On the morning of June 30, China’s first medium-capacity digital rail-guided tram - T1 Demonstration Line (T1 Line for short) in the Lin-gang New Area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, was put into operation. Shanghai Electric Group is among the companies involved in the project.

During the construction of the T1 Line, Shanghai Electric Automation Group was mainly responsible for the development and construction of core systems, including those for digital-rail transport, operation control and management, and integrated communications. In particular, the intelligent digital-rail transport system (iDRT) developed by the Intelligent Transportation Technology Co., Ltd. under the Shanghai Electric Automation Group uses magnetic markers as virtual tram tracks, leverages rubber tire trams as vehicles, and adopts modern tram operation control methods, so that the system boasts rail-based, digital and intelligent operations.

The T1 Line, a significant project for Shanghai Electric to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, was completed in less than eight months from the start of construction to the official opening. It is the first commercialized digital-rail transit system project of the Group after years of technology accumulation.

The T1 Line (Dishui Lake - Hongyin Square) extends along the east-west passenger corridor of the Industry-city Integration Demonstration Zone. It spans ten stations across a total length of 21.75 kilometers, passing several functional areas such as the Central Area of Lingang, College Town, Heavy Equipment Industrial Zone and Nicheng Community. As a result, it is considered as a major project in the Lingang New Area that links key locations, serves key projects, and promotes industry-city integration.

In the transportation plan of the Lingang New Area, there are six 105-kilometer medium-capacity transit lines in total. Following the official opening of the Lingang T1 Line, the T2 Line Phase I and the T6 Line are also expected to be approved and start construction this year. In the future, the six transit lines will be connected into a loop, becoming the public transport artery of Lingang, and playing an important role in fulfilling the "15, 30, 60, 90" goal (i.e. 15min to Pudong International Airport, 30min to Central Shanghai, 60min to Hongqiao International Airport, 60min to the Yangtze Delta) of mobility service in the area.