Chengdu Metro

Chengdu Metro
Overview
OwnerCity of Chengdu
LocaleChengdu, Sichuan, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines14[1]
Number of stations378[1]
Daily ridership6 million (2023 Avg.)[2]
7.8392 million (2023 Peak)[3]
Annual ridership1800 million (2021)[4]
Websitechengdurail.com
Operation
Began operation27 September 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-27)
(10 September 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-10) Public Trial)
Operator(s)Chengdu Rail Transit Group
Technical
System length596.8 km (370.8 mi)[5] (excluding Chengdu Tram)
636.1 km (395.3 mi)[6][1] (including Chengdu Tram)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line1,500 V DC[a] and 25 kV 50 Hz AC[b]

The Chengdu Metro is the rapid transit system of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. With the opening of Line 1 on 27 September 2010, the system had thirteen subway lines and one light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. Since the opening of Lines 6, 8, 9, and 17 on 18 December 2020, the Chengdu Metro is the 4th longest metro system in the world.

There are currently[when?] 13 operating subway lines totaling 558.1 km (346.8 mi)[5] of track, and 1 tram line (Line T2). The Chengdu Metro serves over 8 million trips per day.[7] As of 2021, about 2.2 million and 4.6 million people live within 500 and 800 metres (1,640 and 2,625 ft) of a subway station in Chengdu, respectively.[8]

  1. ^ a b c 中國新聞网 (18 December 2020). "成都地铁新开5条线 运营里程558公里".
  2. ^ "成都地铁工作日单日客流量实现常态化超600万人次". Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "783.92万人次!成都地铁客运量再创新高". Sohu. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ 程文雯 (21 September 2019). "2021年度成都地铁客运总量突破18亿乘次". 四川日报. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference length2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "年末成都轨道交通运营里程将达597.4公里". 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "成都市城市轨道交通第四期建设规划全面启动 未来5年再建8个地铁新项目-新闻-上海证券报·中国证券网". news.cnstock.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. ^ 袁弘 (23 August 2021). 成都轨道交通成网效果评估出炉 市民平均通勤时长减少. 成都市住房和城乡建设局 (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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