CHINA: Two extensions of Hangzhou metro Line 3 have opened, taking the city’s network to more than 450 km, with further expansion to 500 km planned.
The extensions opened on June 10 run 22·4 km from Chaowang Road to West Wenyi Road and 7·8 km on a branch from South Xixi Wetland to Shima, taking Line 3 to 51.2 km.
The line is operated using 78 six-car CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Type A trainsets assembled by CRRC Hangzhou. A further 65 trainsets are on order for future western and northern extensions.
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fourth phase of the Hangzhou metro, which envisages construction of another 153 route-km and the addition of 89 stations. The first section to be built under the plans would be a 26 km northwest-southwest Line 12 ...
CHINA: Three more sections of metro have been opened in Hangzhou, adding more than 60 km to the network on a single day. The biggest project inaugurated on September 22 was the 55 km fast metro Line 19, known also as the Hangzhou Airport Rail Express. ...
INTERNATIONAL: The opening of the latest extension takes Chongqing up to seventh place in Railway Gazette’s analysis of the world’s largest metros, displacing London Underground (405 route-km) out of the top 10 for the first time and leaving Moscow (437 route-km) as the sole non-Chinese city ...
