Line 6 of the

Chengdu Metro The Chengdu Metro is the rapid transit system of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. With the opening of Line 1 on 27 September 2010, the system consists of 12 subway lines and 1 light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. ...

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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 ...

. 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

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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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chengdu Metro, Line 06 Chengdu Metro lines Railway lines opened in 2020

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