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).

Jinshan Railway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese金山铁路
Traditional Chinese金山鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnshān Tiělù
 Jinshan 
A CRH6A train on Jinshan Railway service, seen on nearby Lianhua Road Station
Overview
Other name(s)Line 22 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleXuhui, Minhang, Songjiang, and Jinshan districts
Shanghai
Termini
Connecting lines 1   3   5   15   T1 Songjiang Tram#Songjiang Tram T1
Stations8 (not accounting for Xinzhuang)
Service
TypeHeavy rail/Higher-speed rail/Commuter rail
SystemShanghai Suburban Railway
ServicesExpress, Holiday, and Local
Operator(s)China Railway Shanghai Group
Depot(s)Shanghai South EMU
Rolling stockCRH2A, CRH6A, and CRH6F 8 car trains
History
Opened1975; 49 years ago (1975) (original line)
September 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-28) (high-speed commuter rail)
Technical
Line length56.4 km (35.05 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines (AC 25 kV)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
To scale map of Jinshan Railway:

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

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Service routes

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  • Trains stop at stations marked "●" (some may stop at "△") and pass those marked "|".
  • Holiday service schedule is different from regular service. Holiday service is available in weekends, and national holidays.
Jinshan service routes
  • R - express trains (S10xx)[3]
  • H - semi-express holiday service trains (S12xx)[3]
  • L - local service (S16xx)[3]
Routes Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
R H L English Chinese
SNH Shanghai South 上海南    1   3   15  (adjacent station - Shanghai South Railway Station) 0 0 Xuhui
XZH Xinzhuang 莘庄    1   5  (adjacent station - Xinzhuang) 6 6 Minhang
CWH Chunshen 春申 4 10 Songjiang
XQH Xinqiao 新桥  T1   5 15
MIH Chedun 车墩 7 22
YOH Yexie 叶榭 8 30
TVH Tinglin 亭林 6 36 Jinshan
REH Jinshan Industrial Park 金山园区 Through operations on  Pudong  to Luchaogang (UCH) (suspended) 7 43
BGH Jinshanwei 金山卫 12 55

Station demolished

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

Future expansion

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Extension to Shanghai Hongqiao

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A CRH2A trainset running from Jinshanwei

Rolling Stock

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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

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References

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  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. ^ "Eastday-3 times faster Metro trains on way". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. ^ a b c "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ Shanghai Jinshan-Pinghu City Railway will start construction
  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. ^ Larger trains for Jinshan