Shanghai will close entrances to some Metro stations and curtail mass transit service to keep parts of the downtown clear this week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.

Metro Line 1 will shut its No. 2 exit at the People's Square Station at 4pm Thursday.

Metro Line 2 will close its No. 2 and No. 3 exits at the Henan Road M. Station at 6pm Wednesday.

The Lujiazui Station will be closed from 2pm Wednesday to 3pm Thursday.

The No. 1, 2, 7 and 8 exits at the Shanghai Technology and Science Museum Station will be closed from 4pm Wednesday to noon Thursday. The station will be shut down from noon Thursday to the end of the day.

City traffic authorities have set up a hotline, 962-000, for further information.

(Source: Shanghai Daily)