Lanzhou Metro or Lanzhou Rail Transit is a rapid transit system in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
There are 34.96 kilometers (22 mi) of lines in operation, including Line 1 (25.9 km (16.1 mi),[1]) and Line 2 (9.06 km (5.63 mi),[2]). The first two lines will cost about 23 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).
Line 1 started construction on July 9, 2012, the first phase measures 25.9 kilometers (16.1 mi) with 20 stations.[1][4] The line is completely underground. Line 1 opened on 23 June 2019.[1]
Line 2 was planned to start construction at the end of 2015.[5] Built in phases, the first phase is 9.06 kilometers (5.6 mi)[2] with 9 stations. It runs from Yanbai Bridge to Dongfanghong Square, all within Chengguan District. The line has 2 transfer stations to Line 1, at Wulipu station and Dongfanghong Square station. In December 2017, tunnel boring for the second line commenced. The tunnel is at depths between 6.3 metres (21 ft) and 16.8 metres (55 ft).[6] The line opened on 29 June 2023.[7]
In long-term planning, there will be 5 lines totaling 228 kilometers (142 mi).[8] Due to the urban geography of Lanzhou following a river valley, most of the lines will run east-west parallel to the Yellow River. There will be lines connecting the main urban center with Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, Yuzhong county and Gaolan county.[9]
Line 3 is entirely in the planning phase. Unlike the first two lines, it will have above-ground sections. A road-rail bridge is planned to carry Line 3 over the Yellow River, continuing its route above ground.[11][12]
Line 1 is served by a fleet of 26 Type A rolling stock trainsets of 6 cars each, with a capacity of 2460 passengers per trainset.[13][14] Each set is 139.98 m (459 ft 3 in) long, 3.09 m (10 ft 2 in) wide and 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) high. The rolling stock is manufactured in Changchun by China's CRRC.[15][16] The train sets are developed to be able to withstand sand storms, and feature aluminium bodywork with sand resistant paint, sand resistant glass, and the ventilation system is designed to handle large amounts of dust in the air.[17][18]
Production of the first trains started in March 2016.[13] In October 2016, the first two metro trains were delivered.[15]
A few of the trainsets in service on Line 1 carry the colour scheme of Line 2 which is still under construction.[19]
Payment system
All stations have ticket barriers which can be entered using China T-union cards, either personally bound, or bought for single journeys from ticketing machines.
Since December 2019, passengers can also pay using the Tencent Ride app (zh:騰訊乘車碼).[20]
Network Map
External links
"线网规划图" [Planned network map]. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
