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Airport link line (机场联络线)
Airport Link
Overview
Status	Under construction
Locale	Minhang, Xuhui, Pudong Shanghai, China
Termini	Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 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; 5 years ago (2019-06-28)
Planned opening	2024
Technical
Line length	68.6 km (42.6 mi)
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

Airport link line of Shanghai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail line currently under construction in Shanghai. It runs from Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 in Minhang District to Shanghai East railway station in Pudong. The 68.6-kilometer (42.6 mi) express line 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.

The line leads from Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2, 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, 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.

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. 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.

• M - Mainline: Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 ↔ Shanghai East railway station
• Ex - express service: Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 ↔ Shanghai East railway station without any station stops on the journal
• T - Through line: Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 ↔ Pudong International Airport T3 (through operation on  Lianggang Express )

Routes			Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
M	Ex	T	English	Chinese		Segment	Overall
●	●	●	Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2	虹桥2号航站楼	Jiamin   Demonstration Area   2   10  (via Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2) AOH	0	0	Minhang
●	|	●	Zhongchun Road	中春路	9	5.200	5.200	Minhang / Songjiang
●	|	●	Jinghong Road	景洪路	15   19  (u/c) (via West Huajing)	14.692	19.892	Minhang
●	|	●	South Sanlin	三林南	19  (u/c)	4.965	24.897	Pudong
●	|	●	East Kangqiao	康桥东	21  (u/c, via Zhangjiang)	12.543	37.400
●	|	●	Shanghai International Resort	上海国际旅游度假区		6.065	43.465
●	●	●	Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2	浦东1号2号航站楼	2   Maglev  (via Pudong International Airport) Shanghai Pudong Airport APM	15.113	58.578
●		●	Pudong International Airport T3	浦东3号航站楼	2   21  (planned)  Maglev  (planned) Shanghai Pudong Airport APM  Lianggang Express  (planned, through operations)	3.658	62.236
●		|	Shanghai East railway station	上海东站	21  (planned)  Lianggang Express  (planned)  East West Link  (planned) (u/c)	6.444	68.680

• Through operations from Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 to Chengbei Road on the  Jiamin  are scheduled.
• Through operations from Pudong Airport Terminal 3 to Lingang on the  Lianggang Express  are scheduled.

In terms of operation mode, a rail transit-style bus operation is adopted. The platform design, train schedule, and other aspects are similar to subways, and citizens can use the Shanghai public transport card to enter and exit the station.

Approximately 88 percent of the line will run underground while the remaining sections will be elevated. The above-ground section is between Qibao and Huajing stations. There are 7 underground stations and 2 above-ground stations. It will use EMU trains with a maximum operating speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).

A branch line from Shanghai South Railway Station to the Airport Link Line South Sanlin Station will be constructed.

Shanghai Suburban Railway Airport link line rolling stock
Fleet numbers	Manufacturer	Time of manufac- turing	Class	No of car	Assembly	Rolling stock	Number	Notes
80	CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2023-2024	C (Express train)	4 8	TMc+Mp+Mp+TMc TBA	TBA	JC40011-JC40144 JC80011-JC80038	14 sets are formed as 4 carriages, 3 sets are formed as 8 carriages.
TMc: Trailer car with cab and motors; Mp: car with motors and pantograph. Class C (Express train) carriage: 24.5m in length, 3.3m in width and 3.8m in height; Capacity: about 290 people. Model name: CCD2031

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  JC4001
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  JC8001

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• Airport rail links in China
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• 25 kV AC railway electrification