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The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a
rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...
system in operation in
Ürümqi Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
, capital of the
Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
Autonomous Region in
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. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation on the Chinese mainland and the second in northwest China. 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 Tianshan International Airport through downtown
Ürümqi Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
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.


Airport MRT

The Airport MRT was opened on 17 April 2025, and runs in
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an, also the ...
only. It consists of two stations, namely International Airport and International Airport North. This is treated as a shuttle, connecting the closed southern terminal and the northern terminal. They planned for an east terminal extension, but this was cancelled. ''Light grey= Unplanned \ Cancelled \ U\C''


Under construction


Line 2

Ürümqi metro line 2 is under construction. The line will have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street. Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The first stretch will open from Huashan Street upto Nanmen in July 2025. The rest of the part will open in 2027. The following is the route: Yan’an Road – Xiangyangpo – Dawan – Heijiashan – Xingfu Road Middle – Xingfu Road West – Nanmen – Zhongqiao – Nianzigou – Nanliangpo – Xinjiang Agricultural University – Maliaodi – Pingchuan Road – Jiujiawan – Urumqi Railway Station – Huashan Street. The color of this line is green. Phase 2 of line 2 is currently in early consideration on planning. A 5.33 km section of phase 2 is completed in 17 April 2025 as Airport MRT.


Future Development

Lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are under planning.


Network Map


See also

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List of metro systems This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 cou ...
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Urban rail transit in China Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and maglev. Some classifications also include non-rail bus rapid transport. As o ...


Other Transport in Ürümqi

* Ürümqi BRT, an Bus in Xinjiang Autonomous Region


References

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