Line 1 of

Kunming Metro Kunming Metro, or Kunming Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. With a population of just over 3 million people, Kunming was one of the largest cities in China without a metro system before its cons ...

() is a

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line connecting

Chenggong District Chenggong District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The district was approved to build from the dissolution of the former ''Chenggong County'' () by the State C ...

with Kunming's urban center. The line is long with 22 stations (excluding Line 2) with as the northern terminal, and as the southern terminal of the main line, and as the southern terminal of the branch line. The line started operation on 20 May 2013. Line 1's color is

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. Currently,

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is provided between Line 2 and this line, meaning passengers from/to Line 2 do not need to transfer at South Ring Road station. Nevertheless, once Line 1 Northwestern extension and Line 2 Phase 2 are completed, this line will be separated from Line 2, and South Ring Road station will become an interchange station.

Hours of operation

Since 2013, the operation hours for line 1, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 midnight daily with an 8 minutes interval frequency. Line 1/2 trains travels at speeds of up to . On the initial operation one-way trip will take approximately 34 minutes.

Opening timeline

Stations

References

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