CHINA: Trial operation began on October 26 on a southeastern extension of Chengdu metro Line 2 from Chengdu Institute of Public Administration to Longquanyi.
After coming out of the tunnel, the line runs along an elevated alignment with three stations. After Jiepai, the line enters another tunnel, with three underground stations.
Construction started in January 2012. The 11·1 km extension brings Line 2 to 42·2 km.
CHINA: CNR Changchun unveiled the first trainset for Chengdu metro Line 4 on August 21. CNR Changchun is supplying 27 six-car trainsets for metro Line 4, as well as 24 for Line 3, at a cost of 1·36bn yuan. Deliveries of the Line 4 cars are due to run ...
CHINA: Alstom and its local joint venture Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co Ltd have been awarded two contracts to supply Optonix traction equipment for metro cars that are scheduled to enter service in Chengdu and Xi’an from 2015. A €33m order placed in November will see Optonix supplied ...
CHINA: The second phase of the Chengdu metro network which was approved on February 25 would see a further 183·3 km of line completed by 2020. Together with the Phase 1 works still in progress, this would take the network to 291·3 route-km and eight lines. Line 1 will be ...
