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Shanghai Metro Line 4

Line 4 Inner Ring:

Yishan Rd. ↔ Shanghai Railway Station ↔ Century Avenue ↔Yishan Rd.

Line 4 Outer Ring:

Yishan Rd. ↔ Century Avenue ↔ Shanghai Railway Station ↔Yishan Rd.
(Identification Color: deep purple )

Metro Line 4

Shanghai metro line 4 is the only ring line in local metro network. The 'C-shaped' line from Damuqiao Rd. in Puxi (west of Huangpu River) Area to Lancun Rd. in Pudong (east of Huangpu River) New Area first opened in 2005. The whole ring has been completed and in operation since December of 2007.

Subway line 4 totals 33.6 kilometers (20.9 miles), passing 26 stations, including some at famous sights such as Indoor Stadium, Stadium, Nanpu Bridge, Century Avenue, Shanghai Railway Station and Zhongshan Park.

Now Line 4 shares a section of subway line and nine stations (Baoshan Rd., Shanghai Railway Station (North Square), Zhongtan Rd., Zhenping Rd., Caoyang Rd., Jinshajiang Rd., Zhongshan Park, West Yan'an Rd. and Hongqiao Rd.) with Line 3. However, it will become a circle of itself in the future.

See metro maps for reference.

Ticket

Timetable

Station	First Train		Last Train
	Inner Ring	Outer Ring	Inner Ring		Outer Ring
	Inner Ring	Outer Ring	Full	To Yishan Rd.	Full	To Yishan Rd.
Yishan Rd.	05:25	06:29 (Arrival)	21:30	22:35	22:34	23:39 (Arrival)
Hongqiao Road	05:28	06:26	21:33	22:38	22:31	23:36
West Yan'an Road	05:30	06:24	21:35	22:40	22:29	23:34
Zhongshan Park	05:32	06:21	21:37	22:42	22:26	23:31
Jinshajiang Road	05:35	06:19	21:40	22:45	22:24	23:29
Caoyang Road	05:37	06:17	21:42	22:47	22:22	23:27
Zhenping Road	05:40	06:14	21:45	22:50	22:19	23:24
Zhongtan Road	05:42	06:11	21:47	22:52	22:16	23:21
Shanghai Railway Station	05:45	06:08	21:50	22:55	22:13	23:18
Baoshan Road	05:49	06:05	21:54	22:59	22:10	23:15
Hailun Road	05:52	06:02	21:57	23:02	22:07	23:12
Linping Road	05:54	06:00	21:59	23:04	22:05	23:10
Dalian Road	05:56	05:57	22:01	23:06	22:02	23:07
Yangshupu Rd.	05:58	05:55	22:03	23:08	22:00	23:05
Pudong Avenue	06:00	05:53	22:05	23:10	21:58	23:03
Century Avenue	06:03	05:50	22:08	23:13	21:55	23:00
Pudian Road	06:05	05:58	22:10	23:15	21:53	22:58
Lancun Road	06:07	05:46	22:12	23:17	21:51	22:56
Tangqiao	06:10	05:44	22:15	23:20	21:49	22:54
Nanpu Bridge	06:13	05:40	22:18	23:23	21:45	22:50
South Xizang Road	06:15	05:38	22:20	23:25	21:43	22:48
Luban Road	06:17	05:35	22:22	23:27	21:40	22:45
Damuqiao Road	06:20	05:33	22:25	23:30	21:38	22:43
Dong'an Road	06:22	05:31	22:27	23:32	21:36	22:41
Shanghai Stadium	06:24	05:29	22:29	23:34	21:34	22:39
Shanghai Indoor Stadium	06:26	05:27	22:31	23:36	21:32	22:37
Yishan Road	06:28 (Arrival)	05:25	22:33	23:38 (Arrival)	21:30	22:35

Frequency

Monday - Friday	Inner Ring (Yishan Rd. → Railway Station → Century Avenue → Yishan Rd.)	Outer Ring (Yishan Rd. → Century Avenue → Railway Station → Yishan Rd.)
Morning Peak Hours (07:30 - 09:00)	4 min.	6 min. 40 sec.
Evening Peak Hours (17:00 - 19:30)	5 min.
Other Time	7 min.

Saturday / Sunday	Inner Ring (Yishan Rd. → Railway Station → Century Avenue → Yishan Rd.)	Outer Ring (Yishan Rd. → Century Avenue → Railway Station → Yishan Rd.)
Peak Hours (08:00 - 20:00)	6 min. 30 sec.
Other Time	7 min. - 15 min.

Transfers

Indoor Stadium: Transfer with Line 1

Railway Station : Transfer with Line 1 and Line 3
(Passengers need to get out of the station to make the transfer between Line 4 and 1 and the transfer is only for the Transportation Card holders.)

Zhongshan Park: Transfer with Line 2 and Line 3

Pudong Avenue: Transfer with Line 14

Century Avenue: Transfer with Line 2, Line 6 and Line 9

West Yan'an Rd. & Jinshajiang Rd. & Zhongtan Rd. & Baoshan Rd.: Transfer with Line 3

Zhenping Rd.: Transfer with Line 3 and Line 7

Yishan Rd.: Transfer with Line 3 and Line 9

Hongqiao Rd.: Transfer with Line 3 and Line 10

Caoyang Rd.: Transfer with Line 3, Line 11 & Line 14

Lancun Rd.: Transfer with Line 6

Damuqiao Rd.: Transfer with Line 12

Dong'an Rd.: Transfer with Line 7

South Xizang Rd.: Transfer with Line 8

Hailun Rd.: Transfer with Line 10

Dalian Rd.: Transfer with Line 12

Jinshajiang Rd.: Transfer with Line 13

Surroundings and Bus Exchangeable near All Stations

' points out metro transfer stations.)

Yishan Rd.
Surroundings: West Bus Station, No. 6 People's Hospital, Guangqi Park, Yishan Road, West Zhongshan Road, Xujiahui
Bus Routes: 76

Subway Carriage

Hongqiao Road
Surroundings: Donghua University, Andong Community, Shanghai Children’s Museum
Bus Routes: 26, 72, 113, 138, 320, 328, 572

West Yan'an Road
Surroundings: Tianshan Park, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Haisu Cultural Plaza
Bus Routes: 71, 1251

Zhongshan Park
Surroundings: Zhongshan Park, Zhongshan Apartment, East China University of Political Science and Law
Bus Routes: 54, 67, 737, 941, 13, 88, 190, 316, 519, 765, 776, 946, 947

Jinshajiang Road
Surroundings: Baiyu New Village, Ningxia Road, Baiyu Road

Caoyang Rd.
Surroundings: West Labor Cultural Palace, Putuo District Library, Caoyang Road, North Kaixuan Road, West Shanghai Labor Cultural Palace

Zhenping Rd.
Surroundings: Tesco Mall, Second Polytechnic University, Huxi Mosque, Beihai High School, Shiquan Primary School, Putuo Park, Zhenping Road, North Kaixuan Road, North Zhongshan Road, Suzhou Creek

Zhongtan Rd.
Surroundings: Zhongtan Road, Yuanjing Road
Bus Routes: 561

Railway Station
Surroundings: Shanghai Railway Station, Hutie Long-Distance Bus Station, Jiaotong Road, Hengfeng Road, Taiyangshan Road, M50 Creative Park
Bus Routes: 305, 817

Baoshan Rd.
Surroundings: Railway Museum, Baoshan Road, East Tianmu Road, Shanghai Railway Museum
Bus Routes: 78, 306

Hailun Rd.
Surroundings: Aisi Children’s Park, Tianshui Road, Siping Road, China Citic Bank, Sheraton Hotel

Linping Rd.
Surroundings: Changjiang Hospital, Linping Road, Gongping Road, Tianhong Road, Bank of China
Bus Routes: 751

Dalian Rd.
Surroundings: Dalian Road, Changyang Road
Bus Routes: 25, 79, 317, 325, 597, 746, 853, 870, 871, 975, Shenchaun Special Line

Yangshupu Rd.
Surroundings: Port International Cruise Terminal, Qinhuangdao Road Ferry Station, Pingliang Area Hospital, Yangshupu Road, Dalian Road
Bus Routes: 25, 79, 137, 155, 317, 325, 842, 853, Shenchuan Special Line

Pudong Avenue
Surroundings: Donghai Hotel, Dongchang Cinema, Pudong Avenue, Dongfang Road
Bus Routes: 81, 85, 313, 455, 522, 774, 817

Century Avenue
Surroundings: Tomson Financial Building, Home Inn, Changhang Hospital, Century Avenue, Zhangyang Road, Dongfang Road
Bus Routes: 987, 181, 639, 790, Pudong Line 4

Pudian Rd.
Surroundings: Tangqiao Park, Pudian Road, Dongfang Road, Fushan Road, Zhuyuan Art Center
Bus Routes: 736, 1019, Pudong Line 106

Lancun Rd.
Surroundings: Tangqiao Park, Yiting Four Seasons Hotel, Lancun Road, Dongfang Road
Bus Routes: 451, 629, 639, 746, 779, 792, 795, 798, 819, 871, 973, 980, 984, Pudong Line 4, 73, 12 & 89, 338, 989, 610

Tangqiao
Surroundings: Tangqiao Ferry Station, Tangqiao Road, Puming Road, Tangqiao Police Office

Nanpu Bridge
Surroundings: Nanpu Bridge, South Bund, Caoxiewan Road, Lujiabang Road, South Zhongshan Road
Bus Routes: 89

South Xizang Rd.
Surroundings: No. 9 People's Hospital, South Xizang Road, Quxi Road, Seven Days Hotel, Yueji Apartment, Power Station of Art
Bus Routes: 109, 111, 780, 23, 96, 18, 318

Luban Rd.
Surroundings: Jiangnan Shipbuilding Museum, Southeast Hospital, Luban Road, Quxi Road
Bus Routes: Puxi Binjiang Line 1

Damuqiao Rd.
Surroundings: Museum of Public Security, Damuqiao Road, Lingling Road
Bus Routes: 932

Dong'an Rd.
Surroundings: University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xuhui District Education College, Entomological Museum, Lingling College, School of Nursing, Fudan University, Dong'an Road, Lingling Road, Home Inn
Bus Routes: 733, 932

Shanghai Stadium
Surroundings: Grand Stage (former Indoor Stadium), Shanghai Stadium, Lingling Road, Xietu Road, Tianyaoqiao Road

Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Surroundings: Huating Hotel, Grand Stage (former Indoor Stadium), Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Swimming Pool, Tourist Distribution Center, East Asia Exhibition Hall, Caoxi Road Public Transportation Hub, Shanghai Film Museum, South Zhongshan 2nd Road, West Zhongshan Road, Puhuitang Road, Yude Road, Lingling Road
Bus Routes: 43, 122, 303, 770, 923, 927, 946, 957, 958, 89, 218, 703, 985

- Last updated on Apr. 25, 2023 by Gabby Li -

Questions & Answers on Shanghai Metro Line 4

Asked by Steve from USA | Oct. 10, 2019 09:34

Directions from Tangqiao station to the Four Point by Sheraton Hotels

Can someone give me directions on how to get from the Tangqiao Metro station to the Four Point by Sheraton Hotels

Answers (1)

Answered by Mason from DENMARK | Oct. 10, 2019 22:39

From Tangqiao Metro Station, walk west around 300 meters to find your hotel.

Asked by Keith from AUSTRALIA | Aug. 18, 2019 01:15

Metro from Shanghai novotel atlantis pudong ave to pearl tower

Answers (1)

Answered by Rosa from USA | Aug. 20, 2019 18:02

You can take metro line 4 from Pudong Avenue station to Century Avenue Station, then transfer to metro line 2 to Lujiazui Station (Exit 2), and walk west of 300m to it. It takes around 30 minutes with CNY3.

Asked by Peter from AUSTRALIA | Aug. 09, 2017 17:25

Radisson Blue Hong Qiao to Shanghai railway station

Do I have to go out at the railway metro and walk to the railway station (bullet train) or there is a subway connection without exit the metro

Answers (1)

Answered by Nida from UNITED KINGDOM | Aug. 09, 2017 20:17

Yes, you got to go out of the metro station, but don’t worry, it’s very close and there are some signs leading you there.

Asked by Choo from MALAYSIA | Oct. 15, 2014 09:56

which is the closest metro station to the Shanghai Expo especially line 4

Answers (1)

Answered by Elina from POLAND | Oct. 15, 2014 22:09

Actually, the nearest metro station is China Art Museum Station, metro line 8. The distance is just 0.3 miles.
If you wanna take line 4, the nearest metro station is Luban Road Station. This distance is about 2.7 miles. :)

Asked by Raju Sharma from INDIA | Oct. 04, 2014 01:42

Fare and Transfer in Shanghai

kindly tell how to reach Changyang Road Metro station from Pu Dong Imternational Airport, and also to reach Shanghai New International Expo Centre from Changyang Road.
Thanks and regards,

Answers (2)

Answered by Zina from CAMBODIA | Oct. 05, 2014 03:14

But there is not a Changyang Road metro station. The nearest one is Ningguo Road station. From PVG, you can take metro line 2 to Century Avenue, where transfer to line 4 and get off at Dalian Road. There you can easily transfer to line 2 and get off at Ningguo Road. Leave through exit 5 and you can easily walk there.

The New Expo Center is around 6mi from Changyang Road. You can take a taxi to reach, which is much more convenient than bus and metro.

Answered by Zina | Oct. 05, 2014 03:49

The MTR fare from PVG to Changyang Road is CNY7 and the cab fare from Changyang Road to the New Expo Center is around CNY30.