Locals brace for a hectic year in tram works
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Work started this year to build six tram lines in Songjiang and a ground-breaking ceremony was held on the Wenhui-Meijiabang line, which is part of the T2 system.
The six new tram lines will cover most of the commercial areas, residential communities, tourist attractions and public establishments in the district. T1 and T2 will be the first two lines to go into service in two years.
The tram project is a complicated task as it involves the construction of rail tracks, re-laying underground pipes, road renovation and greenery planting.
Tram car design and interior decoration have been selected through bidding. The tram car will have the shape of a silkworm and the color of pale yellow.
New cars will arrive in November for services on the Guangfulin-SNT (Songjiang New Town) line.
This year will see the tram project going all over Songjiang in full swing and causing traffic jams. “We hope local people show some understanding. When T1 and T2 lines are built in 2017, public transport will improve enormously,” said the project manager, Li Hongliang, from China Railway 22nd Bureau Corp.
“We will have a safe, practical and rational construction plan to ensure a relatively quiet and clean environment for local residents,” Li said.
Songjiang is currently crisscrossed by Metro Line 9 linking Songjiang and downtown Xujiahui, the north-south Jinshan Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and more than 100 bus lines.
Electric trams are environment-friendly and will be welcomed by local commuters. The six tram lines will total 90 kilometers and have 118 stations, including transfer stations for Metro Line 9 and 12 and Jinshan Railway.
Tram stations at Xilin Road N., Songjiang Stadium, Tongbo Neighborhood, University Town, Wenhui Road and Guangxing Road have pedestrian overpasses.
Routes of Tram System
T1 Line: Rongle Road W.–Minyi Road–Xinzhen Road–Xinzhan Road–Xinyu Road–Xinqiao. The 14.4km line will have 20 stations.
T2 Line: Rongle Road W.–Sanxin Road–New Songjiang Road– Renmin Road–Meijiabang Road–Jiasong Road–Guangfulin Road–Zhongchuang Road (tentative) –Jinxi Road (tentative)– Rongle Road E. The 15km line will have 19 stations.
T3 Line: The 11.7km tram line will run from the east to the west and connect with Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, Metro Line 9 and Jinshan Railway.
T4 Line: The 18.3km tram line will run from South Songjiang Station of Metro Line 9, along Yuyang, Yushu, Zhongshan, Songdong, Rongmei and Rongxin roads, to end at Xinzhuang Road.
T5 Line: The 20km tram line will run from Guangfulin, along Chenta, Taoyuan and Linyin roads to end at Sheshan Hill Station of Metro Line 9.
T6 Line: The 6km tram line will run from Dongjing Station of Metro Line 9 along Xinzhuan Road to join with Metro Line 12 in the west of Songjiang.
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