Line 13 is a north-west to south-east line of the Shanghai Metro network. It runs between in Jiading and in Pudong. It was once used as a dedicated line (<span style="color:#;">Expo line ) for the World Expo to serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The line is colored <span style="color:#;">pink on system maps.

History

Special Phase

The Special Phase of Line 13 operated between and, during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Following the end of the Expo, this phase was closed. This part of the line reopened on December 19, 2015, along with the full opening of the line.

1st Phase

The 1st Phase of Line 13 ran between all the stations between and, with 7 stations. The section opened in December 2012.

2nd Phase and 3rd Phase

The two phases ran from to in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park region. The rest of the line was opened on December 19, 2015.

Stations

Service routes

Important Stations

Future Expansion

West extension: It will be extended for 9.47 km from Jinyun Road station to Zhuguang Road station on line 17 and add 5 stations. The stations are: Jizhai Road station; Fangle Road station; Jile Road station; Yunle Road station; and Zhuguang Road station. Construction started on June 28, 2021. East extension: is part of Phase III adjustment and starts from the current Zhangjiang Road station and ends at Zhangjiang Jidian Port (area), mainly along Zhangdong Road, with a line length of about 4.1 km. Both are underground lines with 2 stations.

Station name change

Headways

Technology

Rolling Stock

The trains of Line 13 are composed of 6-carriages Class A cars, with a design speed of 80 km/h, VVVF AC drive, and a design life of 30 years and are China's first domestically developed trains. Trains have a capacity of about 1,860 people. Carriages are 23.54 m in length, 3.0 m in width, and 3.8 m in height. 09A02 trains (numbers 0942–0945, 0948) were used on Line 13, only used during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, which were reassigned from line 9 to line 13, all of which have now been transferred back to line 9.

Future Rolling Stock