Line 5 is a southern line of the Shanghai Metro network. It was opened on November 25, 2003 and despite its name was the fourth line to open. It is a light metro line. Alongside Line 6 it is often erroneously referred to as a 'light rail' line. The line connects the southernmost station of Line 1, with the in Minhang and Fengxian Xincheng in Fengxian, both in the suburbs of Shanghai. The line is colored violet on system maps.
Construction
Line 5 was built following Minhang District's own decision, and is the only line in Shanghai Metro system that was built only under a county-grade government's consensus. In 1998, the Minhang District Government signed a contract with Shanghai Jiushi Group. In 2000, Jiushi signed a contract between Alstom to buy trains and started its construction. In 2002, Shanghai Modern Rail Transit Incorporation, a subsidiary of former, starts its management of the line. On November 25, 2003, the line started its operation. It started using Shanghai Metro's IC ticket system in 2005, which enabled Xinzhuang Station's in-station transferring; in the meantime, the line's management was taken over by Shanghai Metro No.1 Operation Company. The branch linefrom the north side of goes straight at Humin Highway, and crosses the Huangpu River by Minpu 2nd Bridge to Fengxian District. It is the 1st metro service which goes through the Huangpu River by a bridge. The section which stretches from Dongchuan Road to Fengxian Xincheng began construction on July 30, 2014. The total length of the extension is 19.505 kilometers, with 7.74 kilometers running underground. The stops along the underground portion of this extension become the first underground stations on Line 5 when the extension entered operation in December 2018.
Stations
Note: Partial service between Xinzhuang and Jinping Road began on August 20, 2018 and ended on October 19, 2018. Separate service that split at Dongchuan Road, which appear as Xinzhuang - Dongchuan Road and Dongchuan Road - Minhang Development Zone began on October 20, 2018 and ended on December 29, 2018, due to the transformation of signal system of Dongchuan Road - Minhang Development Zone section and current 05C01 trains. Since December 30, 2018, Line 5 has two services routes as Xinzhuang - Fengxian Xincheng and Dongchuan Road - Minhang Development Zone. Passengers from the Minhang Development Zone branch line need to transfer at Dongchuan Road to continue journeys northbound, like Guanglan Road transfer on Line 2.
