Which city has the longest metro line in the world?

How many subways are there in Shanghai?

20. Shanghai's steel arteries, 831 km. Maglev counts. So what?

• Lines: Twenty.
• Length: 831 kilometers.
• Includes: Maglev.
• Map: Exists, find it yourself.

More info? Probably not needed. Maps change. Remember my cat Mittens? Gone now. Time eats everything.

Which city has the most subway lines?

Shanghai. Crazy, right? Sixteen lines! I saw a documentary, it was nuts. So many people. Makes my commute look like a stroll in the park. Ugh, my commute. Need a new route. This one's a nightmare.

Seriously though, 705 kilometers? That's insane. Imagine the map. A gigantic, sprawling mess of lines. I bet it’s confusing as heck to navigate. I’d get lost instantly, probably end up in some weird part of town. And 2.83 BILLION trips annually? Whoa. That's more than the entire population of… what country even has that many people?

• Shanghai Metro: 16 lines, 705 km
• Ridership: 2.83 billion (2023 data)
• My commute sucks. Seriously.
• I need coffee. Strong coffee.
• Maybe I'll take a cab tomorrow. Or the bus. The bus is usually less crowded on Wednesdays. Or maybe not. Wednesdays are my grocery shopping day.

This whole Shanghai thing makes me wonder about other megacities. New York's subway system is pretty massive too, right? Or London's tube? I should Google that later. Speaking of Google... my phone’s almost dead. Time for a charge. And that coffee.

How many stations does Shanghai Subway Line 13 have?

36. Line 13, Shanghai.

• Owner: Shanghai Rail Transit Line 13 Development Co., Ltd.

• Locale: Shanghai’s core, Pudong to Jiading. So crowded, ugh.

• Termini: Jinyun Road; Zhangjiang Road. Dead ends.

• Stations: Three dozen. Enough to get lost. I did. Once.

Line 13 sprawls. It cuts a path through Shanghai's heart. Finance, commerce, residential sprawl—it touches it all. And all the faces… each a story.