Airport Link Line (Shanghai Suburban Railway)

Airport Link Line
 Airport Link 
A 4-car train at Zhongchun Road station
Overview
Native name市域机场线
StatusCompleted
LocaleMinhang, Xuhui, Pudong
Shanghai, China
Termini
Connecting lines 2   9   10   15   17   19   21   27   Maglev   Jiamin   Nanhui 
Stations9
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail/Airport rail link
SystemShanghai Suburban Railway
Operator(s)Shentong Metro Group
Depot(s)Xiayan Road Depot
Shenkun Road Depot
Rolling stock4-car / 8-car Class C (Express train) trains
History
CommencedJune 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
Opened27 December 2024 (2024-12-27)
Technical
Line length68.6 km (42.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines (AC 25 kV)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

km
 Jiamin  from Chengbei Road
 Demonstration Area  from Shuixiangketing
 17  to Xicen
 2  to Panxiang Road
Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2
Jiamin line Shanghai–Jiaxing  2   10   17 
National Railway | level A | level B
reserved for  Maglev 
Hongqiao temporary maintenance yard
Shanghai–Kunming railway to Shanghai
Shenkun Road EMU depot
Xujiahui–Hongqiao railway
Zhongchun Road
main line
metro
 9  ( Songjiang  Caolu )
 12  ( Dongjing  Jinhai Road )
Dianpu river
 Jiamin  ( Yindu Road)
 15  (Gucun Park )
 1  to Xinzhuang
Shanghai South
 Jinshan   1   3   15 
Shanghai South freight yard
 1  to Fujin Road
 19  ( Hongjian Road)
Jinghong Road
 15   19 
(metro station)
 Fengxian  ( Fengxian)
South Sanlin
 19   Fengxian 
 19  (Baoshan Railway Station )
 16  ( Longyang Road  Dishui Lake )
East Kangqiao
Shanghai International Resort
Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2
 2   Maglev 
metro
Shanghai East
 21   Nanhui 
Pudong Terminal 3
 Nanhui   Maglev   2   21 
Xiayan EMU Depot
Shanghai East freight yard
 Nanhui line  North Dishuihu
km

The Airport Link Line is a commuter rail line of the Shanghai Suburban Railway, running from Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 in Minhang District to Shanghai East railway station in Pudong. The 68.6-kilometer (42.6 mi) express line shortens the travel time between the airports of Hongqiao and Pudong from 90 minutes (by Metro Line 2) to under 40 minutes. Construction started in June 2019. The Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 to Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 section of the line started operations on 27 December 2024.