Xi'an Metro

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Xi'an Metro
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Train of Line 14 in Xi'an Metro, May 3 2023 (New JC).jpg
A line 14 train in May 2023
Overview
Locale Xi'an and Xianyang
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines12
Number of stations270
Daily ridership3.81 million (2024 average) [1]
Annual ridership1.399 billion (2024) [1]
Operation
Began operation16 September 2011;13 years ago (2011-09-16)
Operator(s)Xi'an Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length427.9 km (266 mi)
Track gauge 1435 mm (standard gauge)
  1. ↑ Airport (T5) station is not opened.

Line 1

The second route, Line 1, was scheduled to start in late 2009 but was brought one year earlier as per Chinese government's response to the Great Recession. Line 1 opened on 15 September 2013. The route runs from east to west. The line is 31.45 km (19.54 mi) [8] with 23 stations.

To accelerate the speed of overall economic development between Xi'an and Xianyang cities, the Transportation Department of Xi'an decided to extend Line 1 to promote business travel between the two cities, as well as improve the efficiency of land use alongside Line 1. The preparation phase for the extension Line 1 started with the compilation of a feasibility study on November 4, 2007.

Line 2

Yongningmen Station Yongningmen Station of Xi'an Metro Line 2.jpg
Yongningmen Station

Line 2 opened on 16 September 2011. This line is 26.715 km (16.600 mi) [9] long with 21 stations. [12]

Line 3

Construction of Xi'an Metro's Line 3 broke ground in May 2011, [13] began public trial testing on September 20, 2016, and was opened at November 8, 2016. The line is currently 39.15 km (24.33 mi) long with 26 stations. When Phase 2 (still under planning) opens, the line will be 50.5 km (31.4 mi) long and with 31 stations.

Line 4

Construction of test section of Line 4 of Xi'an Metro started in late 2012.

Line 4 started service on December 26, 2018. [14] [15] [16]

Line 5

Line 6

Line 6 opened on 28 December 2020.[ citation needed ]

Line 8

Line 8 opened on 26 December 2024.

Line 9

Line 10

Line 14

The 29.31 km western section from Airport West (T1, T2, T3) to Xi'an Beizhan opened on 29 September 2019. The 13.65 km (8.48 mi) eastern section from Xi'an Beizhan to Heshao opened on 29 June 2021.

Line 16

Line 16 opened on 27 June 2023. [3]

Xihu Line

Xihu Line opened in November 2022.

Future development

The final sections of Lines 5 & 6 connect to two new railway stations and are to open at the same time as those stations.

On June 12, 2019, the NDRC approved the Phase III (2018-2024) Construction Plan of Xi'an Metro. The plan includes Line 1 (Phase 3), Line 2 (Phase 2), Line 8, Line 10 (Phase 1), Line 14, Line 15 (Phase 1), Line 16 (Phase 1). The total length of Xi'an Metro will be 423 kilometres (263 mi) in 2024. [17]

Xi'an Metro
Traditional Chinese 西安地鐵
Simplified Chinese 西安地铁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Xī'ān Dìtiě
Planned operation timeConstruction sinceLine
Phase/SectionTerminalsLength
in km 		StationsReference
20252020  15  Phase IXiliuHanjiawan19.5 [18] 13 [18] [18]
20262019  5  Phase I (remaining section)YanminghuXi'andongzhan (Xi'an East Railway Station)3.661
20282024  17  Phase IAirport (T5)Fupingxingzhengzhongxin69.38
Total92.46

Accidents

On 30 December 2008, a fire occurred that was extinguished within an hour; all workers evacuated safely. Just 66 hours later, on 2 January, another fire occurred at another station on Line 2. [19]

On 26 May 2009, an individual suffered minor injuries from a fire during infrastructure work on Line 1.

On 2 August 2009, 9:20am, a cave-in at the construction site of Sajinqiao section of Line 1 trapped migrant workers under 10 cubic meters of earth for over three hours, hospitalizing at least two who later died at the hospital. [20]


Network map

Xi'an Metro

See also

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