Ürümqi Metro

Ürümqi Metro
Ürümqi Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	乌鲁木き齐地铁
Traditional Chinese	烏魯木齊うるむち地ち鐵てつ
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wūlǔmùqí Dìtiě
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Ürümchi Mëtrosi
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Ürümqi Metrosi
SASM/GNC	Ürümqi Mêtrosi
Siril Yëziqi	Үрүмчи Метроси

Ürümqi Metro
Ürümqi Metro
	A Line 1 train
Overview
Locale	Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	21
Daily ridership	162,000 (29 April 2023 record)
Annual ridership	39,281,000 (2023)
Website	http://www.urumqimtr.com/
Operation
Began operation	October 25, 2018; 5 years ago
Operator(s)	Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation
Number of vehicles	162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018)
Technical
System length	27.615 km (17.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map
System map

The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.

The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.^[4]

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 runs from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km^[3] and 21 stations.^[3]^[5] It is fully underground.^[6]

Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.^[3]

Line	Terminals		Operational	Last extension	Length km	Stations
1	International Airport (Xinshi)	Santunbei (Tianshan)	2018	2019	27.615^[3]	21

Under construction

Urumqi Metro Map with planned expansions shown.

Line 2

Ürümqi metro line 2 is under construction. The line will have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street.^[7] Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The first stretch will open from Huashan Street upto Nanmen in July 2024. The rest of the part will open in 2027. The following is the route:

Yan’an Road – Xiangyangpo – Dawan – Heijiashan – Xingfu Road Middle – Xingfu Road West – Nanmen – Zhongqiao – Nianzigou – Nanliangpo – Xinjiang Agricultural University – Maliaodi – Pingchuan Road – Jiujiawan – Urumqi Railway Station – Huashan Street.

The color of this line is green.

Future Development

Network planning map

Network Map

References

^ "Sina Visitor System".
^ "Sina Visitor System".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 通つう南みなみ彻北展てん通どおり途と乌鲁木き齐地铁与您逐梦同行どうこう. mp.weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-06-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.
^ 新しん疆乌鲁木齐市投とう资312.4亿元建けん设两条じょう轨道交通こうつう. 天山あまやま网 (in Chinese). 2012-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
^ 乌鲁木き齐地铁1号ごう线北段だん空そら载试运行. Kanzhun (in Chinese). 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
^ 28日にち，京きょう疆合作がっさく的てき乌鲁木き齐轨道交どうこう通どおり1号ごう线全线开通どおり试运营. 北京ぺきん市し轨道交通こうつう建けん设管理かんり有限ゆうげん公司こうし (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.
^ 乌鲁木き齐地铁2号ごう线首座しゅざ车站九家湾站封顶. 人民じんみん网 (in Chinese). 2017-11-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27.

[1] "Sina Visitor System".

[2] "Sina Visitor System".

[Line1a-3] 通つう南みなみ彻北展てん通どおり途と乌鲁木き齐地铁与您逐梦同行どうこう. mp.weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-06-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27.

[4] 新しん疆乌鲁木齐市投とう资312.4亿元建けん设两条じょう轨道交通こうつう. 天山あまやま网 (in Chinese). 2012-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2012-10-24.

[Line1Length-5] 乌鲁木き齐地铁1号ごう线北段だん空そら载试运行. Kanzhun (in Chinese). 2018-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.

[U1length-6] 28日にち，京きょう疆合作がっさく的てき乌鲁木き齐轨道交どうこう通どおり1号ごう线全线开通どおり试运营. 北京ぺきん市し轨道交通こうつう建けん设管理かんり有限ゆうげん公司こうし (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.

[7] 乌鲁木き齐地铁2号ごう线首座しゅざ车站九家湾站封顶. 人民じんみん网 (in Chinese). 2017-11-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27.

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