Urban transport news from China – Page 6
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Metro Report InternationalShaoxing metro Line 1 extended
CHINA: A 26·3 km southern extension of Shaoxing metro Line 1 from China Textile City to Fangquan with 18 stations opened on April 29, taking the line to 47·1 km and 28 stations. Shaoxing started planning a metro network in 2011, and the construction plan was ...
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Metro Report InternationalGuangzhou metro tops 600 km as 160 km/h driverless Line 22 opens
CHINA: The first section of Guangzhou’s Line 22 has opened, with attended driverless trains operating at up to 160 km/h using Grade of Automation 3. Express metro Line 22 was approved by the Guangzhou Development & Reform Commission on September 1 2017. ...
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou opens city centre metro extensions
CHINA: Two metro extensions in Hangzhou were ceremonially opened on April 1, with revenue services starting the following day. The openings come ahead of the city hosting the 2022 Asian Games in September, and take the network to a total length of 419 km. ...
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou metro tops 400 km as three lines open
CHINA: Hangzhou metro opened two new lines and an extension on February 21, adding more than 59 route-km to the network on a single day. Both lines 3 and 10 were authorised in 2016, as part of the city’s third phase of urban rail development covering ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai awards Line 12 fleet maintenance contract
CHINA: Shanghai Metro has awarded Alstom’s local subsidiary Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co a contract to perform full life-cycle based maintenance on the trains for phases 2 and 3 of the Line 12 extension project. The contract covers 204 Movia metro cars supplied ...
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Metro Report InternationalMTR Corp increases Octopus stake
CHINA: MTR Corp has increased its stake in Octopus Holdings Ltd, the company jointly owned by a number of Hong Kong transport operators which provides the Octopus contactless smart card payment system and associated services. MTR Corp has acquired 2·78 million shares from Bravo Transport to ...
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Metro Report InternationalChongqing metro passes 400 km as Line 9 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Chongqing metro Line 9 opened on January 25. The route runs 32·3 km northeast from Gaotanyan to Xingkedadao serving 23 stations, of which nine provide interchange to other metro lines. Two infill stations are under construction, along ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond undersea metro tunnel opened
CHINA: A 4 km undersea tunnel has been opened as part of the 38·3 km southern extension of Qingdao metro Line 1 from Qingdao Bei Railway Station to Wangjiagang which was inaugurated on December 30. This is the city’s second undersea tunnel following the 5·4 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree new lines opened as Beijing metro expands again
CHINA: The opening of three new metro lines and six extensions in Beijing has increased the capital’s urban rail network to a total length of 783 route-km.
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai metro passes 800 km as another driverless line opens
CHINA: The total length of the Shanghai urban rail network reached 831 route-km with the inauguration of the city’s fifth fully-automated metro line on December 30.
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Metro Report InternationalChina opens 211 km of urban rail routes in a single day
CHINA: Seven Chinese cities opened new metro lines, suburban railways or route extensions on December 28, totalling almost 211 km and adding 107 stations. Designed for driverless operation at up to 120 km/h, Shenzhen Line 20 runs entirely underground, connecting Airport North to Convention & Exhibition ...
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Metro Report InternationalLuoyang opens second metro line
CHINA: A north-south metro line was opened for revenue service in the Henan provincial city of Luoyang on December 26. The 18·2 km Line 2 connects Erqiao Road in the north with Balitang in the south, and serves 15 stations. Interchange is provided ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan goes driverless as three more metro lines open
CHINA: Wuhan’s third driverless metro line was one of three expansion projects totalling 73 route-km to be inaugurated in the Hubei provincial capital on December 26, taking the city’s operational network to 435 km and 282 stations.
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Metro Report InternationalNanchang metro passes 100 km mark
CHINA: The inauguration of Nanchang’s fourth line on December 26 has taken the metro network in the Jiangxi provincial capital to a total of 128·6 route-km.
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Metro Report InternationalPeoplemover opens at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport
CHINA: A 2·6 km automated peoplemover has been opened to serve a new airside satellite hall at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport. The Innovia 300 APM was supplied by the CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems joint venture under a 453m yuan contract awarded ...
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Metro Report InternationalHefei opens fifth metro line
CHINA: Hefei Metro Line 4 was opened for revenue service on opened on December 26, being one of six new routes inaugurated that day.
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Metro Report InternationalNanning opens driverless Line 5
CHINA: Nanning’s fifth metro line was opened for revenue service on December 16. Designed for unattended train operation to Grade of Automation 4, the 20·2 km line looping around the western side of the city centre links Jinqiao Coach Station in the northeast to Guokai Dadao ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuxi opens fourth metro line
CHINA: Wuxi metro Line 4 was opened for revenue service on December 17, following a formal inauguration by the city’s Mayor, Du Xiaogang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Designated as the Purple Line on the city’s metro map, the 25·4 km north-south line connects Liutan ...
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Metro Report InternationalHarbin’s circular metro line extended
CHINA: Extensions have opened at each end of Harbin’s orbital metro Line 3. The eastern extension runs from Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University to Taipingqiao, with 15 stations, while the western extension runs from Harbin Xi railway station to Sports ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhu driverless monorail line opens
CHINA: Wuhu’s first driverless straddle-beam monorail line opened on November 3, running 30·5 km north–south from Baoshun Road via Jiuziguangchang to Baimashan with 25 stations. The National Development & Reform Commission approved the Wuhu Urban Rail Transit Phase 1 construction plan for 2016-20 in ...