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Ürümqi Metro
A Line 1 train
A Line 1 train
Overview
LocaleÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations21
Daily ridership162,000 (29 April 2023 record)[1]
Annual ridership39,281,000 (2023)[2]
Websitehttp://www.urumqimtr.com/
Operation
Began operationOctober 25, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-25)
Operator(s)Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation
Number of vehicles162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018)
Technical
System length27.615 km (17.2 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

Ürümqi Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌鲁木齐地铁
Traditional Chinese烏魯木齊地鐵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlǔmùqí Dìtiě
Uyghur name
Uyghurئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiÜrümchi Mëtrosi
Yengi YeziⱪÜrümqi Metrosi
SASM/GNCÜrümqi Mêtrosi
Siril YëziqiҮрүмчи Метроси

The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.

The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.[4]

Lines

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Line 1

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Main article: Line 1 (Ürümqi Metro)

Line 1 runs from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km[3] and 21 stations.[3][5] It is fully underground.[6]

Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.[3]

Line Terminals Operational Last extension Length
km 		Stations
 1  International Airport
(Xinshi) 		Santunbei
(Tianshan) 		2018 2019 27.615[3] 21

Under construction

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Urumqi Metro Map with planned expansions shown.

Line 2

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Ürümqi metro line 2 is under construction. The line will have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street.[7] Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The first stretch will open from Huashan Street upto Nanmen in July 2024. The rest of the part will open in 2027. The following is the route:

Yan’an Road – Xiangyangpo – Dawan – Heijiashan – Xingfu Road Middle – Xingfu Road West – Nanmen – Zhongqiao – Nianzigou – Nanliangpo – Xinjiang Agricultural University – Maliaodi – Pingchuan Road – Jiujiawan – Urumqi Railway Station – Huashan Street.

The color of this line is green.

Future Development

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Network planning map

Network Map

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Map


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sina Visitor System".
  2. ^ "Sina Visitor System".
  3. ^ a b c d e 通南彻北展通途 乌鲁木齐地铁与您逐梦同行. mp.weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-06-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.
  4. ^ 新疆乌鲁木齐市投资312.4亿元建设两条轨道交通. 天山网 (in Chinese). 2012-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  5. ^ 乌鲁木齐地铁1号线北段空载试运行. Kanzhun (in Chinese). 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
  6. ^ 28日，京疆合作的乌鲁木齐轨道交通1号线全线开通试运营. 北京市轨道交通建设管理有限公司 (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.
  7. ^ 乌鲁木齐地铁2号线首座车站九家湾站封顶. 人民网 (in Chinese). 2017-11-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27.
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