Line 13 is a north-west to south-east line of the Shanghai Metro network. It runs between Jinyun Road in Jiading and Zhangjiang Road in Pudong. It was once used as a dedicated line (Expo line) for the World Expo to serve the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The line is colored pink on system maps.
The Special Phase of Line 13 operated between Madang Road and Shibo Avenue, 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.
The 1st Phase of Line 13 ran between all the stations between Jinyun Road and Jinshajiang Road, with 7 stations. The section opened in December 2012.[2]
The two phases ran from Changqing Road to Zhangjiang Road in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park region. The rest of the line was opened on December 19, 2015.
West extension: It will be extended for 9.47 km (5.88 mi) from Jinyun Road station to Zhuguang Road station on line 17 and add 5 stations.[13] 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 kilometres (2.5 mi). Both are underground lines with 2 stations.[14]
The trains of Line 13 are composed of 6-carriages Class A cars, with a design speed of 80 km/h (50 mph), 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 metres (77 ft 3 in) in length, 3.0 metres (9 ft 10 in) in width, and 3.8 metres (12 ft 6 in) 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.