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Shanghai's urban rail network reached approximately 906 km over 21 lines with the opening of Metro Line 18's second phase on 27 December 2025. UITP ranked the Shanghai urban agglomeration first in its end-2023 comparison at 802 km under a different methodology.
Current Record
906km
Current record value
UITP's Global Metro Figures report aggregates networks by United Nations urban-agglomeration boundaries. Its end-2023 comparison placed Shanghai at 802 km, Beijing at 761 km and Seoul at 569 km, which is not identical to every route included in the local operator's rail-system tally.
Shanghai's government portal reported that the Metro Line 18 extension opened on 27 December 2025, raising its rail-transit operating network to 906 km and 523 stations. A separate 2026 municipal figure of 962 km explicitly includes the Jinshan Railway and must not be substituted for a metro-only comparison.
Credible sources support core facts; the comparison scope or corroboration remains incomplete.
Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
Shanghai's government reports 906 km and 21 routes following the 27 December 2025 extension. UITP ranks Shanghai first at 802 km at end-2023 under an agglomeration-based metro definition. These differ in date, scope and grouping; no fully reconciled 2026 global comparison has been established, so developing is retained.
The 906 km local rail-network figure is not the same measurement basis as UITP's 802 km end-2023 agglomeration metro figure, while a separate 962 km total includes Jinshan Railway. The current worldwide ranking is not fully reconciled.
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