Line 9 (Shanghai Metro)
Line 9 is a southwest-northeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. The line runs from in Songjiang District to in Pudong. The line is colored light blue on system maps. History. In the initial planning of Line 9, the entire line was from Fengjing to Chongming Island. Later, the plan to extend to Fengjing was cancelled, and the section to Chongming Island was changed to . The first phase of Line 9, from to stations, opened on December 29, 2007. It uses the Bombardier Movia trains which were lended to Line 1. Line 9 did not  directly connect to the rest of the Shanghai Metro network until the opening of the Line 9 portion of the station on December 28, 2008. The station is an interchange between Lines 3 and 4. A shuttle bus conveyed passengers between Guilin Road and Yishan Road stations until construction was completed. In December 2009, the second phase of Line 9 (from to ) was completed, providing passengers with a direct link from Songjiang District in the west to Pudong in the east without having to transfer to other lines. On April 7, 2010, the extension to Middle Yanggao Road Station was  completed. On December 30, 2012, the extension from Songjiang New City to Songjiang South Railway Station was opened. On December 30, 2017, the line's east extension, consisting of 9 stations from Middle Yanggao Road to Caolu, entered operation. Stations. Future expansion. The east section is planned to extend one station to Caolu Railway station. Technology. Rolling Stock. One car (0952) manufactured in 2007 was mainly debugged for experimental purposes. It began trial operation with passengers on April 25, 2009, and will no longer be online in 2010. On December 20, 2011, the vehicle was retired from Line 9 and  became a special training vehicle. It was transferred to the original of Line 2 to the newly built training line for subway staff training.