Line 6 of the
Chengdu Metro () 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 ...
line in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
. It starts at Wangcong Temple and ends at Lanjiagou. The total length is
with 56 stations.
Line 6's color is
brown. The line began construction in 2016 and was opened on 18 December 2020.
Line 6 uses high capacity 8-car Type A trains. Line 6 became the longest stretch of subway to be opened at once in China.
Progress
* 2017-03-01, the first
tunnel boring machine was launched. 42 TBMs will be used simultaneously for the construction of the line.
* 2019-10-07, tunnel construction completed for Line 6
* 2020-05-27, as Phase 3 section of Line 6 finishes track-laying, other Phase 1 and 2 sections officially started testing rolling stock.
* 2020-07-01, the last section of Line 6, between Xihua Avenue station and Dongguang station, is powered on, paving the way for dynamic testing.
* 2020-12-18, Line 6 officially opened.
Stations
See also
*
Chengdu Metro
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Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
*
Urban rail transit in China
Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban area, urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and Maglev (transport), maglev. Some classifications also include non-rail bus ...
References
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Chengdu Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2020