Shanghai Metro

metro system in Shanghai, China
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Summary

Shanghai Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of rapid transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Shanghai[4], Kunshan[5]
  • Country: People's Republic of China[6]
  • Operator: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.[7]
  • Part of: Shanghai rail transit[8]
  • Commons category: Shanghai Metro[9]
  • Has part(s): Line 1[10], Line 2[11], Line 3[12], Line 4[13], Line 5[14], Line 6[15], Line 7[16], Line 8[17], Line 9[18], Line 10[19], Line 11[20], Line 12[21], Line 13[22], Line 14[23]
  • Inception: January 1, 1993[24]
  • Coordinate location: 31.166666666, 121.466666666[25]
  • Official website: http://www.shmetro.com[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shanghai Metro[27]
  • Commons gallery: Shanghai Metro[28]
  • Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[29]
  • Daily patronage: 10,160,000[30]
  • Date of official opening: May 28, 1993[31]
  • Length: 802[32]
  • Has list: list of Shanghai Metro stations[33]
  • Patronage: 3,537,600,000[34], 3,880,060,000[35]
  • State of use: in use[36]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Shanghai Metro[37]

Why It Matters

Shanghai Metro has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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