Line 6 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 6
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Line 6 platform at Xipu station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChengdu
LocaleChengdu, Sichuan
Termini
  • Wangcong Temple
  • Lanjiagou
Stations56
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChengdu Metro
Operator(s)Chengdu Metro Corporation
History
Opened18 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-18)[1]
Technical
Line length68.76 km (42.7 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 1,500 V DC

Line 6 of the Chengdu Metro (Chinese: 成都地铁6号线; pinyin: Chéngdū Dìtiě Liù Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Chengdu. It starts at Wangcong Temple and ends at Lanjiagou. The total length is 68.223 km (42.4 mi)[2] with 56 stations.

Line 6's color is brown. The line began construction in 2016 and was opened on 18 December 2020.[1][3] Line 6 uses high capacity 8-car Type A trains.[4] Line 6 became the longest stretch of subway to be opened at once in China[5] and since its opening, Line 6 is currently the longest continuous subway tunnel in the world.

  1. ^ a b "12月18日五线齐发,成都轨道交通运营里程突破500公里!". 18号线三岔站(不含)至天府机场北站段五条线路将同步开通初期运营
  2. ^ a b "独家探访|关于西部最长地铁6号线,你想知道的一切都在这里" (in Chinese). 2020-09-09. 成都地铁6号线全长68.76千米,共设有56座车站 Cite error: The named reference "sc1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ 地铁6号线二期工程的站点位置也已确定 (in Chinese). Sina Sichuan. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  4. ^ 成都地铁5、6号线将使用A型车 单列车厢容量更大_网易新闻. 163.com news. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. ^ "中国西部地区最长的全地下轨道交通成都地铁6号线全线贯通". 成都市人民政府 Chengdu Government. 2019-10-08.