Line 11 (Shanghai Metro) Line 11 (Shanghai Metro) Line 11 is a northwest-southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. Since October 2013 Line 11 serves Kunshan city also and it is the second intercity metro in China after the Guangfo Metro, and the first that crosses a provincial boundary. Services run at 5-minute intervals from either or to (though a limited number of peak-hour services originating at Huaqiao terminate early at ). The line is colored brown on system maps. The 1st phase of Line 11, which runs from to , opened on 31 December 2009. A branch line from opened on 29 March
Medium-capacity rail system would be more accurately defined as "light metro" or "medium-capacity" systems as a result. "Light metro" is a common alternative term used to describe the system worldwide. The term is used in European countries, India, and South Korea. In some countries, however, light metro systems are conflated with light rail. For example, in South Korea, the U Line in Uijeongbu utilizes VAL system, a variant of medium-capacity rail transport, and is therefore categorized "light metro" by LRTA and others, though some sources refer as to the U Line as "light rail". Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit is also akin to a