Line 5  Xin Zhuang - Min Hang Development Zone  17.2 km, 11 stations 25 Nov 2003: Xin Zhuang - Min Hang Development Zone (all elevated) The present Line 5 was designed as a southern extension of Line 1 (XinMin Line) to Minhang, but is wa...

Line 4  Circle Line (Shanghai Railway Station - Shi Ji Ave - South Xi Zang Rd - Yi Shan Rd) 34.2 km, 26 stations (11.9 km and 9 stations shared with Line 3) 31 Dec 2005: Bao Shan Road - Lan Cun Road and Da Mu Qiao Road - Yi Shan Road 29 Dec 20...

Line 3  North Jiang Yang Road - Shanghai South Railway Station 40.3 km, 29 stations (11.9 km and 9 stations shared with Line 4) 26 Dec 2000 - Shanghai South Railway Station - Jiang Wan Town (trial operation: 24.6 km, mostly elevated) 18 Dec 20...

Line 2  Song Hong Road - Zhang Jiang 26.0 km, 17 stations 28 Oct 1999 - Zhong Shan Park - Long Yang Rd (16.4 km - 12 stations) (regular service since 13 June 2000) 26 Dec 2000 - Long Yang Rd - Zhang Jiang (2.8 km, 0.8km underground) 30 Dec 200...

Line 1 Fu Jing Road - Xin Zhuang 38.1 km, 28 stations 10 April 1995: Shanghai Railway Station - Jin Jiang Park (16.1 km, 13 stations) xx xx 1996: Jin Jiang Park - Xin Zhuang (5.3 km, 3 stations) 28 Dec 2004: Shanghai Railway Station - Gong F...

There are several different companies offering sightseeing buses with various routes and packages covering the main sights such as the Shanghai Zoo, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and Baoyang Road Harbor. Most of the sightseeing buses leave from the Shangh...

Taxi is a good choice for transportation in the city, especially off-peak hours. It is affordable (¥11 for the first 3km) and saves you a lot of time, but try to get your destination in Chinese characters as communication can be an issue. As Shan...

The fast-growing Shanghai Metro network now has 8 lines with another 4 under construction. The trains are fast, cheap and fairly user-friendly with most signs also in English, but the trains can get very packed at rush hour. Fares range from 3 t...