Urban rail transit in China
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Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and maglev.[1] Some classifications also include non-rail bus rapid transport.
As of April 2024, China has the world's longest urban rail transit system with 10,273.7 km (6,383.8 mi) of urban rail nationwide in 310 metro lines in 54 cities, accounting for 9 of the 10 longest metro systems, with the exceptions of the Moscow Metro.[2]
Half of the top 10 busiest metro systems are in China,[3] and the Beijing Subway, though started operating in 1971, is now the longest metro system worldwide.[4][5][6]
History
[edit]RT systems among Provincial-level administrative divisions | |||
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Province | System(s) | # | Length (km) |
BJ | Beijing | 1 | 836.0 |
TJ | Tianjin | 1 | 309.9 |
HE | Shijiazhuang | 1 | 76.5 |
SX | Taiyuan | 1 | 23.7 |
NM | Hohhot | 1 | 49.0 |
LN | Dalian, Shenyang | 2 | 400.8 |
JL | Changchun | 1 | 111.2 |
HL | Harbin | 1 | 83.7 |
SH | Shanghai, Maglev line | 2 | 831.0 |
JS | Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Xuzhou, Nantong | 6 | 1034.5 |
ZJ | Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Shaoxing, Hanghai line, Jinhua, Taizhou | 7 | 1077.2 |
AH | Hefei, Ningchu line, Wuhu | 3 | 294.3 |
FJ | Fuzhou, Xiamen | 2 | 237.4 |
JX | Nanchang | 1 | 128.4 |
SD | Qingdao, Jinan | 2 | 402.2 |
HA | Zhengzhou, Luoyang | 2 | 388.3 |
HB | Wuhan | 1 | 486.0 |
HN | Changsha, Maglev line | 2 | 226.4 |
GD | Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan | 4 | 1358.6 |
GX | Nanning | 1 | 127.9 |
HI | |||
CQ | Chongqing | 1 | 520.3 |
SC | Chengdu | 1 | 561.6 |
GZ | Guiyang | 1 | 118.7 |
YN | Kunming | 1 | 184.1 |
XZ | |||
SN | Xi'an | 1 | 311.0 |
GS | Lanzhou | 1 | 35.0 |
QH | |||
NX | |||
XJ | Ürümqi | 1 | 27.6 |
HK | Hong Kong | 1 | 204.4 |
MO | Macau | 1 | 12.5 |
Several Chinese cities had urban electric tramways in the early 20th century, most of which were dismantled in the 1950s–1970s. The only surviving tramways are in Dalian (Dairen) and Changchun (see trams in Dalian and trams in Changchun). Nanjing (Nanking) had an urban railway from 1907 to 1958.
The first subway in China was built in Beijing in 1969 (but it was only handed to civilian control in 1981 and trial operations ended later in the same year; before which credentials were required). The Tianjin Metro followed in 1984. The MTR Corporation Limited from across the border in Hong Kong has investment, consulting and management stakes in the rapid transit systems of several mainland Chinese cities (having completed their first section of subway and entered into revenue operation in 1979 in New Kowloon, at the time when the territory was under British rule).
The rapid growth of the Chinese economy since the 1980s has created a huge surge in demand for urban transport. This prompted cities across China to pursue and draft proposals for subway networks, with Shanghai and Guangzhou opening their first sections of subway in the 1990s, inspiring more cities to propose subway networks. In 1995, the Central Government, alarmed by the high cost and financial debt from these ambitious subway plans, put out a "notice on the suspension of approval of urban underground rapid rail transit projects" barring new subway systems outside of Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Shanghai from being built.[7] At the time Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Dalian and Shenzhen had advanced proposals waiting to be approved. Wuhan, Chongqing, Dalian managed to circumvent the moratorium on subway construction by constructing and opening lower cost elevated lines, light metros, and monorails in the early 2000s. Changchun was the first city constructing real light rail system in China, which began operation in 2002. Its first transit line, Line 3, is a light rail line not fully grade separated, still having four level crossings as of 2023. It's also the only rapid transit system combined light rail and rapid transit lines in China, which can directly transfer to each other.[citation needed]
Rapid urbanization of China led to severe congestion and pollution in urban areas leading to the suspension being lifted. Initially, light metro lines using small profile and shorter rolling stock were constructed to reduce costs. It was assumed that as ridership grows the line will operate trains at a low headway to increase capacity. This design paradigm was known in China as "small rolling stock, high density" operation.[8][9][10] However, after a few years operating, many of these lines such as Guangzhou Metro Line 3, Line 6, Shanghai Metro Line 6, and Line 8 were severely overcapacity. Guangzhou Metro Line 3 was able to reconfigure from 3-car trains into 6-car trains to slightly relieve overcapacity. This led many cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu to use higher capacity designs on newer lines.[citation needed]
Since the mid-2000s, the growth of rapid transit systems in Chinese cities has rapidly accelerated, with most of the world's new subway mileage in the past decade opening in China.[11][4][12][13] From 2009 to 2015, China built 87 mass transit rail lines, totaling 3,100 km (1,900 mi), in 25 cities at the cost of ¥988.6 billion.[14] In 2016, the Chinese government lowered the minimum population criteria for a city to start planning a metro system from 3 million to 1.5 million residents.[15] As part of its 13th Five Year Plan, the Chinese government published a transport whitepaper titled "Development of China's Transport". The plan envisions a more sustainable transport system with priority focused on high-capacity public transit particularly urban rail transit and bus rapid transit. All cities with over 3 million residents will start or continue to develop urban rail networks. Regional rail networks will be constructed internally connect and integrate urban agglomerations such as the Jingjinji, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta areas.[16][17] In 2017, some 43 smaller third-tier cities in China have received approval to develop subway lines.[18]
Urban rapid transit systems
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Urban rapid transit systems
[edit]System | Locale | Administrative division | Lines | Stations[a] | Length (km(mi)) | Operation start | Most recent expansion | Annual ridership | Busiest station | Ave. daily ridership (thousands)[19][b] | |||||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Beijing Subway ( ) | Beijing & Langfang | Beijing & Hebei | 25[c] | 381[c] | 815.2 km (506.5 mi)[c] | 1969-10-01[d] | 2023-12-30 | 3848.4 million (2018)[20] | Xizhimen (2018)[21] | 10,821.5 | 6,252.2 | 8,370.8 | |||
Changchun Rail Transit | Changchun | Jilin | 6[e] | 109[f] | 140.77 km (87.47 mi)[g] | 2017-09-30[h] | 2024-03-28 | 127.3 million (2018)[21] | Changchun Railway Station (2018)[21] | 653.4 | 420.3 | 534.2 | |||
Changsha Metro | Changsha & Xiangtan | Hunan | 7 | 135 | 207.9 km (129.2 mi) | 2014-04-29 | 2023-06-28 | 250.3 million (2018)[21][i] | Wuyi Square (2018)[21] | 904.9 | 1,033.3 | 1,582.4 | |||
Changsha Maglev Express | Changsha | Hunan | 1 | 3 | 18.55 km (11.53 mi) | 2016-05-06 | N/A | South Railway Station | |||||||
Changzhou Metro | Changzhou | Jiangsu | 2 | 43 | 54.03 km (33.57 mi)[22] | 2019-09-21 | 2021-06-28 | 10.3 million (2019) | 167.5 | 65.3 | 131.1 | ||||
Chengdu Metro | Chengdu | Sichuan | 13[j] | 291[j] | 561.67 km (349.01 mi)[j] | 2010-09-27 | 2023-11-28 | 1157.6 million (2018)[21] | Chunxi Road (2018)[21] | 3,829.8 | 3,310.5 | 4,885.3 | |||
Chongqing Rail Transit | Chongqing | Chongqing | 11 | 256 | 523.68 km (325.40 mi) | 2004-11-06 | 2023-12-28 | 857.9 million (2018)[21] | Lianglukou (2018)[21] | 2,845.6 | 2,290.0 | 2,992.0 | |||
Dalian Metro () | Dalian | Liaoning | 6 | 100 | 237.74 km (147.72 mi) | 2002-11-08 | 2023-03-17 | 192.3 million (2018)[21] | Xi'an Road (2018)[21] | 568.6 | 342.9 | 426.2 | |||
Dongguan Rail Transit | Dongguan | Guangdong | 1 | 15 | 37.7 km (23.4 mi) | 2016-05-27 | N/A | 46.1 million (2018)[21] | Hongfu Road (2018)[21] | 147.5 | 97.5 | 111.4 | |||
Foshan Metro | Foshan & Guangzhou | Guangdong | 3 | 61 | 112.7 km (70.0 mi) | 2010-11-03 | 2022-12-28 | 110 million (2017)[23] | Zumiao (2017)[23] | 83.5 | |||||
Fuzhou Metro | Fuzhou | Fujian | 5 | 90 | 143.5 km (89.2 mi) | 2016-05-16 | 2023-08-27 | 227.766 million (2023)[24] | Dongjiekou (2018)[21] | 294.7 | 259.5 | 340.4 | 310.3 | 624.0 | |
Guangzhou Metro | Guangzhou & Foshan | Guangdong | 16 | 251[k][l] | 613.21 km (381.03 mi)[m][l] | 1997-06-28 | 2023-12-28 | 3029.5 million (2018)[21][n][l] | Tiyu Xilu (2018)[21] | 9,057.2 | 6,591.6 | 7,755.4 | |||
Guiyang Metro | Guiyang | Guizhou | 3 | 82 | 118.73 km (73.78 mi) | 2017-12-28 | 2023-12-16 | 7.4 million (2018)[21] | West Zhongshan Road (2018)[21] | 149.2 | 122.1 | 294.7 | |||
Hangzhou Metro () | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 12 | 254 | 516.2 km (320.8 mi) | 2012-11-24 | 2022-09-22 | 529.9 million (2018)[21] | East Railway Station (2018)[21] | 1,737.1 | 970.9 | 2,432.7 | |||
Harbin Metro | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 3 | 66 | 83.8 km (52.1 mi) | 2013-09-26 | 2023-12-26 | 97.4 million (2018)[21] | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (2018)[21] | 284.0 | 140.9 | 195.5 | |||
Hefei Metro | Hefei | Anhui | 5 | 154 | 201.95 km (125.49 mi) | 2016-12-26 | 2023-12-26 | 153.2 million (2018)[21] | Dadongmen (2018)[21] | 492.7 | 532.9 | 739.2 | |||
Hohhot Metro | Hohhot | Inner Mongolia | 2 | 43 | 49.039 km (30.471 mi) | 2019-12-29 | 2020-10-01 | 143.4 | 147.2 | ||||||
Mass Transit Railway () | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | 10 | 99 | 209.0 km (129.9 mi) | 1979-10-01[o] | 2022-05-15 | 1767 million (2017)[25][R Nb 1] | Admiralty | ||||||
Jinan Metro | Jinan | Shandong | 3 | 41 | 84.25 km (52.35 mi) | 2019-04-01 | 2021-03-26 | 172.8 | 189.1 | ||||||
Jinhua Rail Transit | Jinhua | Zhejiang | 2 | 31 | 106.451 km (66.146 mi) | 2022-08-30 | 2023-04-07 | Not opened | Not opened | Not opened | |||||
Kunming Metro | Kunming | Yunnan | 6 | 103 | 164.3 km (102.1 mi) | 2012-06-28 | 2022-06-29 | 199.6 million (2018)[21] | Dongfeng Square (2018)[21] | 586.1 | 435.1 | 606.8 | |||
Lanzhou Metro | Lanzhou | Gansu | 2 | 27 | 34.96 km (21.72 mi)[26] | 2019-06-23 | 2023-06-29 | 181.1 | 197.5 | 184.4 | |||||
Luoyang Subway | Luoyang | Henan | 2 | 33 | 43.554 km (27.063 mi) | 2021-03-28 | 2021-12-26 | Not opened | Not opened | 92.0 | |||||
Macau Light Rapid Transit | Macau | Macau SAR | 1 | 12 | 12.5 km (7.8 mi)[27] | 2019-12-10[27] | 2023-12-08 | ||||||||
Nanchang Metro | Nanchang | Jiangxi | 4 | 94 | 128.3 km (79.7 mi) | 2015-12-26 | 2021-12-26 | 141.8 million (2018)[21][28] | Bayi Square (2015-2020)[29] | 488.1 | 373.9 | 707.5 | |||
Nanjing Metro | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 13 | 206 | 505.86 km (314.33 mi) | 2005-09-03 | 2023-12-28 | 1118.8 million (2018)[21] | Xinjiekou (2018)[21] | 3,153.8 | 2,179.9 | 2,404.9 | |||
Nanning Metro | Nanning | Guangxi | 5 | 93 | 128.2 km (79.7 mi) | 2016-06-28 | 2021-12-16 | 213.6 million (2018)[21] | Chaoyang Square (2018)[21] | 748.4 | 569.6 | 786.8 | |||
Nantong Metro | Nantong | Jiangsu | 2 | 43 | 60.03 km (37.30 mi) | 2022-11-10 | 2023-12-27 | Not opened | Not opened | Not opened | |||||
Ningbo Rail Transit | Ningbo | Zhejiang | 5 | 116 | 185.36 km (115.18 mi) | 2014-05-30 | 2022-12-01 | 124.4 million (2018)[21] | Gulou (2018)[21] | 424.9 | 297.6 | 689.2 | |||
Qingdao Metro | Qingdao | Shandong | 8 | 186 | 342.3 km (212.7 mi) | 2015-12-16 | 2024-04-26 | 153.9 million (2018)[21] | May 4th Square (2018)[21] | 515.2 | 316.0 | 686.8 | |||
Shanghai Metro ( ) | Shanghai & Kunshan | Shanghai & Jiangsu | 19 | 408 | 802.2 km (498.5 mi) | 1993-05-28 | 2021-12-30 | 3710.2 million (2018)[21] | People's Square (2018)[21] | 10,627.3 | 7,744.8 | 9,765.4 | |||
Shanghai Maglev Train | Shanghai | Shanghai | 1 | 2 | 29.863 km (18.556 mi) | 2002-12-31 | N/A | Longyang Road | |||||||
Shaoxing Metro | Shaoxing | Zhejiang | 2 | 35 | 57.83 km (35.93 mi) | 2021-06-28[30] | 2023-07-26 | Not opened | Not opened | ||||||
Shenyang Metro | Shenyang | Liaoning | 5 | 111 | 163.7 km (101.7 mi) | 2010-09-27 | 2023-09-29 | 329.9 million (2018)[21] | Qingniandajie (2018)[21] | 892.0 | 846.9 | 1,049.7 | |||
Shenzhen Metro () | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 16 | 307 | 555.43 km (345.13 mi) | 2004-12-28 | 2023-12-27 | 1646.1 million (2018)[21] | Laojie (2018)[21] | 5,493.7 | 4,413.0 | 5,953.6 | |||
Shijiazhuang Metro | Shijiazhuang | Hebei | 3 | 60 | 76.5 km (47.5 mi)[31] | 2017-06-26 | 2021-04-06 | 87.6 million (2018)[21][32] | Xinbaiguangchang (2018)[21] | 262.1 | 195.7 | 282.4 | |||
Suzhou Rail Transit | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 6 | 181 | 249.47 km (155.01 mi) | 2012-04-28 | 2023-06-24 | 363 million (2019)[21] | Dongfangzhimen (2018)[21] | 994.6 | 828.7 | 1,107.4 | |||
Taiyuan Metro | Taiyuan | Shanxi | 1 | 23 | 23.647 km (14.694 mi)[33] | 2020-12-26 | N/A | Not opened | 146.9 | 106.8 | |||||
Taizhou Rail Transit | Taizhou | Zhejiang | 1 | 15 | 52.568 km (32.664 mi) | 2022-12-28 | N/A | Not opened | Not opened | Not opened | |||||
Tianjin Metro () | Tianjin | Tianjin | 10 | 192 | 301.0 km (187.0 mi) | 1980-08-10[p] | 2023-12-28 | 408.5 million (2018)[21] | Tianjinzhan (2018)[21] | 1,435.9 | 933.6 | 1,263.8 | |||
Ürümqi Metro | Ürümqi | Xinjiang | 1 | 21 | 27.615 km (17.159 mi) | 2018-10-25 | 2019-06-28 | 2.4 million (2018)[21] | |||||||
Wenzhou Rail Transit | Wenzhou | Zhejiang | 2 | 36 | 116.452 km (72.360 mi) | 2019-01-23 | 2023-08-26 | 109.7 | 236.2 | 27.8 | |||||
Wuhan Metro | Wuhan | Hubei | 12 | 262[34] | 486.3 km (302.2 mi)[34] | 2004-07-24 | 2023-12-30 | 1054.0 million (2018)[21] | Jianghan Road (2018)[21] | 3,349.4 | 2,055.0 | 2,737.9 | |||
Wuhu Rail Transit | Wuhu | Anhui | 2 | 35 | 46.25 km (28.74 mi) | 2021-11-03 | 2021-12-28 | Not opened | Not opened | 51.3 | |||||
Wuxi Metro | Wuxi | Jiangsu | 5 | 89 | 145.2 km (90.2 mi) | 2014-07-01 | 2024-01-31 | 103.1 million (2018)[21] | Sanyang Plaza (2018)[21] | 356.8 | 400.9 | ||||
Xi'an Metro | Xi'an & Xianyang | Shaanxi | 9 | 191 | 311.0 km (193.2 mi) | 2011-09-16 | 2023-09-21 | 746.2 million (2018)[21] | Xiaozhai (2018)[21] | 2,589.9 | 1,996.3 | 2,811.4 | |||
Xiamen Metro | Xiamen | Fujian | 3 | 70 | 98.4 km (61.1 mi) | 2017-12-31 | 2023-06-25 | 246.4158 million (2023)[24] | Lücuo (2020)[24] | 159.4 | 312.2 | 464.4 | 540.3 | 675.1 | |
Xuzhou Metro | Xuzhou | Jiangsu | 3 | 51 | 64.35 km (39.99 mi)[35] | 2019-09-28 | 2021-06-28 | 7.5 million (2019) | |||||||
Zhengzhou Metro | Zhengzhou | Henan | 11 | 187 | 344.2 km (213.9 mi) | 2013-12-28 | 2023-12-28 | 293.4 million (2018)[21] | Zhengzhou Railway Station (2018)[21] | 1,126.6 | 930.2 | 1,378.6 | |||
Total | 50 locales | 29 administrative divisions | 291 | 5,592[a][q] | 10,186.24 km (6,329.44 mi) | 23.063 billion | 65.077 million | 48.094 million | 64.752 million |
- ^ a b All interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted once.
- ^ Ridership for the past 5 years.
- ^ a b c Both Xijiao Line and Yizhuang T1 line are light rail lines and are not fully grade separated.
- ^ Open for public operation on 15 January 1971 (1971-01-15).
- ^ 3 metro lines, 3 light rail lines
- ^ 54 stations on metro lines, 62 stations on light rail lines, 7 stations are metro-light rail transfer station
- ^ 72.57 km (45.09 mi) of metro lines, 68.2 km (42.4 mi) of light rail lines
- ^ First line opened on 2002-10-30, as a light rail system
- ^ Changsha Maglev Express is excluded.
- ^ a b c Not including Chengdu Tram Line 2, which is a light rail line and not fully grade separated.
- ^ 272, if Guangfo line (21 unique stations, 25 total stations) is included. Also see Foshan Metro.
- ^ a b c Not including Haizhu Tram (THZ1), which is a light rail line and not fully grade separated.
- ^ 652.81 km, if Guangfo line (39.6 km) is included. Also see Foshan Metro.
- ^ Guangfo line is excluded. Also see Foshan Metro.
- ^ The Kowloon–Canton Railway (Current East Rail line/ERL) begin operation single track on 1 October 1910 (1910-10-01). Begin operation on 1 October 1979 (1979-10-01) as MTR Corporation and 24 December 1982 (1982-12-24) as KCRC. ERL electrification completed by 16 July 1983 (1983-07-16).[citation needed] ERL double-track completed by 27 February 1984 (1984-02-27). KCRC operations taken over by MTR on 2 December 2007 (2007-12-02).
- ^ Open for public operation on 28 December 1984 (1984-12-28). The system was closed on 1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) for renovation and reopened on 12 June 2006 (2006-06-12).
- ^ There are 12 stations between systems that are not counted multiple times, 6 between Foshan Metro and Guangzhou Metro, 2 between Shanghai Metro and Shanghai maglev train, 2 between Changsha Metro and Changsha Maglev Express, 1 between Shanghai Metro and Suzhou Rail Transit, and 1 between Hangzhou Metro and Shaoxing Metro.
- ^ Note that:
- Annual ridership is derived from the sum of each month's "Monthly Total" for each year
- The ridership includes "MTR Lines", "Airport Express" and "Cross-boundary".
- "Intercity, Light Rail & Bus" are excluded from the counts.
Urban rapid transit lines
[edit]- Legend
– Lines in operation
– Lines under testing
Urban rail transit lines | |||||||
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Livery | Line | System | Length | Stations | Car configuration | Stock size[e] | Commencement |
Line 1 | Beijing | 31.0 km (19.3 mi)[36] | 23 | 6 | B1 | 1969-10-01 | |
Line 2 | 23.1 km (14.4 mi)[36] | 18 | 6 | B1 | 1984-09-20 | ||
Line 4 | 28.2 km (17.5 mi)[36] | 24 | 6 | B1 | 2009-09-28 | ||
Line 5 | 27.6 km (17.1 mi)[36] | 23 | 6 | B1 | 2007-10-07 | ||
Line 6 | 53.4 km (33.2 mi)[37] | 34 | 8 | B2 | 2012-12-30 | ||
Line 7 | 40.3 km (25.0 mi) | 30 | 8 | B1 | 2014-12-28 | ||
Line 8 | 49.5 km (30.8 mi) | 34 | 6 | B1 | 2008-07-19 | ||
Line 9 | 16.5 km (10.3 mi)[36] | 13 | 6 | B1 | 2011-12-31 | ||
Line 10 | 57.1 km (35.5 mi)[36] | 45 | 6 | B1 | 2008-07-19 | ||
Line 11 | 2.89 km (1.80 mi) | 4 | 4 | A | 2021-12-31 | ||
Line 13 | 40.85 km (25.38 mi) | 17 | 6 | B1 | 2002-09-22 | ||
Line 14 | 47.3 km (29.4 mi)[38] | 33 | 6 | A | 2013-05-05 | ||
Line 15 | 41.4 km (25.7 mi)[36] | 20 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-30 | ||
Line 16 | 48.9 km (30.4 mi)[39] | 29 | 8 | A | 2016-12-31 | ||
Line 17 | 40.7 km (25.3 mi) | 16 | 8 | A | 2021-12-31 | ||
Line 19 | 20.9 km (13.0 mi) | 10 | 8 | A | 2021-12-31 | ||
Line S1 | 10.2 km (6.3 mi)[40] | 8 | 6 | ML | 2017-12-30 | ||
Batong line | 23.4 km (14.5 mi)[41] | 13 | 6 | B1 | 2003-12-27 | ||
Capital Airport Express | 29.9 km (18.6 mi)[36] | 5 | 4 | LB | 2008-07-19 | ||
Changping line | 43.2 km (26.8 mi)[42] | 18 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-30 | ||
Daxing Airport Express | 41.36 km (25.70 mi) | 3 | 4/8 | D (two doors per car) | 2019-09-26[43] | ||
Daxing line | 21.76 km (13.52 mi)[36] | 11 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-30 | ||
Fangshan line | 31.8 km (19.8 mi)[44][45] | 16 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-30 | ||
Yanfang line | 14.4 km (8.9 mi)[46] | 9 | 4 | B1 | 2017-12-30 | ||
Yizhuang line | 23.2 km (14.4 mi) | 14 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-30 | ||
Line 1 | Changchun | 18.142 km (11.273 mi)[47][36] | 15 | 6 | B2 | 2017-06-30 | |
Line 2 | 24.86 km (15.45 mi)[48] | 21 | 6 | B2 | 2018-08-30 | ||
Line 3 | 34.1 km (21.2 mi) | 34 | 6 | C (Low-floor light rail) | 2002-10-30 | ||
Line 4 | 20.8 km (12.9 mi) | 20 | 6 | C (Low-floor light rail) | 2011-06-30 | ||
Line 6 | 29.57 km (18.37 mi) | 22 | 6 | B | 2024-03-28 | ||
Line 8 | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) | 12 | 6 | C (Low-floor light rail) | 2018-10-30 | ||
Line 1 | Changsha | 23.57 km (14.65 mi)[36] | 20 | 6 | B2 | 2016-06-28 | |
Line 2 | 26.58 km (16.52 mi)[36] | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2014-04-29 | ||
Line 3 | 53.69 km (33.36 mi)[49] | 33 | 6 | B | 2020-06-28 | ||
Line 4 | 33.5 km (20.8 mi) | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2019-05-26 | ||
Line 5 | 22.5 km (14.0 mi)[49] | 18 | 6 | B | 2020-06-28 | ||
Line 6 | 48.11 km (29.89 mi) | 34 | 6 | A | 2022-06-28 | ||
Maglev Express | Changsha ML | 18.55 km (11.53 mi)[36] | 3 | 3 | ML | 2016-05-06 | |
Line 1 | Changzhou | 34.24 km (21.28 mi)[22] | 29 | 6 | B | 2019-09-21 | |
Line 2 | 19.79 km (12.30 mi)[50] | 15 | 6 | B | 2021-06-28 | ||
Line 1 | Chengdu | 40.99 km (25.47 mi)[36] | 35 | 6 | B2 | 2010-09-27 | |
Line 2 | 42.32 km (26.30 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | B2 | 2012-09-16 | ||
Line 3 | 49.85 km (30.98 mi) | 37 | 6 | B2 | 2016-07-31 | ||
Line 4 | 43.28 km (26.89 mi)[36][46] | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2015-12-26 | ||
Line 5 | 49.018 km (30.5 mi) | 41 | 8 | A | 2019-12-27 | ||
Line 6 | 68.76 km (42.7 mi)[51] | 54 | 8 | A | 2020-12-18 | ||
Line 7 | 38.61 km (23.99 mi)[46] | 31 | 6 | A | 2017-12-06 | ||
Line 8 | 29.17 km (18.1 mi)[51] | 25 | 6 | A | 2020-12-18 | ||
Line 9 | 22.18 km (13.8 mi)[51] | 13 | 8 | A | 2020-12-18 | ||
Line 10 | 37.972 km (23.6 mi)[52][53] | 16 | 6 | A | 2017-09-06 | ||
Line 17 | 5.486 km (3.4 mi)[51] | 3 | 8 | A | 2020-12-18 | ||
Line 18 | 69.39 km (43.12 mi)[51] | 12 | 8 | A | 2020-09-27[54] | ||
Line 19 | 60.139 km (37.369 mi) | 18 | 4 | A | 2023-11-28[f] | ||
Line 1 | Chongqing | 43.71 km (27.16 mi) | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2011-07-28 | |
Line 2 | 31.36 km (19.49 mi)[36] | 25 | 4/6/8 | HL | 2004-11-06 | ||
Line 3 | 67.09 km (41.69 mi)[36] | 45 | 6/8 | HL | 2011-09-29 | ||
Line 4 | 48.5 km (30.1 mi)[55] | 24 | 6 | AS | 2018-12-28 | ||
Line 5 | 48.66 km (30.24 mi)[46] | 31 | 6 | AS | 2017-12-28 | ||
Jiangtiao line | 26.33 km (16.36 mi)[56] | 7 | 6 | AS | 2022-08-06[56] | ||
Line 6 | 85.54 km (53.15 mi)[36] | 40 | 6 | B2 | 2012-09-28 | ||
Line 9 | 40.1 km (24.9 mi) | 29 | 6 | AS | 2022-01-25 | ||
Line 10 | 43.26 km (26.88 mi) | 26 | 6 | AS | 2017-12-28 | ||
Line 18 | 28.96 km (17.99 mi) | 19 | 6 | AS | 2023-12-28 | ||
Loop line | 50.93 km (31.65 mi) | 33 | 6 | AS | 2018-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Dalian | 28.34 km (17.61 mi)[57] | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2015-10-30 | |
Line 2 | 37.97 km (23.59 mi)[57] | 29 | 6 | B2 | 2015-05-22 | ||
Line 3 | 63.45 km (39.43 mi)[57] | 18 | 2/4 | B2 | 2002-11-08 | ||
Line 5 | 24.48 km (15.21 mi) | 18 | 6 | B2 | 2023-03-17 | ||
Line 12 | 40.38 km (25.09 mi)[57] | 8 | 4 | B2 | 2013-12-30 | ||
Line 13 | 43.152 km (26.813 mi) | 12 | 4 | B2 | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 2 | Dongguan | 37.8 km (23.5 mi)[36] | 15 | 6 | B2 | 2016-05-27 | |
Line 2 | Foshan | 32.41 km (20.14 mi)[58] | 17 | 6 | B | 2021-12-28 | |
Line 3 | 40.72 km (25.30 mi) | 22 | 6 | B | 2022-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Fuzhou | 29.84 km (18.54 mi)[36][46] | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2016-05-18 | |
Line 2 | 30.629 km (19.032 mi) | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2019-04-26 | ||
Line 4 | 24.0 km (14.9 mi) | 19 | 6 | B2 | 2023-08-27 | ||
Line 5 | 27.71 km (17.22 mi)[59] | 20 | 6 | B2 | 2022-04-29 | ||
Line 6 | 31.346 km (19.5 mi)[60] | 14 | 4 | B2 | 2022-08-28 | ||
Line 1 | Guangzhou | 18.5 km (11.5 mi)[36] | 16 | 6 | A | 1997-06-28 | |
Line 2 | 31.8 km (19.8 mi)[36] | 24 | 6 | A | 2002-12-29 | ||
Line 3 | 68.5 km (42.6 mi)[36] | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2005-12-26 | ||
Line 4 | 60.04 km (37.31 mi)[36][46] | 23 | 4 | LB | 2005-12-26 | ||
Line 5 | 41.7 km (25.9 mi)[36] | 30 | 6 | LB | 2009-12-28 | ||
Line 6 | 41.7 km (25.9 mi)[36] | 31 | 4 | LB | 2013-12-28 | ||
Line 7 | 54.24 km (33.70 mi)[36] | 27 | 6 | B2 | 2016-12-28 | ||
Line 8 | 33.9 km (21.1 mi)[61] | 28 | 6 | A | 2010-09-25 | ||
Line 9 | 20.1 km (12.5 mi)[46] | 11 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-28 | ||
Line 13 | 28.3 km (17.6 mi)[46] | 11 | 8 | A | 2017-12-28 | ||
Line 14 | 75.4 km (46.9 mi)[46] | 22 | 6 | B1 | 2017-12-28 | ||
Line 18 | 58.3 km (36.2 mi)[62][63] | 8 | 8 | D | 2021-09-28[63] | ||
Line 21 | 61.5 km (38.2 mi)[64] | 21 | 6 | B1 | 2018-12-28 | ||
Line 22 | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) | 4 | 8 | D | 2022-03-31 | ||
Zhujiang New Town APM line | 3.9 km (2.4 mi)[36] | 9 | 2 | P | 2010-11-08 | ||
Guangfo line | Guangzhou & Foshan | 39.6 km (24.6 mi) | 25 | 4 | B2 | 2010-09-25 | |
Line 1 | Guiyang | 35.11 km (21.8 mi) | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-28 | |
Line 2 | 40.6 km (25.2 mi)[65] | 32 | 6 | B2 | 2021-04-28 | ||
Line 3 | 43.03 km (26.7 mi) | 29 | 6 | B2 | 2023-12-16 | ||
Line 1 | Hangzhou | 52.21 km (32.44 mi)[36] | 33 | 6 | B2 | 2012-11-24 | |
Line 2 | 42.82 km (26.61 mi)[66] | 33 | 6 | B2 | 2014-11-24 | ||
Line 3 | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | 37 | 6 | AH | 2022-02-21 | ||
Line 4 | 46.85 km (29.11 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | B2 | 2015-02-02 | ||
Line 5 | 53.92 km (33.50 mi)[67] | 39 | 6 | AH | 2019-06-24 | ||
Line 6 | 58.5 km (36.4 mi) | 36 | 6 | AH | 2020-12-30 | ||
Line 7 | 47.48 km (29.50 mi) | 24 | 6 | A | 2020-12-30 | ||
Line 8 | 17.17 km (10.67 mi) | 9 | 6 | A | 2021-06-28 | ||
Line 9 | 29.5 km (18.3 mi)[68] | 21 | 6 | B2 | 2021-07-10[69][H 1] | ||
Line 10 | 14.67 km (9.12 mi) | 12 | 6 | A | 2022-02-21 | ||
Line 16 | 35.12 km (21.82 mi)[70] | 12 | 4 | B2 | 2020-04-23 | ||
Line 19 | 59.14 km (36.75 mi) | 14 | 6 | A | 2022-09-22 | ||
Line 1 | Harbin | 26.27 km (16.32 mi) | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2013-09-26 | |
Line 2 | 28.19 km (17.52 mi) | 19 | 6 | B2 | 2021-09-19 | ||
Line 3 | 28.71 km (17.84 mi) | 28 | 6 | B2 | 2017-01-26 | ||
Line 1 | Hefei | 29.16 km (18.12 mi)[36] | 26 | 6 | B2 | 2016-12-26 | |
Line 2 | 42.76 km (26.57 mi)[46] | 35 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-26 | ||
Line 3 | 48.5 km (30.1 mi)[71] | 40 | 6 | B | 2019-12-26[71] | ||
Line 4 | 55.4 km (34.4 mi) | 38 | 6 | B | 2021-12-26 | ||
Line 5 | 40.7 km (25.3 mi) | 33 | 6 | B | 2020-12-26 | ||
Line 1 | Hohhot | 21.719 km (13.5 mi)[72] | 20 | 6 | B | 2019-12-29 | |
Line 2 | 27.32 km (17.0 mi)[73] | 24 | 6 | B | 2020-10-01[73] | ||
Airport Express | Hong Kong | 35.2 km (21.9 mi) | 5 | 8 | A (airport version, two doors per car, max 140km/h) | 1998-07-06 | |
Disneyland Resort line | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) | 2 | 4 | A (three doors per car) | 2005-08-01 | ||
East Rail line | 47.5 km (29.5 mi) | 16 | 9 | Special size (24.1 meters long, 3.22m wide, max 140km/h) | 1984-02-27[H 2] | ||
Island line | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | 17 | 8 | A | 1985-05-31 | ||
Kwun Tong line | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) | 17 | 8 | A | 1979-10-01 | ||
South Island line | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | 5 | 3 | A | 2016-12-28 | ||
Tseung Kwan O line | 12.3 km (7.6 mi) | 8 | 8 | A | 2002-08-04 | ||
Tsuen Wan line | 16.0 km (9.9 mi) | 16 | 8 | A | 1979-12-31 | ||
Tuen Ma line | 56.2 km (34.9 mi)[74] | 27 | 8 | KCR Size (24.1 meters long, 3.1 meters wide, max 160km/h) | 2003-12-20 | ||
Tung Chung line | 31.1 km (19.3 mi) | 8 | 8 | A (maximum140km/h) | 1998-06-21 | ||
Line 1 | Jinan | 26.27 km (16.32 mi) | 11 | 4 | B1 | 2019-04-01 | |
Line 2 | 36.39 km (22.61 mi) | 19 | 6 | B1 | 2021-03-26 | ||
Line 3 | 21.592 km (13.417 mi) | 12 | 6 | B | 2019-12-28[75] | ||
Jinyi Line | Jinhua | 58.071 km (36.084 mi) | 17 | 6 | B | 2022-08-30 | |
Yidong Line | 48.38 km (30.06 mi) | 15 | 6 | B | 2022-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Kunming | 34.0 km (21.1 mi)[36] | 22 | 6 | B1 | 2013-05-20 | |
Line 2 | 12.4 km (7.7 mi)[36] | 14 | 6 | B1 | 2014-04-30 | ||
Line 3 | 23.36 km (14.52 mi)[46] | 20 | 6 | B1 | 2017-08-29 | ||
Line 4 | 43.4 km (27.0 mi) | 29 | 6 | B1 | 2020-09-23 | ||
Line 5 | 26.45 km (16.44 mi) | 22 | 6 | B1 | 2022-06-29 | ||
Line 6 | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) | 8 | 6 | B1 | 2012-06-28 | ||
Line 1 | Lanzhou | 25.9 km (16.1 mi)[26] | 20 | 6 | A | 2019-06-23 | |
Line 2 | 9.06 km (5.63 mi) | 9 | 6 | A | 2023-06-29 | ||
Line 1 | Luoyang | 25.342 km (15.747 mi) | 19 | 6 | B | 2021-03-28 | |
Line 2 | 18.216 km (11.319 mi) | 15 | 6 | B | 2021-12-26 | ||
Taipa line | Macau | 12.5 km (7.8 mi)[27] | 12 | 2 (max 4 in future) | P | 2019-12-10[27] | |
Line 1 | Nanchang | 28.74 km (17.86 mi)[36] | 24 | 6 | B2 | 2015-12-26 | |
Line 2 | 31.51 km (19.58 mi)[76] | 28 | 6 | B2 | 2017-08-18 | ||
Line 3 | 28.5 km (17.7 mi)[77] | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2020-12-26 | ||
Line 4 | 39.6 km (24.6 mi) | 29 | 6 | B2 | 2021-12-26 | ||
Line 1 | Nanjing | 45.44 km (28.24 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | A | 2005-09-03 | |
Line 2 | 43.35 km (26.94 mi)[36] | 30 | 6 | A | 2010-05-28 | ||
Line 3 | 44.87 km (27.88 mi)[36] | 29 | 6 | A | 2015-04-01 | ||
Line 4 | 33.75 km (20.97 mi)[46] | 18 | 6 | B2 | 2017-01-18 | ||
Line 7 | 24.50 km (15.22 mi)[46] | 19 | 6 | B2 | 2022-12-28 | ||
Line 10 | 21.6 km (13.4 mi)[36] | 14 | 6 | A | 2014-07-01 | ||
Line S1 | 36.32 km (22.57 mi)[36] | 9 | 6 | B2 | 2014-07-01 | ||
Line S3 | 36.26 km (22.53 mi)[46] | 19 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-06 | ||
Line S4 | 46.2 km (28.7 mi) | 10 | 4 | D | 2023-06-28 | ||
Line S6 | 43.59 km (27.09 mi) | 13 | 4 | B2 | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line S7 | 28.87 km (17.94 mi) | 9 | 4 | B2 | 2018-05-26 | ||
Line S8 | 47.29 km (29.38 mi)[36] | 19 | 4 | B2 | 2014-08-01 | ||
Line S9 | 52.39 km (32.55 mi)[46] | 6 | 3 | B2 | 2017-12-30 | ||
Line 1 | Nanning | 32.1 km (19.9 mi)[36] | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2016-06-28 | |
Line 2 | 27.5 km (17.1 mi)[46] | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-28 | ||
Line 3 | 27.9 km (17.3 mi)[78] | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2019-06-06 | ||
Line 4 | 20.7 km (12.9 mi) | 16 | 6 | B2 | 2020-11-23 | ||
Line 5 | 20.2 km (12.6 mi)[79] | 17 | 6 | B2 | 2021-12-16[79] | ||
Line 1 | Nantong | 39.182 km (24.347 mi) | 28 | 6 | B | 2022-11-10 | |
Line 2 | 20.85 km (12.96 mi) | 17 | 6 | B | 2023-12-27 | ||
Line 1 | Ningbo | 46.17 km (28.69 mi)[36] | 29 | 6 | B2 | 2014-05-30 | |
Line 2 | 36.85 km (22.90 mi) | 27 | 6 | B2 | 2015-09-26 | ||
Line 3 | 38.63 km (24.00 mi)[80] | 24 | 6 | B2 | 2019-06-30 | ||
Line 4 | 35.95 km (22.34 mi) | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2020-12-23 | ||
Line 5 | 27.6 km (17.1 mi) | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Qingdao | 60.11 km (37.35 mi) | 41 | 6 | B1 | 2020-12-24 | |
Line 2 | 25.09 km (15.59 mi) | 22 | 6 | B1 | 2017-12-10 | ||
Line 3 | 24.95 km (15.50 mi)[36] | 22 | 6 | B1 | 2015-12-16 | ||
Line 4 | 30.71 km (19.08 mi) | 25 | 6 | B1 | 2022-12-26 | ||
Line 6 | 30.762 km (19.115 mi)[81][82] | 21 | 6 | B1 | 2024-04-26[83] | ||
Line 8 | 49.61 km (30.83 mi) | 11 | 6 | B1 | 2020-12-24 | ||
Line 11 | 58.35 km (36.26 mi) | 22 | 4 | B1 | 2018-04-23 | ||
Line 13 | 69.63 km (43.27 mi) | 23 | 4 | B1 | 2018-12-26 | ||
Line 1 | Shanghai | 36.76 km (22.84 mi)[36] | 28 | 8 | A | 1993-05-28 | |
Line 2 | 59.71 km (37.10 mi)[36] | 30 | 8 | A | 2000-06-11 | ||
Line 3 | 40.12 km (24.93 mi)[36] | 29 | 6 | A | 2000-12-26 | ||
Line 4 | 33.81 km (21.01 mi)[36] | 26 | 6 | A | 2005-12-31 | ||
Line 5 | 32.73 km (20.34 mi)[36] | 19 | 4/6 | C (High-floor heavy rail) | 2003-11-25 | ||
Line 6 | 32.54 km (20.22 mi)[36] | 28 | 4 | C (High-floor heavy rail) | 2007-12-29 | ||
Line 7 | 43.13 km (26.80 mi)[36] | 33 | 6 | A | 2009-12-05 | ||
Line 8 | 36.73 km (22.82 mi)[36] | 30 | 6/7 | C (High-floor heavy rail) | 2007-12-29 | ||
Line 9 | 63.80 km (39.64 mi)[36][46] | 35 | 6 | A | 2007-12-29 | ||
Line 10 | 44.94 km (27.92 mi)[36] | 37 | 6 | A | 2010-04-10 | ||
Line 11 | 79.27 km (49.26 mi)[36] | 39 | 6 | A | 2009-12-31 | ||
Line 12 | 39.49 km (24.54 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | A | 2013-12-29 | ||
Line 13 | 38.27 km (23.78 mi)[36] | 31 | 6 | A | 2012-12-30 | ||
Line 14 | 38.18 km (23.72 mi) | 30 | 8 | A | 2021-12-30 | ||
Line 15 | 41.22 km (25.61 mi) | 30 | 6 | A | 2021-01-23 | ||
Line 16 | 57.80 km (35.92 mi)[36] | 13 | 3/6 | A | 2013-12-29 | ||
Line 17 | 34.72 km (21.57 mi)[36] | 13 | 6 | A | 2017-12-30 | ||
Line 18 | 36.50 km (22.68 mi) | 26 | 6 | A | 2020-12-26 | ||
Pujiang line | 6.60 km (4.10 mi) | 6 | 4 | P | 2018-03-31 | ||
Maglev line | Shanghai ML | 29.863 km (18.556 mi)[36] | 2 | 5 | MH | 2004-01-01 | |
Line 1 | Shaoxing | 51.2 km (31.8 mi)[30] | 30 | 6 | B | 2021-06-28[30] | |
Line 2 | 10.73 km (6.67 mi) | 9 | 4 | B | 2023-07-26 | ||
Line 1 | Shenyang | 27.80 km (17.27 mi)[36] | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2009-09-23 | |
Line 2 | 45.58 km (28.32 mi)[36] | 33 | 6 | B2 | 2012-01-08 | ||
Line 4 | 34.112 km (21.196 mi) | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2023-09-29 | ||
Line 9 | 28.996 km (18.017 mi)[84] | 23 | 6 | B2 | 2019-05-25 | ||
Line 10 | 27.21 km (16.91 mi) | 21 | 6 | B2 | 2020-04-29[85] | ||
Line 1 | Shenzhen | 41.04 km (25.50 mi)[36] | 30 | 6 | A | 2004-12-28 | |
Line 2 | 39.78 km (24.72 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | A | 2010-12-08 | ||
Line 3 | 43.45 km (27.00 mi)[36] | 31 | 6 | B1 | 2010-12-28 | ||
Line 4 | 31.3 km (19.4 mi)[36] | 23 | 6 | A | 2004-12-28 | ||
Line 5 | 47.393 km (29.449 mi)[86] | 34 | 6 | A | 2011-06-22 | ||
Line 6 | 49.4 km (30.7 mi) | 27 | 6 | A | 2020-08-18[87] | ||
Line 6B | 6.13 km (3.81 mi) | 4 | 6 | B | 2022-11-28 | ||
Line 7 | 30.173 km (18.749 mi)[36] | 27 | 6 | A | 2016-10-28 | ||
Line 8 | 20.38 km (12.66 mi) | 11 | 6 | A | 2020-10-28 | ||
Line 9 | 36.18 km (22.48 mi) | 32 | 6 | A | 2016-10-28 | ||
Line 10 | 29.34 km (18.23 mi) | 24 | 8 | A | 2020-08-18[87] | ||
Line 11 | 53.14 km (33.02 mi)[36] | 19 | 8 | A | 2016-06-28 | ||
Line 12 | 40.56 km (25.20 mi) | 33 | 6 | A | 2022-11-28 | ||
Line 14 | 50.34 km (31.28 mi) | 18 | 8 | A | 2022-10-28 | ||
Line 16 | 29.20 km (18.14 mi) | 24 | 6 | A | 2022-12-28 | ||
Line 20 | 8.43 km (5.24 mi) | 5 | 8 | A | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Shijiazhuang | 34.3 km (21.3 mi) | 26 | 6 | A | 2017-06-26 | |
Line 2 | 15.5 km (9.6 mi)[88] | 15 | 6 | A | 2020-08-26[88] | ||
Line 3 | 26.7 km (16.6 mi) | 22 | 6 | A | 2017-06-26 | ||
Line 1 | Suzhou | 25.739 km (15.993 mi)[36] | 24 | 4 | B1 | 2012-04-28 | |
Line 2 | 40.4 km (25.1 mi)[36] | 35 | 5 | B1 | 2013-12-28 | ||
Line 3 | 45.272 km (28.1 mi)[89] | 37 | 6 | B1 | 2019-12-25[90] | ||
Line 4 | 52.8 km (32.8 mi)[46] | 38 | 6 | B1 | 2017-04-15 | ||
Line 5 | 44.1 km (27.4 mi) | 34 | 6 | B | 2021-06-29 | ||
Line 11 | 41.27 km (25.64 mi) | 28 | 6 | B | 2023-06-24 | ||
Line 2 | Taiyuan | 23.647 km (14.694 mi) | 23 | 6 | A | 2020-12-26 | |
Line S1 | Taizhou | 52.396 km (32.557 mi) | 15 | 4 | D | 2022-12-28 | |
Line 1 | Tianjin | 42.227 km (26.2 mi) | 28 | 6 | B1 | 1980-08-10 | |
Line 2 | 27.157 km (16.875 mi)[36] | 20 | 6 | B1 | 2012-07-01 | ||
Line 3 | 33.6 km (20.9 mi)[36] | 26 | 6 | B1 | 2012-10-01 | ||
Line 4 | 19.4 km (12.1 mi) | 14 | 6 | B2 | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 5 | 34.8 km (21.6 mi)[91][92] | 28 | 6 | B2 | 2018-10-22 | ||
Line 6 | 43.6 km (27.1 mi)[36] | 39 | 6 | B2 | 2016-08-06 | ||
Line 8 | 13.42 km (8.34 mi) | 9 | 6 | A | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 9 | 52.759 km (32.783 mi)[36] | 21 | 4 | B2 | 2004-03-28 | ||
Line 10 | 21.18 km (13.16 mi) | 21 | 6 | B | 2022-11-18 | ||
Line 11 | 12.27 km (7.62 mi) | 11 | 6 | B | 2023-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Ürümqi | 27.615 km (17.159 mi) | 21 | 6 | A | 2018-10-25 | |
Line S1 | Wenzhou | 53.507 km (33.248 mi) | 18 | 4 | D | 2019-01-23 | |
Line S2 | 62.945 km (39.112 mi) | 20 | 4 | D | 2023-08-26 | ||
Line 1 | Wuhan | 37.936 km (23.572 mi)[36][46] | 32 | 4 | B1 | 2004-07-28 | |
Line 2 | 60.304 km (37.471 mi) | 38 | 6 | B1 | 2012-12-28 | ||
Line 3 | 29.660 km (18.430 mi)[36] | 24 | 6 | B1 | 2015-12-28 | ||
Line 4 | 49.693 km (30.878 mi) | 37 | 6 | B1 | 2013-12-28 | ||
Line 5 | 37.216 km (23.125 mi) | 27 | 6 | A | 2021-12-26 | ||
Line 6 | 42.537 km (26.431 mi)[36] | 32 | 6 | A | 2016-12-28 | ||
Line 7 | 67.853 km (42.162 mi) | 33 | 6 | A | 2018-10-01 | ||
Line 8 | 38.197 km (23.735 mi)[46] | 26 | 6 | A | 2017-12-26 | ||
Line 11 | 22.530 km (13.999 mi) | 14 | 6 | A | 2018-10-01 | ||
Line 16 | 36.458 km (22.654 mi) | 14 | 4 | A | 2021-12-26 | ||
Line 19 | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) | 7 | 6 | A | 2023-12-30 | ||
Yangluo line | 34.575 km (21.484 mi)[46] | 16 | 4 | A | 2017-12-26 | ||
Line 1 | Wuhu | 30.46 km (18.93 mi) | 25 | 6 | HL | 2021-11-03[93] | |
Line 2 | 15.787 km (9.810 mi) | 11 | 4 | HL | 2021-12-28 | ||
Line 1 | Wuxi | 65.007 km (40.393 mi) | 36 | 6 | B1 | 2014-07-01 | |
Line 2 | 26.3 km (16.3 mi)[94][36] | 21 | 6 | B1 | 2014-12-28 | ||
Line 3 | 28.493 km (17.70 mi)[95] | 21 | 6 | B | 2020-10-28 | ||
Line 4 | 25.4 km (15.8 mi) | 18 | 6 | B | 2021-12-17 | ||
Line 1 | Xi'an | 42.20 km (26.22 mi)[96] | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2013-09-15 | |
Line 2 | 33.637 km (20.901 mi)[97] | 25 | 6 | B2 | 2011-09-16 | ||
Line 3 | 39.15 km (24.33 mi)[36] | 26 | 6 | B2 | 2016-11-08 | ||
Line 4 | 35.2 km (21.9 mi) | 29 | 6 | B2 | 2018-12-26 | ||
Line 5 | 41.6 km (25.8 mi) | 31 | 6 | B2 | 2020-12-28 | ||
Line 6 | 35.1 km (21.8 mi) | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2020-12-28 | ||
Line 9 | 25.296 km (15.718 mi) | 15 | 6 | B2 | 2020-12-28 | ||
Line 14 | 42.96 km (26.69 mi) | 17 | 6 | B2 | 2019-09-29 | ||
Line 16 | 15.03 km (9.34 mi) | 9 | 6 | B2 | 2023-06-27 | ||
Line 1 | Xiamen | 30.30 km (18.83 mi)[46] | 24 | 6 | B2 | 2017-12-31 | |
Line 2 | 41.64 km (25.87 mi) | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2019-12-25[98] | ||
Line 3 | 26.52 km (16.48 mi)[99] | 21 | 4 | B | 2021-06-25[99] | ||
Line 1 | Xuzhou | 21.967 km (13.650 mi)[100] | 18 | 6 | B | 2019-09-28 | |
Line 2 | 24.25 km (15.07 mi)[101] | 20 | 6 | B | 2020-11-28 | ||
Line 3 | 18.13 km (11.27 mi)[102] | 16 | 6 | B | 2021-06-28[102] | ||
Line 1 | Zhengzhou | 41.21 km (25.61 mi)[103] | 30 | 6 | B2 | 2013-12-28[104] | |
Line 2 | 30.85 km (19.17 mi)[105][106] | 22 | 6 | B2 | 2016-08-19 | ||
Line 3 | 31.813 km (19.768 mi) | 25 | 6 | A | 2020-12-26 | ||
Line 4 | 29.287 km (18.2 mi) | 27 | 6 | B | 2020-12-26 | ||
Line 5 | 40.4 km (25.1 mi)[107] | 32 | 6 | A | 2019-05-20 | ||
Line 6 | 16.727 km (10.394 mi) | 10 | 6 | A | 2022-09-30 | ||
Line 10 | 21.864 km (13.586 mi) | 12 | 6 | A | 2023-09-28 | ||
Line 12 | 16.538 km (10.276 mi) | 11 | 6 | B | 2023-12-20 | ||
Line 14 | 7.455 km (4.632 mi)[108] | 4 | 6 | B | 2019-09-19 | ||
Zhengxu Line | 67.13 km (41.71 mi) | 26 | 4 | B | 2023-12-28 | ||
Chengjiao line | 40.84 km (25.38 mi) | 18 | 6 | B2 | 2017-01-12 |
Commencement dates of lines and extensions
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– Lines / extensions in operation.
– Lines / extensions under testing.