CHINA: Jinan’s east–west metro Line 2 linking Wangfuzhuang and Pengjiazhuang was opened for revenue service on March 26.
The line is 36·4 km long, with 34·5 km in tunnel and 1·9 km elevated it serves 20 stations, of which 19 are underground. Line 2 is equipped for driverless operation to GoA4, with trains running at up to 100 km/h.
CRRC Sifang has supplied a fleet of six-car Type B2 trainsets which have a maximum capacity of 1 948 passengers. These make use of lightweight materials, and are 4·5 tonnes lighter than earlier Type B designs.
The Jinan metro now has three lines in operation totalling 84 km with 43 stations.
