The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...

system in operation in

Ürümqi Ürümqi ( ; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its ...

, capital of the

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

Autonomous Region in

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. The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 runs from

Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport is an airport serving Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located in Diwopu township of Xinshi district, northwest of downtown Ürümqi. A hub for C ...

through downtown

and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km and 21 stations. It is fully underground. Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.

Under construction

Line 2

Line 2 is under construction. The line have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street. Line 2 will serve

Ürümqi railway station Ürümqi railway station (; ) is a railway station and a major transport hub for high-speed and conventional rail in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. The station was a small halt called Ergong before renovation. It should not be confused with Ürümqi South ...

. The section from Nanmen to Huashan Street will open in 2022.

Line 3

Line 4

Future Development

Network Map

References

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Railway lines opened in 2018 2018 establishments in China