Changchun Rail Transit

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Changchun Rail Transit
Overview
Locale	Changchun, Jilin Province, China
Transit type	Rapid transit & Light rail
Number of lines	3 (light rail) 3 (rapid transit)
Number of stations	123
Daily ridership	938,000 (20.12.2019)[1]
Annual ridership	218.75 million (2023)[2]
Operation
Began operation	30 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-30) 30 September 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-30)
Operator(s)	Changchun Railway Traffic Group Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length	Total: 140.77 km (87.47 mi)[3]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
System map

Changchun Rail Transit, is the rapid transit and light rail system in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Its first line, Line 3, is the first true light rail line in Mainland China. The system consists of three light rail lines and three rapid transit lines.

Construction of the first heavy-rail metro line, Line 1, started in 2011, and opened for service on 30 June 2017. Line 1 serves 15 stations and is 18.14 kilometers (11.272 mi) long.^[4] Construction on the second heavy-rail metro line, Line 2, started in 2012, and opened for service on 30 August 2018. Line 2 serves 21 stations and is 24.9 kilometers (15.472 mi) long.^[5]A new light rail line link the North Lake area, numbered Line 8, opened for service on June 30, 2018, 16 years after Line 3 opened. Line 8 is the first light rail line using the same fare with the metro system, and the first line to directly interchange with the metro system. ^{[citation needed]} On May 30, 2019, the fare systems of the original light rail system (Line 3 and Line 4) and the new metro system (Line 1, Line 2 and Line 8) were combined, and passengers can directly transfer between the original light rail system and the new metro system.^{[citation needed]}

The current total length the network is 140.77 kilometers (87.470 mi)^[3] with 123 stations. 3 sections of 3 lines are under construction.^{[citation needed]}