Kunming Metro

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Kunming Metro
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Overview
Native name昆明地铁
OwnerKunming Rail Transit Group
Locale Kunming, Yunnan, China
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines6 (Operational)
Line number  1    2    3    4    5    6  
Number of stations115
Daily ridership798,100 (2021 daily avg.) [1]
Annual ridership222 million (2021) [1]
Operation
Began operation28 June 2012;11 years ago (2012-06-28)
Operator(s)Kunming Rail Transit Group
Headway 5 minutes (Lines 1/2) 8 minutes (All others)
Technical
System length164.3 km (102.1 mi)
Track gauge Standard gauge
Average speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Top speed120 km/h (75 mph)

Line 1 is currently 33.3 km long with 22 stations, running from South Ring Road to University Town (South) and Kunming South railway station. Lines 1 and 2 currently have through service, which will end when Line 1 Northwest Extension and Line 2 Phase 2 are completed, turning South Ring Road into an interchange station. After the Northwest Extension opens, Line 1 will run from Jiaochang North Road to University Town (South) and Kunming South Railway Station. The first phase of Line 1 came into operation on May 20, 2013. [6] The second phase of Line 1 came into operation on April 30, 2014. A 5.3 km long branch line to Kunming South railway station was opened on 26 December 2016. [7] Line 1's route currently consists of an elevated section connecting Kunming to Chenggong and an underground section below Caiyun Road within Chenggong. The northwest extension will be underground, surrounding the west side of Kunming's city center. It is Kunming's main rail link to Chenggong. Line 1's color is red.

Line 2

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Chuanxin Gulou Station on line 2

Line 2 is currently 12.4 km long with 14 stations, running from North Coach Station to South Ring Road. Lines 1 and 2 currently have through service, which will end when Line 1 Northwest Extension and Line 2 Phase 2 are completed, turning South Ring Road into an interchange station. After Phase 2 opens, Line 2 will run from North Coach Station to Haidong Park. The first phase of Line 2 came into operation on April 30, 2014. Line 2's route currently consists of a short elevated section from North Coach Station to Longtou Street and an underground section beneath Beijing Road until the line's current terminus at South Ring Road. Phase 2 will be dug beneath Guannan Avenue and Fubao Road towards Haidong Park. It is Kunming's main north-south line. Line 2's color is blue.

Line 3

Line 3 started operation on 29 Aug 2017, consisting of 19.16 km of line with 20 stations running from Western Hills Park to East Coach Station. It is Kunming's main east-west line. [8] Line 3's color is magenta.

Line 4

Line 4 started operation on 23 September 2020, consisting of 43.4 km of line with 29 stations running from Jinchuan Road to Kunming South Railway Station. [9] It connects Northwest Kunming and Eastern Kunming to the metro while serving as a second link to Chenggong. Line 4 has cartoon mascots exclusive to the line known as the "K4 Cats" that promote ridership of the line. Line 4's color is orange.

Line 5

Line 5 started operation on 29 June 2022, consisting of 26.5 km of line with 22 stations running from World Horti-Expo Garden to Baofeng. [10] Line 5 serves as a tourism line, linking tourist destinations such as World Horti-Expo Garden, Caohai Dam, and Haigeng Park. Line 5's color is green.

Line 6

Line 6 consists of 25.3 km of line with 8 stations running from Kunming Airport to Tangzixiang. Phase 1 opened on 28 June 2012. Phase 2 opened on 23 September 2020, extending the line to Tangzixiang station just south of Kunming's city center. [9] It is an airport express line connecting the city center with the new Kunming Changshui International Airport. [11] Its original terminus at East Coach Station was not connected to any other line until the opening of Line 3 in 2017. The two intermediate stations between East Coach Station and Kunming Airport were built as infill stations. [11] Line 6 temporary ceased operation on 5 March 2016 to complete the two infill stations and reentered operation on 29 August 2017 with a total of four stations. [8] Line 6's color is teal.

Under construction

Line 9, the Songming Line, the Anning Line and the extensions of Lines 1 and 2 are under construction. All station names that are included in phase 1 have been confirmed. [12] Construction of new lines is currently on hold due to a lack of funding.

Kunming Metro
Simplified Chinese 昆明轨道交通
Traditional Chinese 昆明軌道交通
Literal meaningKunming Rail Transit
Opening
Line
Phase/extensionTerminalsTotal Length
in km 		StationsNotes
2024  1  Northwest ext. Jiaochang North Road South Ring Road 7.557 [13]
2024  2  Phase II South Ring Road Haidong Park [14] 14.285 [14] 11 [14] [14]
TBA  9   [15] [16] Phase I Guangdian University Jincheng South 50.428 [15] [16]
TBA  9  Phase II [17] Dabanqiao Guangdian University [17] 32.9 [17] 18 [17] [17]
TBA  Songming  Full line [18] [19] Kunming Airport T2 Songming 205 [18] [19]
TBA  Anning  Full line [18] [19] Kunming West Railway Station Vocational Education Center (South) 29.89 [18] [19]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Through operation between Line 1 and Line 2 is currently provided, meaning passengers do not need to transfer at South Ring Road station

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