Chengdu Metro Line 17 | |
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17 | |
Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | City of Chengdu |
Locale | Chengdu, Sichuan |
Termini | |
Stations | 3 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Chengdu Metro |
Operator(s) | Chengdu Metro Corporation |
Depot(s) | Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场) |
History | |
Opened | 18 December 2020[1] |
Technical | |
Line length | 5.486 km (3.4 mi) (in operation) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | underground |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
Operating speed | 140 km/h[2] |
Line 17 of the Chengdu Metro is a metro line in Chengdu. The whole line will be 30.286 km when Phase 2 opens. The line uses 8-car Type-A trains operating up to 140 km/h speed powered by 25kV AC overhead lines.[3]
Phase 1 runs from Jinxing station in Wenjiang District to Jitouqiao station in Wuhou District. Phase 1 is 26.145 km long with 5.5 km running elevated and 20.6 km running underground. There are 9 stations with 2 elevated stations and 7 underground stations.[4][5]
Phase 2, currently under construction, will extend the line west across central Chengdu to Gaohong station. It will be 24.8 km long, all underground with 18 additional stations.[6]