Transit type Rapid transit | Operation will start 2019 | |
Locale Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China Number of lines 1 (start)
2 (under construction)
3 (proposed) Operator(s) Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation System length 26.5 kilometres (start) | ||
The Ürümqi Metro (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐地铁 Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى) is a metro system currently under construction in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for 7 lines totalling 211.9 km in length with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.
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Line 1
Line 1 has been approved and is currently under construction since 20 March 2014. Line 1 connects Ürümqi Diwopu Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ending at the Southern Long Distance Bus Station (南郊客运站). It has a total length of 26.5 km and 21 stations (16 underground, 5 elevated). Line 1 was originally planned to open by the end of 2016 but projections have since been pushed back to the end of 2018, and then to 2019.
Line 2
Line 2 is being planned to connect Ürümqi's High Speed railway station with the urban centre. Line 2 will have 15 elevated stations, a total length of 21.4 km and is planned to open in 2019.