Luoyang Subway () is a

metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...

network serving urban and suburban districts of

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...

. It is the second metro system in

Henan Province Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

, as well as the first metro system in a city that is not a provincial capital in central and western China.

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 is a west–east line from Hongshan station to Yangwan station. It began construction in June 2017. It was opened on 28 March 2021. Line 1 is in length with 19 stations.

Line 2

Line 2 is a north–south line from Erqiao Road station to Balitang station. It began construction in December 2017. It connects both

Luoyang railway station Luoyang railway station () is a station on Longhai railway in Luoyang, Henan. History The station was opened in 1912 as Jinguyuan railway station () on Luoyang-Tongguan railway, which commenced construction in 1910. The station was expanded d ...

and

Luoyang Longmen railway station The Luoyang Longmen railway station () is a railway station part of the Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway. The station is located in Luoyang, Henan, China. It was previous known as Luoyang South railway station (). History Station construction b ...

. The first phase of Line 2 is in length with 15 stations. The line opened on December 26, 2021.

History

The first phase of the system, including Line 1 and the first phase of Line 2, was approved by the

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...

in August 2016. Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017, and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.

Network map

References

{{Rapid transit in Asia Rapid transit in China Rail transport in Henan Railway lines opened in 2021 2021 establishments in China