Line 2 of the

Changsha Metro The Changsha Metro (officially zh, s=, c=长沙轨道交通, t=, p=chángshā guǐdào jiāotōng, labels=no; usually called ) is a rapid transit system in Changsha and Xiangtan. The first operational line, Line 2, commenced service on April 2 ...

( zh, s=长沙地铁二号线, p=Chǎngshā Dìtiě Èr Hào Xiàn) 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 ...

line running from west to east

Changsha Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...

crossing the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the second-largest tributary (after the Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest ...

. The Phase 1 of the line was opened on 29 April 2014 with 19 stations, and the western extension opened on 28 December 2015 with 4 stations. This line is 26.57 km long with 23 stations.

Opening timeline

Stations (west to east)

Future

An extension is planned that would see the line extended from its current western terminus, , north to the under construction

Changsha West railway station Changsha West railway station is a railway station in Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China. The station is currently undergoing expansion, and is expected to reopen in 2025. As of September 2022, trains on Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan inte ...

. The feasibility study for this project was approved in January 2021.

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Changsha Metro lines 2014 establishments in China Railway lines opened in 2014 {{Changsha-metro-stub