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Metro Report InternationalElevated peoplemover opens in Xi’an
CHINA: Revenue services began on Xi’an’s Yunba Line on August 12. This 17·4 km elevated peoplemover runs from the southwest terminus of metro Line 3 at Yuhuazhai south to Hengye Dadao with 18 stops, including an interchange with metro Line 6. The 22 three-car rubber-tyred trains ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree openings take Xi’an metro to 300 km
CHINA: Xi’an metro Line 16 was opened for revenue service on June 27, along with extensions at both ends of Line 2. These three additions totalling 22 route-km take the city’s metro network to nine lines and 304 route-km. Serving the city’s western suburbs, the orbital ...
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Metro Report InternationalXi’an urban rail network expands
CHINA: The Xi’an Airport Intercity Line opened to passengers at 12.30 on September 29. The 29·3 km route connects Beikezhan with Airport West, which serves terminals 1, 2 and 3. Most of the route is elevated, with a total of 8·5 km at both ends of the ...
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Xian Metro (XAM)
Opened 2011, China’s 15th metro. Ten-line network serving 211 stations. See Xi’an network map. Xi’an Metro Linedirectionkmstaopenedlast extendedrolling stocknotes 211 stations on 10 lines, of which 22 are interchangesSee Xi’an network map for table of line section opening data. 1 west–east 42·1 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFurther Xi’an metro network development approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the third phase of the Xi’an metro plan. The planned projects would add 150 km to the network, taking the total to 423 km and 12 lines. The third phase of Line 1 would extend the route westwards ...
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NewsXi’an opens second north-south metro line
CHINA: The new Line 4 of the Xi’an metro was formally opened at 10.00 on December 26. Running entirely underground for 35·2 km, the north-south line connects the city’s high speed rail hub at Xi’an Bei (North Square) with Hangtian Xincheng via the main station close to the old city ...
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Metro Report InternationalXi’an metro Line 3 opens
CHINA: Xi’an metro Line 3 opened on October 15, running 39·1 km from Yuhuazhai in the southwest of the city to Baoshuiqu in the northeast. Line 3 has 19 underground and seven surface stations, including interchanges with Line 1 at Tonghuamen and with Line 2 at Xiaozhai. ...
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NewsFurther Xi’an metro plans approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved plans for the further development of the Xi’an metro. One new line and further phases of two more are among the projects approved, in addition to revised plans for Phase 2 of Line 5 and Phase 2 of ...
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NewsXi’an metro Line 1 opens
CHINA: Line 1 of the Xi’an metro opened for trial operation on September 16 after almost five years of construction. The 25·4 km east–west line links Fangzhicheng in the east with Houweizhai in the west via Tonghuamen, Chaoyangmen, Wulukou, Beidajie and Hancheng Road. There are 19 stations ...
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NewsXi’an opens first metro line
CHINA: The first of three metro lines under construction in Xi’an was officially opened at midday on September 16, with large crowds turning out to take a ride. Designated Line 2, the 20·5 km line runs south from the North railway station to Qujiang International Conference & ...
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NewsMetro projects underway in Changsha, Xi'an, Wuhan and Xiamen
CHINA: Work on the first phase of Changsha metro lines 3 and 4 is expected to get underway by the end of the year. The southwest-northeast Line 3 would be 33·4 km long with 24 stations and Line 4 would run northwest-southeast for 29·1 km with 21 ...
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Xi’an metro plan
PROPOSALS for a first metro line in the Chinese city of Xi’an were unveiled by the Municipal Planning Committee in March. The 19·4 km route would link the western suburb of Xinxibei to Fangzhi in the east via the city centre. Construction is scheduled to start in 2002, with opening ...