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About Shanghai Metro Museum
It explains the railway system through models, operating displays and full-size simulated environments.
The First Line Hall links the museum to the beginnings of Shanghai’s metro, while a mock tunnel and driving simulator show different aspects of railway operation. These are interpretive exhibits rather than access to an operating railway. Check the current museum programme, particularly after refurbishment, and follow staff instructions for interactive activities.
A refurbishment carried out from February to July 2026 added two full-size rolling-stock mock-ups, numbered 21A01 and 22A01, and since then a partially scrapped car, 01A01 (fleet number 94071), has been preserved outside the museum. The museum holds more than sixty items and continues collecting items from the public to broaden its account of the Shanghai Metro's past, present and future.
Displays include a diorama showing Line 1 crossing above Line 2, with a model of empty shoes commemorating metro fatalities that occurred before platform screen doors were installed, alongside a driving simulator, a 5D cinema built around a train-fire safety scenario, and a walk-through mock subway tunnel with glass flooring over mock rails and a small model of a tunnel boring machine.
What to look for
- The First Line Hall introduces the beginnings of Shanghai’s metro network.
- A mock tunnel, railway models and driving simulator explain infrastructure and operation.
Location & getting there
Getting to Shanghai Metro Museum
Approach 1779 Wuzhong Road near Ziteng Road station in Minhang; the museum is associated with the depot complex.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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First Line Hall
Begin with the early history and objects of the metro system.
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Mock tunnel
Explore the interpretation of underground railway infrastructure.
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Models and simulator
Compare the infrastructure with displays about operating trains.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find Shanghai Metro Museum
上海地铁博物馆 · 闵行区
The pin marks the area, not the entrance.
More places nearby
Approximate straight-line distances between map pins, not travel distances.
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- www.gzw.sh.gov.cn ↗
- Shanghai Metro Museum ↗
- Shanghai/Minhang ↗
- English Wikipedia: Shanghai Metro Museum (revision 1366108383, 2026-07-26) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Shanghai Metro Museum” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1366108383.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Shanghai Metro Museum” · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Shanghai Metro Museum", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1366108383.