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CHINA: The second metro line in Nanning opened on December 28. Line 2 is 21 km long and serves 18 stations between Xijin in the north and Yudong in the south.

Interchanges with Line 1 are provided at Nanning railway station and Chaoyang Square. A depot at Anji north of Xijin stables 21 Type B trainsets. The 118·3 m long sets comprise four motor and two trailer cars. Services run at 5 min headways.

Construction started in 2013. A 6·3 km eastern extension from Yudong with five stations is scheduled to open in 2021.

Three more lines are under construction and a further three are at the planning stage.