Efficient Transport

Minhang District boasts an efficient and convenient traffic system.

There were 20 bus lines running within the district and another 153 lines which have stops in the district. These lines carried an annual passenger flow of 136,640,000 people in 2006.

For more information on bus service, please follow this link (Chinese only).

Linked with Metro Line 2, 4, and Line 3, Metro Line 1 leads from Xinzhuang Town (where the district’s government is located) directly to the city center and Shanghai Railway Station. It takes less than 35 minutes from Xinzhuang Town to People’s Square.

For more information on Metro Line 1, please visit this link (in English).

Starting from the north at Xinzhuang Town, the more than 17-kilometer-long Light Rail Line 5 goes south along Humin Road and ends at Tianxing Road in the Minhang Developing Area. It takes 30 minutes to go through all 11 stops on the line and passengers can transfer to Metro Line 1 at Xinzhuang. It ran 116,900 times in 2006 and served a daily passenger flow of 58,000 persons.

For more information on Metro Line 5, please visit this link (in English).

The Shanghai-Hangzhou railway and the Nanxin railways go through the center of the district, while the Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shanghai-Nanjing superhighways and the National Highway 318 and 320 lead to other provinces via the district.

Bordering the district, Hongqiao International Airport is just 12 kilometers away from Xinzhuang Town. It takes only 40 minutes to the Pudong International Airport by car.