Shanghai Rail Transit Line, also known as Shanghai Metro Line One, is the first subway as well as the most busy and important artery in Shanghai. The southern section (Jinjiang Paradise - Xujiahui) started its test operation in May 28, 1993, making Shanghai become the third city that owns metro lines following Beijing and Tianjin in mainland China.

The first phase of the project (Jinjiang Paradise - Shanghai Railway Station) began its fully test operation in April 10, 1995, with the official operation in July. Thereafter, the extension of the Southern (Xinzhuang - Jinjiang Park) and northern (Shanghai Railway Station – Gongfu New Village) segments were implemented. The line 3 starts from the Xinzhuang Station in Minhang to Fujin Road Station in Baoshan District which has a total length of nearly 37 kilometers with 28 stations and two rolling stock depots (Meilong parking and Fujin Road, parking).

Routes

Via Sites: (South Initial Station) Xinzhuang (Change to the Metro Line 5) --- outer ring road --- Lotus Flower Road --- Jinjiang Paradise --- Shanghai South Railway Station (Change to the line 3) --- Caobao Road --- Shanghai Gymnasium (Change to the 4 Metro Line) --- Xujiahui --- Hengshan Road --- Changshu Road --- Shaanxi South Road --- Huangpi South Road --- People's Square (Change to line 2 or 8) --- Xinzha Road --- Hanzhong Road --- Shanghai Railway Station (Bus card holders can change to Line 3 or 4 within 30 minutes) --- Zhongshan North Road --- Yanchang Road --- Shanghai Circus City --- Wenshui Road --- Pengpu New Village --- Gongkang Road --- Tonghe New Road --- Hulan Road --- Gongfu New Village --- Baoan Highway --- Friendship West Road --- Fujin Road (North Terminal Station).

Ground interval: Xinzhuang --- Jinjiang Paradise (Northeast);

Underground interval: Shanghai South Railway Station --- Shanghai Circus City(Southwest);

Elevated interval: Wenshui Road (South) --- Fujin Road.

Current Operation State

The whole running time is about 70 minutes.

Timetable：

From Xinzhuang: 5:30 a.m. --- 10:32 p.m.

From Fujin Road: 5:40 a.m. --- 10:30 p.m.

First-run Bus from Shanghai South Railway Station to Shanghai Railway Station: 4:55 a.m.

First-run Bus from Shanghai Railway Station to Xinzhuang: 5:30 a.m.

Friday

Time Periods	Xinzhuang- Shanghai Railway Station	Shanghai Railway Station- Fujin Road
Morning Peak	Approximately 2 minutes 45 seconds	Approximately 5 minutes 30 seconds
Evening Peak	Approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds	Approximately 6 minutes 30 seconds
Other Time Periods	Approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds --- 12 minutes	Approximately 6 minutes 30 seconds --- 13 minutes

Saturday & Sunday

Time Periods	Xinzhuang-Shanghai Railway Station	Shanghai Railway Station-Fujin Road
Peak Times	Approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds	Approximately 7 minutes
Other Time Periods	Approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds --- 12 minutes	7 minutes --- 15 minutes