Ürümqi Metro
Overview
LocaleÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations21
Daily ridership124600 (22 September 2019 record)
Websitehttp://www.urumqimtr.com/
Operation
Began operationOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
Operator(s)Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation
Number of vehicles162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018)
Technical
System length27.615 km (17.2 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

Ürümqi Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌鲁木齐地铁
Traditional Chinese烏魯木齊地鐵
Uyghur name
Uyghurئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى‎

The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.

The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.[2]

Lines

Line Terminals Operational Last extension Length
km		 Stations
 1  International Airport
(Xinshi)		 Santunbei
(Tianshan)		 2018 2019 27.615[1] 21

Line 1

Line 1 runs from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km[1] and 21 stations.[1][3] It is fully underground.[4]

Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.[1]

Under construction

Line 2

Line 2 is under construction. The line have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street.[5] Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The section from Nanmen to Huashan Street will open in 2022.[6]

Line 3

Line 4

Future Development

Network planning map

Network Map

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 通南彻北展通途 乌鲁木齐地铁与您逐梦同行. mp.weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-06-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.
  2. ↑ 新疆乌鲁木齐市投资312.4亿元建设两条轨道交通. 天山网 (in Chinese). 2012-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  3. ↑ 乌鲁木齐地铁1号线北段空载试运行. Kanzhun (in Chinese). 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
  4. ↑ 28日，京疆合作的乌鲁木齐轨道交通1号线全线开通试运营. 北京市轨道交通建设管理有限公司 (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.
  5. ↑ 乌鲁木齐地铁2号线首座车站九家湾站封顶. 人民网 (in Chinese). 2017-11-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27.
  6. ↑ 乌鲁木齐市轨道交通2号线一期工程委托运营咨询服务项目招标公告. 乌鲁木齐地铁 (in Chinese). 2019-09-10. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12.
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