Xi'an Metro

Xi'an Metro
A line 14 train in May 2023
A line 14 train in May 2023
Overview
LocaleXi'an and Xianyang
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines9
Number of stations212
Daily ridership2.8 million (2021 average)[1]
Annual ridership1.0 billion (2021)[1]
Operation
Began operation16 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-16)
Operator(s)Xi'an Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length311 km (193 mi)
Track gauge1435 mm (standard gauge)
System map
Xi'an Metro
Traditional Chinese西安地鐵
Simplified Chinese西安地铁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī'ān Dìtiě

The Xi'an Metro, also known as the Xi'an Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in the city of Xi'an and the neighbouring city of Xianyang, in Shaanxi province, China.

The system has 9 lines in operation. Line 2 opened to the public on September 16, 2011.[2] Line 1 began operation on September 15, 2013. Line 3 began operation after months of delay on November 8, 2016. Line 4 opened on December 26, 2018. Lines 5, 6, 9 opened in December 2020. Line 14 opened in September 2019 and extended in June 2021. Line 16 opened on June 27, 2023.[3]

  1. ^ a b "运送乘客237.1亿人次，新增运营里程1168公里…2021年城市轨道交通运营成绩单". 2022-01-13. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "西安地铁二号线开通 西安迈入"地铁时代"" 西安地铁二号线开通 西安迈入"地铁时代" [Xi'an Metro line brings Xi'an into the "metro era"]. China National Radio (in Chinese). Beijing. September 16, 2006.
  3. ^ "西安地铁16号线明日11时通车试运营 设9个站点单程运行20分钟".