- Shanghaiist has a good round-up of news after the crash on Shanghai’s Metro Line 10. Power failure and human error are said to have caused the crash.
- In Beijing, a new interchange passageway has shortened transfer times at the notoriously slow Xizhimen station
- Singapore’s Circle Line will be extended, with the official opening on October 8. We’ll blog about the changes to Explore Singapore later in the week.
Category Archives: shanghai
Round-up: Shanghai metro construction, free rides in Singapore, app review
- Two roads in downtown Shanghai (Qufu Road and Damuqiao Road) close to make way for Line 12 metro construction
- On October 2 you’ll be able to take free rides on Singapore’s expanded Circle Line. The official opening is October 8.
- Read a review of our iPhone apps on SimonBlog
The Shanghai Anagram Metro Map 2011
Happy Mid-Autumn festival to all ExploreMetro fans! Here’s a special holiday treat for you metro-lovers. We’ve made an anagrammed version of the 2011 Shanghai Metro map, scrambling the letters of the English names of all stations for comic effect.
Click below for the full PDF metro map, here are some of our favorites:
- Haha, brainy girls = Shanghai Library
- Huge Shoe healing Communist Ascendancy = Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
- Mouse came up arse = Aerospace Museum
- Odd anagram = Madang Road
Back in 2008 I created the first anagrammed map of the Shanghai Metro. Since then the Shanghai Metro has added lots of new stations and lines and is now the longest metro system in the world, so I thought it was about time to bring the anagram map up to date!
Note for pedants: I used the common English name of the station as posted on signboards, spelling out directions e.g. South Lingyan Road. For some challenging stations (particularly the ones with lots of Xs and Zs I added “station” e.g. Dongjing Station -> Standing, I jog not.)
Shanghai Metro Line 2 gets more frequent trains, longer service hours
The Shanghai Metro company announced that Shanghai Metro Line 2 will have increased service from Thursday 1st September!
More frequent trains!
- On the central part of the line. trains will now run every 3.5 minutes, down from 4 minutes
- On the eastern part of the line, trains between Guanglan Road and Pudong International Airport will run every 8 minutes, down from 9.5 minutes
- On the western part of the line, trains between Songhong Road to East Xujing Station via Hongqiao Airport will run every 6.5 minutes, down from 10 minutes
Longer hours!
- Trains to Pudong International Airport will run for 90 minutes more each day: new service hours are 6am to 10pm.
- Extra trains from Guanglan Road to Yuandong Avenue, running until 10.42pm
- Two extra trains from Hongqiao Railway Station and Hongqiao Airport to Longyang Road, departing at 11.04pm and 11.20pm
We’ve updated our online metro map with all the latest train times. An update to our Explore Shanghai Metro app for iPhone will be available shortly!
Pinyin pronunciation guides coming soon
We’re working on a useful new feature for our iPhone apps which we think you’ll find really useful.
When you tap to hear the audio pronunciation for a station, you’ll also see the Pinyin for the station name, complete with tone marks. This is really handy for stations with alternative English names, for example:
People’s Square (Rénmín Guǎngchǎng)
Oriental Sports Center (Dōngfāng Tǐyù Zhōngxīn )
We’ve already added the Pinyin pronunciations to the Shanghai Metropedia pages. We’ll be launching the feature for our Shanghai app soon, followed by our other China metro apps.
Helping you get to your destination faster, and learn some Chinese en route 🙂
CNN ranks Explore Shanghai #1 iPhone app for living in Shanghai
CNNgo have published a list of their 10 best apps for living in Shanghai, and Explore Shanghai is ranked #1 🙂
Read the full article on CNNgo for the full list
Shanghai Metro station names in Pinyin
We need your help! We’re planning to add Pinyin names to our metro maps to help you pronounce metro station names more easily. We need your help to check the accuracy of the transliterations. Take a look over the list of Shanghai Metro stations below, and if you see any errors in the pinyin column, leave us a comment! In particular:
- Do all syllables have the correct pinyin, including tone mark?
- Are the word boundaries correct?
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
| Xinzhuang | 莘庄 | Xīnzhuāng |
| Waihuanlu | 外环路 | Wàihuánlù |
| Lianhua Road | 莲花路 | Liánhuā Lù |
| Jinjiang Park | 锦江乐园 | Jǐnjiāng Lèyuán |
| Shanghai South Railway Station | 上海南站 | Shànghǎi Nánzhàn |
| Caobao Road | 漕宝路 | Cáobǎo Lù |
| Shanghai Indoor Stadium | 上海体育馆 | Shànghǎi Tǐyùguǎn |
| Xujiahui | 徐家汇 | Xújiāhuì |
| Hengshan Road | 衡山路 | Héngshān Lù |
| Changshu Road | 常熟路 | Chángshú Lù |
| South Shaanxi Road | 陕西南路 | Shǎnxī Nánlù |
| South Huangpi Road | 黄陂南路 | Huángpí Nánlù |
| People’s Square | 人民广场 | Rénmín Guǎngchǎng |
| Xinzha Road | 新闸路 | Xīnzhá Lù |
| Hanzhong Road | 汉中路 | Hànzhōng Lù |
| Shanghai Railway Station | 上海火车站 | Shànghǎi Huǒchē Zhàn |
| North Zhongshan Road | 中山北路 | Zhōngshān Běilù |
| Yanchang Road | 延长路 | Yáncháng Lù |
| Shanghai Circus World | 上海马戏城 | Shànghǎi Mǎxìchéng |
| Wenshui Road | 汶水路 | Wènshuǐ Lù |
| Penpu Xincun | 彭浦新村 | Péngpǔ Xīncūn |
| Gongkang Road | 共康路 | Gòngkāng Lù |
| Tonghe Xincun | 通河新村 | Tōnghé Xīncūn |
| Hulan Road | 呼兰路 | Hūlán Lù |
| Gongfu Xincun | 共富新村 | Gòngfù Xīncūn |
| Zhongshan Park | 中山公园 | Zhōngshān Gōngyuán |
| Jiangsu Road | 江苏路 | Jiāngsū Lù |
| Jing’an Temple | 静安寺 | Jìng’ān Sì |
| West Nanjing Road | 南京西路 | Nánjīng Xīlù |
| East Nanjing Road | 南京东路 | Nánjīng Dōnglù |
| Lujiazui | 陆家嘴 | Lùjiāzuǐ |
| Dongchang Road | 东昌路 | Dōngchāng Lù |
| Shanghai Science and Technology Museum | 上海科技馆 | Shànghǎi Kējì Guǎn |
| Century Park | 世纪公园 | Shìjì Gōngyuán |
| Longyang Road | 龙阳路 | Lóngyáng Lù |
| Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park | 张江高科 | Zhāngjiāng Gāokē |
| Shilong Road | 石龙路 | Shílóng Lù |
| Longcao Road | 龙漕路 | Lóngcáo Lù |
| Caoxi Road | 漕溪路 | Cáoxī Lù |
| Yishan Road | 宜山路 | Yíshān Lù |
| Hongqiao Road | 虹桥路 | Hóngqiáo Lù |
| West Yan’an Road | 延安西路 | Yán’ān Xīlù |
| Jinshajiang Road | 金沙江路 | Jīnshājiāng Lù |
| Caoyang Road | 曹杨路 | Cáoyáng Lù |
| Zhenping Road | 镇坪路 | Zhènpíng Lù |
| Zhongtan Road | 中潭路 | Zhōngtán Lù |
| Baoshan Road | 宝山路 | Bǎoshān Lù |
| Dongbaoxing Road | 东宝兴路 | Dōngbǎoxīng Lù |
| Hongkou Football Stadium | 虹口足球场 | Hóngkǒu Zúqiúchǎng |
| Chifeng Road | 赤峰路 | Chìfēng Lù |
| Dabaishu | 大柏树 | Dàbǎishù |
| Jiangwan Town | 江湾镇 | Jiāngwān Zhèn |
| Damuqiao Road | 大木桥路 | Dàmùqiáo Lù |
| Dong’an Road | 东安路 | Dōng’ān Lù |
| Shanghai Stadium | 上海体育场 | Shànghǎi Tǐyùchǎng |
| Hailun Road | 海伦路 | Hǎilún Lù |
| Linping Road | 临平路 | Línpíng Lù |
| Dalian Road | 大连路 | Dàlián Lù |
| Yangshupu Road | 杨树浦路 | Yángshùpǔ Lù |
| Pudong Avenue | 浦东大道 | Pǔdōng Dàdào |
| Pudian Road | 浦电路 | Pǔdiàn Lù |
| Lancun Road | 蓝村路 | Láncūn Lù |
| Chunshen Road | 春申路 | Chūnshēn Lù |
| Yindu Road | 银都路 | Yíndū Lù |
| Zhuanqiao | 颛桥 | Zhuānqiáo |
| Beiqiao | 北桥 | Běiqiáo |
| Jianchuan Road | 剑川路 | Jiànchuān Lù |
| Dongchuan Road | 东川路 | Dōngchuān Lù |
| Jinping Road | 金平路 | Jīnpíng Lù |
| Huaning Road | 华宁路 | Huáníng Lù |
| Wenjing Road | 文井路 | Wénjǐng Lù |
| Minhang Development Zone | 闵行开发区 | Mǐnháng Kāifāqū |
| Century Avenue | 世纪大道 | Shìjì Dàdào |
| Songhong Road | 淞虹路 | Sōnghóng Lù |
| Beixinjing | 北新泾 | Běixīnjīng |
| Weining Road | 威宁路 | Wēiníng Lù |
| Loushanguan Road | 娄山关路 | Lóushānguān Lù |
| West Yingao Road | 殷高西路 | Yīngāo Xīlù |
| South Changjiang Road | 长江南路 | Chángjiāng Nánlù |
| Songfa Road | 淞发路 | Sōngfā Lù |
| Zhanghuabang | 张华浜 | Zhānghuábāng |
| Songbin Road | 淞滨路 | Sōngbīn Lù |
| Shuichan Road | 水产路 | Shuǐchǎn Lù |
| Baoyang Road | 宝杨路 | Bǎoyáng Lù |
| Youyi Road | 友谊路 | Yǒuyì Lù |
| Tieli Road | 铁力路 | Tiělì Lù |
| North Jiangyang Road | 江杨北路 | Jiāngyáng Běilù |
| Songjiang Xincheng | 松江新城 | Sōngjiāng Xīnchéng |
| Songjiang University Town | 松江大学城 | Sōngjiāng Dàxuéchéng |
| Dongjing | 洞泾 | Dòngjīng |
| Sheshan | 佘山 | Shéshān |
| Sijing | 泗泾 | Sìjīng |
| Jiuting | 九亭 | Jiǔtíng |
| Zhongchun Road | 中春路 | Zhōngchūn Lù |
| Qibao | 七宝 | Qībǎo |
| Xingzhong Road | 星中路 | Xīngzhōng Lù |
| Hechuan Road | 合川路 | Héchuān Lù |
| Caohejing Hi-Tech Park | 漕河泾开发区 | Cáohéjīng Kāifāqū |
| Guilin Road | 桂林路 | Guìlín Lù |
| Luban Road | 鲁班路 | Lǔbān Lù |
| South Xizang Road | 西藏南路 | Xīzàng Nánlù |
| Nanpu Bridge | 南浦大桥 | Nánpǔ Dàqiáo |
| Tangqiao | 塘桥 | Tángqiáo |
| Fujin Road | 富锦路 | Fùjǐn Lù |
| West Youyi Road | 友谊西路 | Yǒuyì Xīlù |
| Bao’an Highway | 宝安公路 | Bǎo’ān Gōnglù |
| Shiguang Road | 市光路 | Shìguāng Lù |
| Nenjiang Road | 嫩江路 | Nènjiāng Lù |
| Xiangyin Road | 翔殷路 | Xiángyīn Lù |
| Huangxing Park | 黄兴公园 | Huángxīng Gōngyuán |
| Middle Yanji Road | 延吉中路 | Yánjí Zhōnglù |
| Huangxing Road | 黄兴路 | Huángxīng Lù |
| Jiangpu Road | 江浦路 | Jiāngpǔ Lù |
| Anshan Xincun | 鞍山新村 | Ānshān Xīncūn |
| Siping Road | 四平路 | Sìpíng Lù |
| Quyang Road | 曲阳路 | Qūyáng Lù |
| North Xizang Road | 西藏北路 | Xīzàng Běilù |
| Zhongxing Road | 中兴路 | Zhōngxìng Lù |
| Qufu Road | 曲阜路 | Qūfù Lù |
| Dashijie | 大世界 | Dàshìjiè |
| Laoximen | 老西门 | Lǎoxīmén |
| Lujiabang Road | 陆家浜路 | Lùjiābāng lù |
| Yaohua Road | 耀华路 | Yàohuá Lù |
| Gangcheng Road | 港城路 | Gǎngchéng Lù |
| North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone | 外高桥保税区北 | Wàigāoqiáo Bǎoshuìqū Běi |
| Hangjin Road | 航津路 | Hángjīn Lù |
| South Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone | 外高桥保税区南 | Wàigāoqiáo Bǎoshuìqū Nán |
| Zhouhai Road | 洲海路 | Zhōuhǎi Lù |
| Wuzhou Avenue | 五洲大道 | Wǔzhōu Dàdào |
| Dongjing Road | 东靖路 | Dōngjìng Lù |
| Jufeng Road | 巨峰路 | Jùfēng Lù |
| Wulian Road | 五莲路 | Wǔlián Lù |
| Boxing Road | 博兴路 | Bóxìng Lù |
| Jinqiao Road | 金桥路 | Jīnqiáo Lù |
| Yunshan Road | 云山路 | Yúnshān Lù |
| Deping Road | 德平路 | Dépíng Lù |
| Beiyangjing Road | 北洋泾路 | Běiyángjīng Lù |
| Minsheng Road | 民生路 | Mínshēng Lù |
| Yuanshen Stadium | 源深体育中心 | Yuánshēn Tǐyù Zhōngxīn |
| Shanghai Children’s Medical Center | 上海儿童医学中心 | Shànghǎi Értóng Yīxué Zhōngxīn |
| Linyi Xincun | 临沂新村 | Línyí Xīncūn |
| West Gaoke Road | 高科西路 | Gāokē Xīlù |
| Dongming Road | 东明路 | Dōngmíng Lù |
| Gaoqing Road | 高青路 | Gāoqīng Lù |
| West Huaxia Road | 华夏西路 | Huáxià Xīlù |
| Shangnan Road | 上南路 | Shàngnán lù |
| South Lingyan Road | 灵岩南路 | Língyán Nánlù |
| Chengshan Road | 成山路 | Chéngshān Lù |
| Yangsi | 杨思 | Yángsī |
| Lingzhao Xincun | 凌兆新村 | Língzhào Xīncūn |
| Luheng Road | 芦恒路 | Lúhéng Lù |
| Pujiang Town | 浦江镇 | Pǔjiāng Zhèn |
| Jiangyue Road | 江月路 | Jiāngyuè Lù |
| Lianhang Road | 联航路 | Liánháng Lù |
| Aerospace Museum | 航天博物馆 | Hángtiān Bówùguǎn |
| Huamu Road | 花木路 | Huāmù Lù |
| Fanghua Road | 芳华路 | Fānghuá Lù |
| Jinxiu Road | 锦绣路 | Jǐnxiù Lù |
| South Yanggao Road | 杨高南路 | Yánggāo Nánlù |
| Yuntai Road | 云台路 | Yúntái Lù |
| Changqing Road | 长清路 | Chángqīng Lù |
| Chuanchang Road | 船厂路 | Chuánchǎng Lù |
| Zhaojiabang Road | 肇嘉浜路 | Zhàojiābāng Lù |
| Changping Road | 昌平路 | Chāngpíng Lù |
| Changshou Road | 长寿路 | Chángshòu Lù |
| Langao Road | 岚皋路 | Lángāo Lù |
| Xincun Road | 新村路 | Xīncūn Lù |
| Dahuasan Road | 大华三路 | Dàhuásān Lù |
| Xingzhi Road | 行知路 | Xíngzhī Lù |
| Dachang Town | 大场镇 | Dàchǎng Zhèn |
| Changzhong Road | 场中路 | Chǎngzhōng Lù |
| Shangda Road | 上大路 | Shàngdà Lù |
| Nanchen Road | 南陈路 | Nánchén Lù |
| Shanghai University | 上海大学 | Shànghǎi Dàxué |
| Jiashan Road | 嘉善路 | Jiāshàn Lù |
| Dapuqiao | 打浦桥 | Dǎpǔqiáo |
| Madang Road | 马当路 | Mǎdāng Lù |
| Shanghai Zoo | 上海动物园 | Shànghǎi Dòngwùyuán |
| Xiaonanmen | 小南门 | Xiǎonánmén |
| Shangcheng Road | 商城路 | Shāngchéng Lù |
| Longde Road | 隆德路 | Lóngdé Lù |
| Fengqiao Road | 枫桥路 | Fēngqiáo Lù |
| Zhenru | 真如 | Zhēnrú |
| Shanghai West Railway Station | 上海西站 | Shànghǎi Xīzhàn |
| Liziyuan | 李子园 | Lǐzǐyuán |
| Qilianshan Road | 祁连山路 | Qíliánshān Lù |
| Wuwei Road | 武威路 | Wǔwēi Lù |
| Taopu Xincun | 桃浦新村 | Táopǔ Xīncūn |
| Nanxiang | 南翔 | Nánxiáng |
| Malu | 马陆 | Mǎlù |
| Jiading Xincheng | 嘉定新城 | Jiādìng Xīnchéng |
| Baiyin Road | 白银路 | Báiyín Lù |
| West Jiading | 嘉定西 | Jiādìng Xī |
| North Jiading | 嘉定北 | Jiādìng Běi |
| Jinke Road | 金科路 | Jīnkē Lù |
| Guanglan Road | 广兰路 | Guǎnglán Lù |
| East Xujing | 徐泾东 | Xújīng Dōng |
| Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 | 虹桥2号航站楼 | Hóngqiáo Èrhào Hángzhàn Lóu |
| Shanghai Circuit | 上海赛车场 | Shànghǎi Sàichēchǎng |
| East Changji Road | 昌吉东路 | Chāngjí Dōnglù |
| Shanghai Automobile City | 上海汽车城 | Shànghǎi Qìchēchéng |
| Anting | 安亭 | Āntíng |
| Middle Yanggao Road | 杨高中路 | Yánggāo Zhōnglù |
| Tangzhen | 唐镇 | Tángzhèn |
| Middle Chuangxin Road | 创新中路 | Chuàngxīn Zhōnglù |
| East Huaxia Road | 华夏东路 | Huáxià Dōnglù |
| Chuansha | 川沙 | Chuānshā |
| Lingkong Road | 凌空路 | Língkōng Lù |
| Yuandong Avenue | 远东大道 | Yuǎndōng Dàdào |
| Haitiansan Road | 海天三路 | Hǎitiānsān Lù |
| Pudong International Airport | 浦东国际机场 | Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng |
| Hangzhong Road | 航中路 | Hángzhōng Lù |
| Ziteng Road | 紫藤路 | Zǐténg Lù |
| Longbai Xincun | 龙柏新村 | Lóngbǎi Xīncūn |
| Longxi Road | 龙溪路 | Lóngxī Lù |
| Shuicheng Road | 水城路 | Shuǐchéng Lù |
| Yili Road | 伊犁路 | Yīlí Lù |
| Songyuan Road | 宋园路 | Sòngyuán Lù |
| Jiaotong University | 交通大学 | Jiāotōng Dàxué |
| Shanghai Library | 上海图书馆 | Shànghǎi Túshūguǎn |
| Xintiandi | 新天地 | Xīntiāndì |
| Yuyuan Garden | 豫园 | Yùyuán |
| Tiantong Road | 天潼路 | Tiāntóng Lù |
| North Sichuan Road | 四川北路 | Sìchuān Běilù |
| Youdian Xincun | 邮电新村 | Yóudiàn Xīncūn |
| Tongji University | 同济大学 | Tóngjì Dàxué |
| Guoquan Road | 国权路 | Guóquán Lù |
| Wujiaochang | 五角场 | Wǔjiǎochǎng |
| Jiangwan Stadium | 江湾体育场 | Jiāngwān Tǐyùchǎng |
| Sanmen Road | 三门路 | Sānmén Lù |
| East Yingao Road | 殷高东路 | Yīngāodōng Lù |
| Xinjiangwancheng | 新江湾城 | Xīnjiāngwānchéng |
| Houtan | 后滩 | Hòutān |
| Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 | 虹桥1号航站楼 | Hóngqiáo Yīhào Hángzhàn Lóu |
| Hongqiao Railway Station | 虹桥火车站 | Hóngqiáo Huǒchē Zhàn |
| Qihua Road | 祁华路 | Qíhuá Lù |
| Gucun Park | 顾村公园 | Gùcūn Gōngyuán |
| Liuhang | 刘行 | Liúháng |
| Panguang Road | 潘广路 | Pānguǎng Lù |
| Luonan Xincun | 罗南新村 | Luōnán Xīncūn |
| Meilan Lake | 美兰湖 | Měilán Hú |
| Oriental Sports Center | 东方体育中心 | Dōngfāng Tǐyù Zhōngxīn |
| Pudian Road | 浦电路 | Pǔdiàn Lù |
Shanghai Metro adds two more stations (242 and counting)
The Shanghai Metro has opened two more stations, bringing the total to 242. The new stations, Panguang Road (潘广路) and Liuhang (刘行) are towards the northern end of Line 7, in Baoshan District. The first/last train times on the rest of Line 7 are unaffected. Only one station on Line 7 (Qihua Road) now remains closed.
We’ve updated our online metro map, an update to our Shanghai Metro iPhone app will be available soon!
Jiyang Road station is now Oriental Sports Center station
The Shanghai Metro station which recently opened next to the new sports complex for the 2011 World Aquatics Championship has had a name change. It will now be called simply “Oriental Sports Center” (东方体育中心). Oriental Sports Center station is the terminus of Line 6, as well as serving Line 8.
It is quite unusual for Shanghai Metro stations to be renamed after opening. After several stations on Line 2 were renamed back in 2006, the Shanghai Metro announced it would avoid name changes in future due to passenger confusion and cost.
Pop quiz: which Shanghai Metro station was originally known as Xinlonghua (新龙华)?
View the Metropedia page for Oriental Sports Center for more information and maps. Our online Shanghai metro map is already updated, we’ll have an update for our iPhone app shortly.
Is it South Shaanxi Road or South Shanxi Road?
The station on Shanghai Metro Line 1 and Line 10 called 陕西南路 in Chinese is one of the busiest stations on the network. But what’s its English name? South Shanxi Road or South Shaanxi Road?
The confusion stems from a number of factors. There are two Chinese provinces with very similar names:
1. 陕西, pinyin Shǎnxī (third tone, first tone)
2. 山西, pinyin Shānxī (two first tones)
Because Chinese place names are often written without tone marks, in order to distinguish the two, the Romanization “Shaanxi” is often used for 陕西. This comes from an older romanization than Hanyu Pinyin, called Gwoyeu Romatzyh.
So, although 陕西南路 in Pinyin is Shǎnxī Nánlù, an acceptable English translation is South Shaanxi Road. This is the most commonly used form on official Shanghai Metro signage and maps, and therefore it’s the version we adopt for Explore Shanghai.