The Chengdu Metro seems to be being built at lightening speed, into each and every spare inch of the city. Long gone are the days where the only intersection was between lines 1 and 2 was at Tianfu Square. Now multiple lines intersect all over Chengdu.

There are currently 389km of subway lines under construction so far in 2020. By the end of 2020, we will see the opening of lines 6, 8, 9 and 17. If all stays on schedule, the metro line length will increase to 555km.

So, what’s the latest news on these lines?

Metro Line 6

Line 6 (brown color) will open 3 phases at once, making it the longest stretch of subway to be opened at once in China. It starts at Wangcong Temple and ends at Lanjiagou. The total length is 72.9 km (45.3 mi), with 56 stations. In meanwhile, most of the stations have been closed in.​

Transfers of Chengdu Subway Line 9:

• Line 4: West Railway Station

• Line 3: South Wuqing Road

• Line 10: Huaxing

• Line 5: Jincheng Avenue

Metro Line 8

Most of the stations of Line 8 (lime green color), running from southwest to northeast, have been closed in the meanwhile. Covering Jinjiang, Wuhou, Shuangliu Districts and High and New Tech Development Zone, this subway line will pass Sichuan University, Zhujiang Road, Donghu Park and Jingju Temple. Its total lengths will be 29 kilometers (18 miles) with 25 metro stations. In the near future, the second phase of Chengdu metro line 8 from Shengdeng Park to Longtan Temple East will be built.​

Transfers of Chengdu Metro Line 8:

• Line 7: Gaopeng Avenue & Chengdu University of Technology

• Line 5: Jiuxing Avenue

• Line 1: Nijiaqiao

• Line 2: Dongda Road

• Line 4: Shuangqiao Road

Metro Line 9

Line 9 (bright orange) phase one runs from Huangtianba in Qingyang District and Financial City East in Jinjiang District and is envisioned to be the second loop line in Chengdu (after Line 7) in the future. With the total length of about 22 kilometers (14 miles), Chengdu subway line 9 will pass West Railway Station, Taiping Temple and Jincheng Avenue via 13 stations. After the opening, passengers can transfer with line 3, 4, 5 and 10 conveniently.

It will be the first-ever fully automated ATO GoA 4 metro line in Chengdu. Furthermore, Line 9 uses high capacity Type A 8-car trains.

Transfers of Chengdu Metro Line 9:

• Line 4: West Railway Station:

• Line 3: South Wuqing Road

• Line 10: Huaxing

• Line 5: Jincheng Avenue

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Metro Line 17

Line 17 (pea green) has entered the test phase. From May 10th and 11th, the Yongyi section of the first phase of Line 17 completed the two-day test successfully. (The test pass rate is 97.78%)

The total length of the first phase of Line 17 is 26.15 kilometers. There are 9 stations in total, including 2 elevated stations and 7 underground stations.

Transfers of Chengdu Metro Line 17:

• Line 4: Fengxihe

• Line 9: Jitouqiao

Metro Line 18

Phase one of Line 18 (teal color) running from North to South, South Railway Station to Xinglong, was opened at the end of September 2020.

Phase two, expected to be in operation by the end of 2020, will connect Chengdu’s urban area with the new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. It aims to complete a trip between Chengdu South Railway Station to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in 35 minutes. The total length of phase 1 and 2 is 66.2 km (41.1 mi), and 10 stations in total. . The line will feature distinct express and local services using passing tracks at selected stations with an express service stopping only at 4 intermediate stations. The local service will stop at all stations on Line 18 and will complete the trip in 40 to 50 minutes.

Phase three and four are for 2021, and include a North extension, an even more South extension and a connection to Jianyang South Railway Station.

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Chengdu Metro Line 3 Stops (Northeast to Southwest):

• Chengdu Junqu General Hospital
• Xiongmao Avenue
• Chengdu Zoo
• Zhaojuesi Road South
• Simaqiao
• Lijiatuo
• Qianfeng Road
• 2nd Chengdu People’s Hospital
• Dongmen Bridge
• Chunxi Road
• Xinnanmen
• Moziqiao
• Sichuan Gymnasium
• Yiguanmiao
• Gaoshengqiao
• Hongpailou
• Taipingyuan

Even more good news for all the panda fans out there: a panda-themed train is set to run through Subway Line 3! Elements of everyone’s favourite black and white bear can be found on the train’s seats, windows and overhead hand holders.

The opening of Line 3, colored pink, marks the first phase in the line’s construction, with a further two sections to be added to the line in the near future.

When complete, Line 3 will connect the suburbs of Chengdu to the very centre of the city.

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China is implementing its highly ambitious project to build an all-new metro system in Chengdu and other cities.

High-speed, light rail and metro rail projects are all high priorities in China, which is particularly keen to exploit the mass transit capacities of metro networks to reduce huge congestion and pollution issues that exist within many major population centres.

The metro project was incorporated into infrastructure planning by the local government in 2001, with the combined aim of upgrading urban infrastructure & improving the standard of living.

With the opening of subway line 1 on 27th September, 2010, Chengdu has become the first city with a metro system in western China. Line 2 started operation 16th September, 2012, and all stations had been opened by 26th October, 2014.

Another 8 lines are developing in the city, of which line 4 opened on December 26th, 2015.

The new Metro Line, with a length of >22km and colored green, currently has 16 stops that connect Chengdu from  East to West ???

Initial operation time is from 6:30am until 11:40pm. One-way running time takes approximately 34 minutes. The interval between 2 trains is about 4 minutes and maximum speed of trains around 80 km/h.

The biggest benefit will be for the citizens of Wenjiang county (around 500,000 inhabitants) and Qingjang Chengdu district (around 800,000 inhabitants), who’s main connection to Chengdu center is Chengwen Road (成温路).

Chengdu Line 4:

Total Length: 22.105 km

Station Number: 16

Stations (West – East):

*Intangible Cultural Heritage Park 非遗博览园

*Cai Bridge 蔡桥

*Zhongba 中坝

*Chengdu West Station 成都西站

*Qinjiang West Rd 清江西路

*Cultural Palace 文化宫

*Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 西南财大

*Provincial People’s Hospital 中医学院 (transfer with line 2 and later line 5)

*Kuanzhai Street 宽窄巷子

*Luomashi 骡马市 (transfer with line 1)

*Taisheng South Road  太升南路

*12th Hospital 市二医院

*Yushuang Road 玉双路

*Shuangqiao Road 双桥路

*Wannianchang 万年场

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