Line 1 of the
Ürümqi Metro
The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation on the Chinese mainland and the second in n ...
is a subway line 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 ...
.
The northern section from to
Balou, was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section from
Balou to
Santunbei opened on 28 June 2019.
In April a 6 km long section from International Airport to East International Airport started operation.
After the first two section opened Line 1 had a total length of 27.615 km
and 21 stations.
It is fully underground.
History
Line 1 commenced construction in March 2014.
Tunneling works were completed in December 2017. The northern section of Line 1 (16.5 km
) opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of Line 1 (11.1 km
) opened on 28 June 2019.
Opening timeline
Stations
References
{{Xinjiang transit
Rail transport in Xinjiang
Rapid transit lines in China
Railway lines opened in 2018
2018 establishments in China
Airport rail links in China