Shanghai Metro

metro system in Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Metro

Summary

Shanghai Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,386 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanghai Metro was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3].
  • Shanghai Metro is located in Shanghai[4].
  • Shanghai Metro is located in Kunshan[5].
  • Shanghai Metro is in the country of People's Republic of China[6].
  • Shanghai Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[7].
  • Shanghai Metro is operated by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.[8].
  • Shanghai Metro is part of Shanghai rail transit[9].
  • Shanghai Metro's Commons category is recorded as Shanghai Metro[10].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 1[11].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 2[12].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 3[13].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 4[14].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 5[15].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 6[16].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 7[17].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 8[18].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 9[19].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 10[20].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 11[21].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 12[22].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 13[23].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 14[24].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 15[25].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 16[26].
  • Shanghai Metro comprises Line 17[27].

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Definition and Type

Shanghai Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[7].

Origins

January 1, 1993 marks the founding of Shanghai Metro[28].

Use and Application

Components include Line 1[11], a rapid transit line[29], in People's Republic of China[30], founded in 1993[31]; Line 2[12], a rapid transit line[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1999[34]; Line 3[13], a rapid transit line[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 2000[37]; Line 4[14], a rapid transit line[38], in People's Republic of China[39], founded in 2005[40]; Line 5[15], a rapid transit line[41], in People's Republic of China[42], founded in 2003[43]; and Line 6[16], a rapid transit line[44], in People's Republic of China[45], founded in 2007[46]. Shanghai Metro is part of Shanghai rail transit[9].

Why It Matters

Shanghai Metro ranks in the top 6% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,386 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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