Locale Zhengzhou, China Number of lines 3 Daily ridership 241,000 (2015 Avg.) | Transit type Rapid transit Number of stations 61 | |
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Owner Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government | ||
Zhengzhou Metro (Chinese: 郑州地铁) is a rapid transit metro rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Zhengzhou municipality. The plans of Zhengzhou Metro line 1 and Zhengzhou Metro line 2 were approved by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in February 2009. Construction of Line 1 started on 6 June 2009. Line 2 started construction on 28 December 2010. As planned, Line 1 commenced services on 26 December 2013 and Line 2 commenced services on 19 August 2016. In January 12, 2017, the southern extension of Line 2 allows the system to serve the Xinzheng International Airport. It is the first and currently the only metro system in the Henan Province.
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Line 1
Line 1, is a west-east line with a total length of 34.84 km, starting from Zhengzhou University New Campus and ending in Muzhuang. CSR Zhuzhou supplied six-car Type B metro trains for Line 1 under a contract signed in January 2011. The first phase which runs West to East has 20 stations and is 26.34 km long. The phase is entirely underground and opened in 2013. In January 12, 2017 an eastern and western extension was opened adding 15.01 km and 10 stations to the line.
Line 2
Line 2, a north-south line with a total length of 27.30 km, starting from Huiji District and ending in Zhanmatun, with 21 stations. The first phase of Line 2, with 16 stations (14 underground, 2 elevated) and 19.05 km (17.25 km underground) opened on 19 August 2016.
Chengjiao Line
Chengjiao Line is a suburban metro line with a total length of 31.7 km, starting from Guancheng Hui and ending in Xinzheng International Airport, with 15 stations.In January 12, 2017 Chengjiao Line was opened as a southern extension of Line 2, starting from Nansihuan (South 4th Ring) to Xinzheng International Airport.
Future lines
In total three lines are under construction, and ten lines are planned.