Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
Tunnel entrance, 2015
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Huangpu, Pudong, Shanghai
Termini	Puxi Station: 300 Zhongshan East 1st Road (north of Chen Yi Square, east of Nanjing E. Rd.) Pudong Station: 2789 Binjiang Road (under the Oriental Pearl Tower)
Stations	2
Service
Type	APM
Services	Puxi Station ↔ Pudong Station
Rolling stock	SK carriage SK6000
History
Opened	January 2, 2001 (2001-01-02)
Technical
Line length	646.7 m (2,122 ft)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Operating speed	Approximately 7.8 km/h (5 mph)
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The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tunnel connecting the Shanghai Bund and Pudong in Shanghai, China, which houses a cable-hauled passenger rail line.

Overview

The rail line has a total length of 646.7 meters, with a station at each end. As of 2010, there were 14 passenger cars. Construction started in 1998 and trial operation began in October 2000. The tunnel is a single-hole double-lane tunnel, passing through the upper part of the Metro Line 2 tunnel near the end of Puxi.

The passenger-carrying system consists of unmanned SK carriages (SK 6000 type) imported from France. The fully automatic vehicles are towed by a cable, and there is a turning platform at the terminus to allow the carriages to turn around. There is an overhaul parking area at Pudong Station.

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  Unmanned SK carriage imported from France (SK 6000 type)
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  Two SK6000 cars of the Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

The project was constructed as a tourist attraction and many tourists use it to cross the Huangpu River, even though it costs more than ten times the price of a metro ticket. Passengers are treated to a sound and light show during the journey, which takes between three and five minutes.

See also

• Bund Tunnel, a road tunnel

External links

• Media related to Bund Sightseeing Tunnel at Wikimedia Commons