Abstract The locating of base stand for a curved break-out,the setting of balancing earth pressure for uphill thrust under shallow overburden,and the dealing of segment overshoot are described in the case study of constructing the running tunnels along Second Phase,Pearl Line,Shanghai Rail Transit,including that between Yishan Road and Hongqiao Road and that between Shanghai Indoor Stadium and Yishan Road,and that of the uplink between Guangzhong Road and Lingshi Road along Gonghexinlu Viaduct Project.