At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Shanghai metro lines 14 and 18 were put into operation.
So far, the total number of subway lines in Shanghai has reached 20, with a total mileage of 831 km. It has three “world firsts” in terms of operating mileage, number of trains and full-automatic driving scale.
“Old Shanghai” Chen Jue has lived in Pudong for decades, witnessed the rise of high-rise buildings on lannidu road in Pudong, and witnessed thousands of days and nights from the commencement to the opening of metro line 14.
During the new year’s Day holiday, Chen Jue, who lives in Jinyang New Village street, and her husband happily sat on the newly opened line 14. Starting from Yunshan Road station, the couple decided to eat a bowl of hot mutton.
You know, before the opening of line 14, you need to change three subways from Yunshan road to Zhenru. Now, Yunshan Road station can go directly to Zhenru station, “it took only 35 minutes, too fast!” Chen Jue sighed.
Chen Jue’s husband joked that the two subway lines were set up for him. He said, “I work at Yingao Road station. In the past, it took about 70 to 80 minutes to go to the unit by bus every day. If there was a traffic jam, it would be longer. Now I take line 14 to transfer to line 18 every day, and I can get to the unit in 50 minutes at most. The one-way journey is shortened by half an hour, which is very convenient!”
“The two newly opened subway lines are two very important lines in Shanghai rail transit network.” Professor Chen Xiaohong, President of the Institute of railway and urban rail transit of Tongji University, who has participated in many transportation planning studies in Shanghai, told the reporter of international finance, From the planning point of view, the subway line 14 runs East-West across the downtown area of Shanghai. Line 18 runs north-south to Shanghai central city. At the same time, line 14 and line 2 are basically parallel, line 18 and line 8 are basically parallel, and the passenger flow of the 2 and 8 lines has been basically saturated. Not only is this the 14 line, or the Shanghai third type A car, which has a high capacity line, and a strong transportation capacity. The area has a large flow of people, especially into the core area of small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) . “
“Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand why people respond better to these two lines.” Chen Xiaohong said.
Professor Liu Shilin, Dean of Urban Science Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, also believes that the “content” of the two newly opened subway lines is very solid, “Metro lines 14 and 18 are not two isolated new lines. Their addition has made Shanghai Metro have more than 500 operating stations and more than 80 transfer stations. The overall optimization has improved the modernization level of urban infrastructure and services, and played a role in unblocking the traffic artery, organizing the urban traffic intranet, facilitating the travel of citizens and tourists, and further reducing the commuting cost Use. ” Liu Shilin said.
The congestion dilemma remains to be solved
Small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) is known for the “difficulty” of traffic congestion. In the face of the tide of passenger flow at the morning and evening peak of each working day, the only subway line 2 passing through Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) station is unable to do what it wants.
The rapid development of Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) seems to be far beyond people’s imagination during the transportation line planning period of that year. Financial institutions and landmark scenic spots gather here, which brings double traffic pressure to office workers and tourists. “For a CBD like small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) , it is not enough to rely only on a Metro Line 2.” Chen Xiaohong told reporters, “it’s not so much that the development volume of small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) was not taken into account that year, it’s better to say that the total amount of the whole development of Pudong was not fully estimated.”
“We have specially studied the main modes of transportation, traffic structure and demand for subway in the CBD of major cities in the world. The conclusion is that Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) to become a real CBD of a world-class city, its traffic service mode should focus on public transportation, preferably subway.” Chen Xiaohong said.
After several days of observation by the reporter, after the opening of line 14, Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) subway station’s morning and evening peak passenger flow has been diverted, and the number of passengers queuing for subway line 2 has been significantly reduced.
So, can the congestion in small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) areas end here?
In this regard, Chen Xiaohong believes that “it is not optimistic”.
“First of all, as a CBD area, small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) currently has relatively few subway stations, which determines its lack of convenience.” Chen Xiaohong, “we should realize that no place can solve all traffic problems by relying solely on the subway. Taking Paris and London as examples, the distance between subway stations in its core area is relatively shorter, and the traffic can be really solved by ‘subway plus walking\’. However, due to different construction methods, the distance between Shanghai subway stations and stations is about 800-1000 meters.” Chen Xiaohong said.
In the current situation, to solve the traffic congestion problem of Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) , more refined planning and design are needed. Chen Xiaohong suggested that we can start from two aspects.
First, the entrance and exit of the subway station should be designed more humanized. “Both Unicom in the payment area and accessibility outside the payment area need to be strengthened.” Chen Xiaohong stressed, “we can learn from the experience of Tokyo subway station. Their subway station has many entrances and exits, and passengers can enter the huge subway station nearby. At the same time, there are special considerations in the design of station space, and the transportation function of subway station is well combined with various urban functions. From this point of view, it is very necessary to do more fully in the planning stage.”
Second, improve the pedestrian transportation system connected with the subway station as much as possible. “In particular, there should be some special design requirements for sidewalks with subway stations and subway entrances and exits, including sidewalk width, density standards, and even three-dimensional pedestrian systems.” Chen Xiaohong added, “At present, metro line 14 has alleviated the transportation capacity problem of Metro Line 2, but if you want to attract more people to travel by subway, you need to design more convenient connection systems, such as small Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) ” Convenient public transportation from subway station to all buildings in the region, including the first, second and third lines of the financial city. We can rely on the subway and the convenient pedestrian system on the ground to solve the traffic problems most effectively. “
In addition, Chen Xiaohong stressed, “the urban core area should be a high-quality area. When planning high-intensity development areas, especially rail transit planning, we should make some reservation considerations.”
New landmark of urban culture
The two new lines not only make the subway transfer more convenient, but also many unique subway stations along the line have become a new landmark in the city. Since its opening, citizens have praised it again and again.
“Whether it is subway hardware construction or cultural environment design, the new line is no less than any Western metropolis.” Liu Shilin told reporters.
Throughout the whole Shanghai subway stations, the design style of subway stations along metro lines 14 and 18 is the most distinctive. Almost every station transmits the cultural characteristics of its area through architectural design.
The Danyang Road subway station of line 18 in Binjiang, Yangpu is like a memorial hall, telling the vicissitudes and transformation of the old industrial zone for a century.
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) in the subway station, “golden waves” roll over a tens of meters long screen wall, just like Pudong’s posture of bravely standing at the head of the tide.
“The \’beauty\’ of these two subways is very high.” Liu Shilin also experienced two new subway lines for the first time. He told reporters, “the subway and subway station are actually important urban public spaces, characteristic cultural landscapes and important display windows of the city.
For example, at the Fudan University Station on line 18, the hall floor is set with 11 ancient poems and the Fudan University campus plan drawn by Henry Murphy, which has become a truly “poetic place” and is also marked with a distinctive brand of Fudan culture. For example, the “Shanghai pulse” design of the Yu Garden station on line 14, which is based on the Huangpu River of the mother river, gives people a wonderful visual pleasure through the abstraction and design of modern art, which completely breaks the dull and monotonous general subway space.
Reporters noted that in the Fudan University, Yu Garden and other subway stations, many passengers came here to take photos.
Not only the “sense of design” of the site is strong, but also the details in the carriage are commendable. Line 18 adopts warm log color matching as the main color, and line 14 is fresh and fashionable “makaron blue”, which is fashionable and in line with the public’s aesthetics. The reporter also noted that the utilization rate of wireless charging equipment in the carriage of line 18 is very high, and netizens have a lot of praise for it. Such things can be regarded as the embodiment of a city’s soft power.
Liu Shilin also pointed out that the two newly opened subways pass through Pudong New Area, which is very important and timely for improving Pudong’s service level, creating a model of urban governance suitable for living and working, and helping Pudong better play a leading radiation role in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
Of course, Shanghai’s rail transit still needs to be improved. “In this process, first, Shanghai should adhere to the construction concept of people’s city, take better meeting people’s new expectations for transportation as the development goal, and strive to solve the travel service needs of public transport dead corners, isolated islands and special people.” Liu Shilin said, “Second, we should take the road of intensive and economical development of underground transportation resources. For Shanghai, whether on the ground or underground, the density of space development and construction has been very high, and some areas are even close to the limit. It is very difficult to plan new transportation routes. Therefore, we should do a good job in subway planning like embroidery, so that valuable space resources can play a greater role. Third, we should further mention Enhance the cultural function of subway space, make the face of the city as beautiful as the inside through space renewal and aesthetic empowerment, and build Shanghai subway into a corridor to show the soft power, vitality and charm of the city. “
Reporter’s letter
Since the end of December last year, some friends in my circle of friends have been showing photos of clock in line 14 and line 18. Everyone praised these two lines. Or out of professional habits, I can’t help wondering, is it really so good?
So I spent a few days visiting the major stations of the two new lines and two weeks observing the changes of passenger flow at Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) station. It has to be said that for the Shanghai Metro network, these two lines can be described as the finishing touch. They not only connect many popular stations, but also make up for many shortcomings in line design in the past, and greatly shorten the commuting time of citizens.
In the interview, Professor Chen Xiaohong told me that the planning and construction of metro line 14 had begun before the Shanghai World Expo. At the same time, a section of line 14 basically coincides with Pudong Avenue, one underground and one on the ground. The expectation of the opening of the two subway lines and the connection of Pudong Avenue can be said to be the expectation of the Shanghai people for a better life and a higher requirement for the improvement of Shanghai’s urban hardware.
The three respondents in the report have lived in Shanghai for decades. Through their narratives, from the perspective of citizens, traffic planning and urban soft power, I have a better understanding of these two newly opened subway lines. Among them, we have paid special attention to the traffic problems of Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) . From the overload operation of a single subway line in the past to the parallel operation of two lines now, what problems may be faced in the future and how to prevent and solve them are worthy of in-depth discussion. Both the “convenience” emphasized by Professor Chen Xiaohong, who has long participated in Shanghai rail transit planning, and the “soft power” advocated by Professor Liu Shilin, who focuses on urban research, point to the same direction – building a people’s city should start from the needs of the people.
