Hefei Metro

Summary

Hefei Rail Transit (Chinese: 合肥轨道交通), also known as Hefei Metro (Chinese: 合肥轨道), is a rapid transit system in Hefei, China.

Hefei Metro
Overview
LocaleHefei, Anhui, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5
Number of stations165
Daily ridership741,800 (2021 average)[1]
1.23 million (2020 record)
Annual ridership271 million (2021)[1]
Websitehttp://www.hfgdjt.com/
Operation
Began operationDecember 26, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-26)[2]
Operator(s)Hefei Urban Mass Transit Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length201.95 km (125.49 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

Lines in operation edit

 
Hefei Metro
Line Terminals
(District)
Commencement Newest
Extension
Length
km
Stations
 1  Hefei Railway Station
(Yaohai)
Jiulianwei
(Baohe)
2016 2023 29.14[3] 26
 2  Nangang
(Shushan)
Sanshibu
(Yaohai)
2017 2023 42.76[4] 35
 3  Xingfuba
(Feixi Co.)
Xiangcheng Lu
(Yaohai)
2019 2023 48.5[5] 40
 4  Hefei Comprehensive Bonded Zone
(Shushan)
Qinglonggang
(Yaohai)
2021 41.37[6] 31
 5  Jiqiao Lu
(Luyang)
Guiyang Lu
(Baohe)
2020 2022 40.7 33
Total 201.95 165

Line 1 edit

Line 1 began construction on 1 June 2012 and was opened on December 26, 2016.[2] The color of Line 1 is red.

Line 2 edit

Line 2 opened on December 26, 2017.[7][8][9][10] Thales Saic Transport is providing the line with urban rail traffic management and CBTC systems. The color of Line 2 is blue.

Line 3 edit

Line 3 opened on December 26, 2019.[5] The color of Line 3 is green.

Line 4 edit

Line 4 opened on December 26, 2021,[11] along with the section from Beiyan Lake to Qinglonggang, which is planned to be split into Line 6. The color of Line 4 is orange.

Line 5 edit

Line 5 opened on December 26, 2020. The color of Line 5 is chartreuse.

Future development edit

Phase III Plan edit

The extensions of Lines 2, 3, 4, and the first phase of Lines 6, 7, 8 and regional line S1 are also approved by National Development and Reform Commission.[12]

To-scale map of Hefei Metro by 2025           
  •  
Line Terminals Planned
opening
Length
km
Stations Notes
 4  (Southern extension) Beiyanhu Ziyunhu First half of 2024 13.4 8
 6  (Phase 1) Beiyanhu Longtang December 2024 35.2 17 The Beiyanhu–Qinglonggang section of Line 4 will also be part of Line 6
 7  (Phase 1) Songlin Lu Chaohu Nanlu 21 17
 8  (Phase 1) Hefei Beicheng Railway Station Yilijing 23 12
 S1  (Initial section) Shushan Industrial Park Wulidun December 2025 47.5 14
Total 165.9 87

With all lines opened, Hefei Metro will have a network length of 342.1 km (212.6 mi) and 234 stations in 2025.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "运送乘客237.1亿人次,新增运营里程1168公里…2021年城市轨道交通运营成绩单". January 13, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 合肥市轨道交通1号线工程开工建设新闻发布稿 Archived July 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine,合肥市政府网站
  3. ^ "合肥轨道交通1号线试验段开工 2号线2011年开工". 中部崛起网. August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "合肥轨道交通2号线今日10时正式开通 市民可提前乘坐_安徽网". www.ahwang.cn. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "合肥轨道交通3号线12月26日8:56正式开通". December 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "合肥轨道4号线12月26日正式开通运营". December 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hefei opens first metro line". December 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "合肥轨道交通2号线今日开通运营-新华网安徽频道". www.ah.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  9. ^ 轨道2号线有望2017年试运营 Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "中铁二十四局开挖合肥城市轨道交通"第一钻"". 中华铁道网. August 14, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  11. ^ "合肥轨道4号线12月26日正式开通运营". December 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "国家发展改革委关于安徽省合肥市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划(2020-2025年)的批复" (PDF). Retrieved May 14, 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Chinese)
  • Urbanrail.net