The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.
| Ürümqi Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 21 | ||
| Daily ridership | 162,000 (29 April 2023 record)[1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 39,281,000 (2023)[2] | ||
| Website | http://www.urumqimtr.com/ | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | October 25, 2018 | ||
| Operator(s) | Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation | ||
| Number of vehicles | 162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 27.615 km (17.2 mi)[3] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌鲁木齐地铁 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏魯木齊地鐵 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | ئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى | ||||||||||
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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
Line 1
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 | |
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| 1 | International Airport (Xinshi) | Santunbei (Tianshan) | 2018 | 2019 | 27.615[3] | 21 |
Under construction
Line 2
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
Network Map
