Line 2 is an east–west line in the Shanghai Metro network. With a length of nearly , it is the second longest line in the metro system after line 11. Line 2 runs from Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute station in the west to in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu river, and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong. With a daily ridership of over 1.9 million, it is the busiest line on the Shanghai Metro. The eastern portion of the line, - Pudong International Airport section, was operated as an independent service route until April 19, 2019, when through service began. The line is colored light green on system maps.

History The first section of line 2 was opened on October 28, 1999, from to . This section, which included 12 stations, totaled . A year later coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the development and opening up of Pudong, marking the official opening of the line, was added to the eastern part of the line, adding . Four new stations, located west of the Zhongshan Park station, opened in December 2006, extending the line to . This section added to the line. Four years later, in preparation for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the line was significantly expanded. In February, the Zhangjiang High Technology Park station was rebuilt. In addition, another eastern segment took line 2 to .Note that a new underground platform has been built at Zhangjiang station.Extension of Line 2 to Guanglan Road Xinmin.cn, retrieved 24 February 2010Extension of Line 2 Eastday.com, retrieved 24 February 2010 A month later, the line was extended westward to , adding to the line including a stop at .上海地铁首次通入机场 虹桥机场2号航站楼将启用 , retrieved 15 March 2010 On April 8, an eastward extension added 8 stations to the line, totaling and taking line 2 to .轨道交通2号线东延伸二期 4月8日连通浦东国际机场 , retrieved 7 April 20102号线明起通至浦东国际机场 , retrieved 7 April 2010 On July 1, opened to the public with the opening of the railway station of the same name.

In October 2006, it was decided to rename three stations on line 2 by the end of the year,Three Metro station names will be changed, Shanghai Daily, 21 October 2006'Shiji Avenue' new Metro station name, Shanghai Daily, 21 October 2006 adopting a new naming scheme: metro stations, unlike bus stops, are no longer supposed to be named after neighbouring vertical streets, but famous streets and sights in the vicinity, making it easier for visitors to find these places. The renamed stations are Century Avenue (formerly Dongfang Road), East Nanjing Road (formerly Middle Henan Road) and West Nanjing Road (formerly Shimen No. 1 Road). <onlyinclude> ! colspan="7" style="text-align: center" bgcolor=# | |-bgcolor=#cccccc !Segment!!Commencement!!Opened!!Length!!Station(s)!!Name!!Investment |-bgcolor=#dbff88 |style="text-align: left;"| Zhongshan Park — Longyang Road | 28 Dec 1995 | 20 Sep 1999 | | 12 |style="text-align: left;"| Initial phase |rowspan=2|¥12.4 billion |-bgcolor=#dbff88 |style="text-align: left;"| Longyang Road — Zhangjiang High Technology Park | 15 Jan 1999 | 26 Dec 2000 | | 1 |style="text-align: left;"| Initial phase (eastern section) |-bgcolor=#edffc3 |style="text-align: left;"| Songhong Road — Zhongshan Park | 15 Dec 2001 | 30 Dec 2006 | | 4 |style="text-align: left;"| First western extension | ¥3.46842 billion |-bgcolor=#dbff88 |style="text-align: left;"| Zhangjiang High Technology Park — Guanglan Road | 30 Jun 2006 | 24 Feb 2010 | | 2 |style="text-align: left;"| Eastern extension (1st section) | See Eastern extension (2nd section) |-bgcolor=#edffc3 |style="text-align: left;"| East Xujing — Songhong Road | 17 Jul 2008 | 16 Mar 2010 | | 2 |style="text-align: left;"| Second western extension | ¥2.5 billion |-bgcolor=#dbff88 |style="text-align: left;"| Guanglan Road — Pudong International Airport | 18 Nov 2005 | 8 Apr 2010 | | 8 |style="text-align: left;"| Eastern extension (2nd section) | ¥11.032 billion |-bgcolor=#edffc3 |style="text-align: left;"| Hongqiao Railway Station | 4 Dec 2007 | 1 Jul 2010 | Infill station | 1 | Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub | See second western extension |-bgcolor=#dbff88 |style="text-align: left;"| National Exhibition and Convention Center— Panxiang Road · Shanghai National Accounting Institute | 28 Jun 2021 | 1 Nov 2025 | | 1 |style="text-align: left;"| Third western extension | ¥2.23 billion |- style= "background:#; height: 2pt" | colspan = "7" |

Up to April 19, 2019, when an eight-car train started serving the whole line 2 in a regular schedule, the east section of line 2 was served by a four-car fleet. Line 2 had a piecewise service pattern during morning peak hours whereby the suburban segment between Guanglan Road station and Pudong International Airport station (Now Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 station) is partially served by a four-car fleet in addition to the regular eight-car fleet serving the whole line. Already since 28 December 2018, during off-peak times, an eight-car fleet from National Exhibition and Convention Center station or Songhong Road station may terminate at Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2 station, but most trains still terminate at Guanglan Road station or Tangzhen (only during peak hours).

Stations

Service routes As of November 2025: M - Mainline: ↔ P1 - Partial mode 1: ↔ P2 - Partial mode 2: ↔ E - Evening trains: → (limited stops) ● 1.67Qingpu1 Nov 2025Undergroundisland● ● 0.00016 March 2010● ● ● 2.133Minhang1 July 2010Underground Two islands (shared )● ● ● 0.512.64516 March 2010Underground Two islands●●● 5.698.3312Changning30 Dec 2006Underground island●●● ↓1.409.7315●●● ↓1.2610.9917●●● ↓1.6012.5920●●● 1.6814.272320 Sep 1999●●● ↓1.4315.7026●●● Yan'an BRT1.1316.8329Jing'an●●● ↓ 1.8218.6531●●● 1.2119.8634Huangpu●●● ↓1.1421.0036●●● ↓1.8622.8639Pudong●●● ↓1.3024.1642●●● 1.2725.4344●●● ↓1.8127.2447●●● ↓1.4328.6750●●● 1.0929.7652●●●2.6732.435626 Dec 2000●●●1.6434.075824 Feb 2010●●●1.9536.0262Underground Side & Island● 3.3839.40678 April 2010Underground island● 1.7641.1670Underground Side platform● 2.1343.2973● 3.1746.4678● 1.9048.3681● 3.1151.4786Elevated island● 5.9157.3893● 2.3359.7196At-grade Side platform

Alignment East Xujing to West Nanjing Road The line begins at at the intersection of Xumin East Road and Zhuguang Road. The line heads northeastward under Xumin East Road for about before veering off the road and heading east, passing under Huaxiang Road. The line then enters the interchange station serving the . This station is an interchange with Line 10 and Line 17. Shortly thereafter, the line enters the . Line 2 then turns northward until it meets Tianshan Road and turns east again, roughly running parallel under Tianshan Road. Along this road, the line enters the , , and stations. At the , line 2 veers away from Tianshan Road, heading northeastward. The line then enters the along Changning Road, an interchange with lines 3 and 4. The subway line then runs parallel under Changning Road for a short distance before heading east under Yuyuan Road. Along Yuyuan Road, there is a station at , an interchange to line 11. East of this station, the line swerves away from Yuyuan Road and runs under Yongyuan Road, which merges into West Nanjing Road, where line 2 enters the , an interchange to line 7. Just before entering the , the metro line veers away from West Nanjing Road to Wujiang Road. Line 2 comes back under the road shortly thereafter.

West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road

East of the , line 2 heads eastward along West Nanjing Road, passing under the South-North Elevated Road. It then turns northeast into the , and interchange with lines 1 and 8. East of the People's Square station, the subway line moves under East Nanjing Road to the . Leaving the Huangpu District of Shanghai, the line heads under the Huangpu River and enters the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. The metro line passes the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the World Finance Center near its station at . The line then runs under Century Avenue and heads southeastward to the . Line 2 then heads to the , the largest interchange station that serves lines 4, 6 and 9 as well. Line 2 continues southeastward along Century Avenue to the . From here, the line turns southward through Century Park to the . From here, the line turns southeast and then east as it enters the , an interchange with lines 7, 16 and 18 as well as the Shanghai Maglev Train.

Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport From the , the metro line heads eastward. Line 2 heads eastward, running under Zuchongzhi Road to the station. The line heads northeastward under Zuchongzhi Road to the and stations. Line 2 then veers away from Zuchongzhi Road and heads under the Waihuan Expressway to the and stations, turning south. Heading southward, it heads through the and turns back east, running under Chuanhuan Road. Line 2 then passes through the . Heading away from Chuanhuan Road, the metro line then enters the and stations along Huazhou Road before turning southeast. Line 2 then begins running parallel to the Shanghai Maglev Train as it runs under the Yingbin Expressway and enters the . From here, line 2 continues south to its terminus at the , which serves Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

West expansion Construction started on a one station west extension from station to station in June 2021. The extension of Line 2 to the west will improve the connection of the Hongqiao business hub to the city center and Pudong. The extension is 1.67 km in length and fully underground. It opened on 1 November 2025.

Station name change On 28 October 2006, Dongfang Road was renamed as the after station renovation for line 2 and the opening of line 4. In October 2006, Middle Henan Road was renamed as the . On 21 September 2024 East Xujing was renamed as the National Exhibition and Convention Center, Pudong International Airport was renamed as the Pudong Airport Terminal 1&2

Future expansion East expansion As part of the phase IV extension of Shanghai Pudong International Airport terminal T3 will be built south of the current terminals T1, T2 and satellite terminal. The terminal T3 will be served by extending line 2 south by one station.

Headways <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> <onlyinclude> ! colspan="5" style="text-align: center" bgcolor=# | |-bgcolor=# | colspan=2||| - || - || - |-bgcolor=#cccccc ! colspan=5 align=center|Monday - Thursday |- |||7:30–9:30|| About 4 min|| About 2 min and 30 sec || About 4 min |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF |Off-peak||9:30–17:00|| About 8 min || About 4 min || About 8 min |- |PM peak||17:00–20:30|| About 6 min || About 3 min || About 6 min |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF |Other hours|| After 20:00 | colspan="3" align="center"|About 4 – 11 min |-bgcolor=#cccccc ! colspan=5 align=center|Friday |- |AM peak||7:30–9:30|| About 4 min || About 2 min and 30 sec || About 4 min |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF |Off-peak ||9:00–14:30 ||About 8 min || About 4 min ||About 8 min |- |PM peak||14:30–20:30||About 6 min || About 3 min ||About 6 min |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF |Other hours|| Before 7:30After 20:30 | colspan="3" align="center"|About 5 – 11 min |-bgcolor=#cccccc ! colspan=5 align=center|Saturday and Sunday (Weekends) |- |Peak||8:30–20:30|| About 7 min and 20 sec|| About 3 min and 40 sec ||About 7 min and 20 sec |-bgcolor=#EFEFEF |Other hours|| Before 9:00After 20:00 | colspan="3" align="center"|About 5 – 11 min |-bgcolor=#cccccc ! colspan=5 align=center|Extended operation (Friday and Saturday) |- | ||After 23:00|| colspan="2" align="center"|About 10 – 20 min |- style= "background:#; height: 2pt" | colspan = "5" |

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