been planned.

Southern extension: Jinshan-Pinghu City Railway

Main article: zh:沪平城际铁路

There are also plans to extend the line west to Haiyan County via Pinghu.[5] The Jinshan-Pinghu municipal railway is a commuter-oriented, public-transit railway that uses national trunk lines, national-Shanghai joint-venture railway trunks, and municipal railways to share resources. It plans to maintain the technical standards, transportation organization, and operation management model of Jinshan Railway. The construction length of the line is 50.51 kilometres (31.39 mi), including 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) in Jinshan section, 24.32 kilometres (15.11 mi) in Pinghu section, 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) in Jiaxing Port section, and 11.79 kilometres (7.33 mi) in Haiyan section. The total investment of the project is estimated to be about 17.089 billion yuan. There are 8 stations, including 1 connection station. (Jinshanwei), 6 new stations (Dushan Port East, Dushan Port West, Zhapu, Pinghu, Haiyan Development Zone, Haiyan East), 1 reserved station (Lindai), with an average station spacing of 8.4 km (5.2 mi), the highest design The speed is 160 km/h (99 mph). Including the renovation project of Jinshanwei railway station, and 1 EMU.[6]

It is expected that the project can be completed from the end of 2023 to the first half of 2024.[7] After the expansion project is completed, Jinshan Railway will expand from the existing 37 pairs to about 60 pairs, which can be further enlarged according to demand.

Fares

Ticket prices range from 3 to 10 yuan. Passengers can swipe the Shanghai transportation card or use the QR code to pass through the ticket gates. Additionally, blue magnetic single-ride paper tickets can be purchased at dedicated Jinshan Railway vending machines using WeChat Pay or Alipay. Passengers do not need ID to buy tickets for this line.

Technology

A CRH2A trainset running from Jinshanwei

Rolling Stock

Jinshan Railway passenger trains include:

  • 3 CRH2A EMU trains (are also used on other long-distance lines)
  • 2 CRH6A EMU trains (dedicated trains for Jinshan)
  • 4 CRH6F EMU trains (dedicated trains for Jinshan); trains with a larger passenger capacity of 1,950. Started operating from 13 December 2019. The previous model could only take about 600 passengers.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bullet train to suburbs starts by end of month". Jinshan District Government. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. [2]
    "Eastday-3 times faster Metro trains on way". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. [3]
    "20日起金山铁路动车组车次全面更新 列车时刻保持不变". 2021-01-19.
  4. [4]
    "上海金山：正积极对接浙江平湖、海盐，让金山铁路西延伸". The Paper (in Chinese). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "超170亿元 金山至平湖市域铁路工程招标公告发布" [More than 17 billion yuan Jinshan to Pinghu City Railway Project tender announcement issued]. 搜狐 (in Chinese). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    Shanghai Jinshan-Pinghu City Railway will start construction
  7. [7]
    上海金山：正积极对接浙江平湖、海盐，让金山铁路西延伸
  8. [8]
    Larger trains for Jinshan
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