Line 8 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 has fifteen subway lines and one light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. ...
( zh, s=成都地铁8号线, p=Chéngdū Dìtiě Bā Hào Xiàn) is a line on the metro network in
Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. The first phase opened on 18 December 2020.
The line runs from northeast to southwest and avoids the city center of Chengdu. It also connects the Wangjiang and Jiang'an campuses of Sichuan University.
History
* On 11 July 2016, NDRC approved the 3rd phase expansion for 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 has fifteen subway lines and one light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. ...
, consisting of Line 6 phase 2 and 3, Line 8 Phase 1, Line 9, Line 10 Phase 2, Line 17 Phase 1, and Line 18. The third phase was to be simultaneously built with the already under construction second phase.
* On 11 April 2020, Chengdu Metro reported that track-laying for Line 8 was completed.
* On 8 August 2020, Line 8 's whole line power network passed quality assessment.
*On 18 Dec 2020, Line 8 Phase 1 opened along with: Line 6 Phase 1/2/3, Line 9 Phase 1, Line 17 Phase 1, Line 18 Phase 2, marking the completion of all Phase 2 and 3 projects.
* On 18 May 2020, Line 8 Phase 2, Line 27 Phase 1,
Line 30 Phase 1 started construction. This marks the date all 4th Phase projects started construction.
* On 27 March 2023, Line 8 Phase 2 finished Longgang~Lianhua section tunnel work. Line 8 Phase 2 entered railroad construction, electrics, and refurbishment stage.
* On 19 December 2024, Line 8 Phase 2 opened for service.
Opening timeline
Stations
References
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Chengdu Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2020
2020 establishments in China