Qingdao Metro | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | Qingdao Metro Corporation | ||
Locale | Qingdao, Shandong, China | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 8 (operating) | ||
Number of stations | 186 (operating) | ||
Daily ridership | 2.2443 million (highest record on 1 May 2023) | ||
Annual ridership | 410.955 million (2023)[1] | ||
Website | www | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | December 16, 2015 | ||
Operator(s) | Qingdao Metro Corporation | ||
Number of vehicles | >86 | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 342.3 km (212.7 mi) (operating) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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Simplified Chinese | 青岛地铁 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 青島地鐵 | ||||||
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Qingdao Metro (Chinese: 青岛地铁; pinyin: Qīngdǎo dìtiě) is a rapid transit system in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The first line, Line 3 (north section) began operation on December 16, 2015.[2]
Line | Terminals (District) |
Commencement | Newest Extension |
Length km |
Stations | |
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1 | Wangjiagang (Huangdao) |
Dongguozhuang (Chengyang) |
2020 | 2021 | 59.82 | 41 |
2 | Taishan Road (Shibei) |
Licun Park (Licang) |
2017 | 2019 | 24.387 | 22 |
3 | Qingdao Railway Station (Shinan) |
Qingdao North Railway Station (Licang) |
2015 | 2016 | 24.472 | 22 |
4 | Hall of the People (Shinan) |
Dahedong (Laoshan) |
2022 | — | 30.71 | 25 |
6 | Hengyunshan Road (Huangdao) |
Lingshan Bay (Huangdao) |
2024 | — | 30.76 | 21 |
8 | Qingdao North Railway Station (Licang) |
Jiaozhou North Railway Station (Jiaozhou) |
2020 | — | 48.3 | 11 |
11 | Miaoling Road (Laoshan) |
Qiangu Mountain (Jimo) |
2018 | — | 54.371 | 21 |
13 | Jialingjiang West Road (Huangdao) |
Dongjiakou Railway Station (Huangdao) |
2018 | 2023 | 69.6 | 23 |
Total | 311.5 | 165 |
Main article: Line 1 (Qingdao Metro) |
The northern section between Qingdao North Railway Station and Dongguozhuang Station was opened on 24 December 2020. The southern section between Qingdao North Railway Station and Wangjiagang Station was opened on 30 December 2021.[3] The north section is 22 km (13.7 mi) and the south section is 38 km (23.6 mi), the entire of Line 1 is 60 km (37.3 mi) in length. Line 1's color is yellow.[4]
Main article: Line 2 (Qingdao Metro) |
Construction on Line 2 began in 2012, and the completed line will comprise 22 stations, with a total length of 24.4 km (15.2 mi). Line 2 began passenger service on December 10, 2017, between Zhiquan Road station and Licun Park station.[5][6][7] The western section from Zhiquan Road station to Taishan Road station opened on December 16, 2019. Line 2's color is red.[8]
Main article: Line 3 (Qingdao Metro) |
The construction of the first line, Line 3, began on November 30, 2009. With 13 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) of funding, the line comprises 22 stations, with a total length of 24.5 km (15.2 mi). The northern half of Line 3 began trial passenger operation on December 16, 2015, and the southern half opened a year later, on December 18, 2016. Line 3's color is blue.[6][9]
Main article: Line 4 (Qingdao Metro) |
Line 4 between Hall of the People station and Dahedong station operation on December 26, 2022, with 25 stations and 30.7 km (19.1 mi) of track. Line 4's color is green.
Main article: Line 6 (Qingdao Metro) |
Construction for Line 6 Phase I started on December 16, 2019. Line 6 (Phase 1, Lingshan Bay station to Hengyunshan Rd station) is a 30.762 km (19.115 mi) line with 21 underground stations.[10][11] Phase 1 of Line 6 opened on April 26, 2024.[12] Line 6's color is light blue.
Main article: Line 8 (Qingdao Metro) |
The northern section opened in December 2020, and the southern section and the branch is currently under construction. Line 8's color is pink.
Main article: Line 11 (Qingdao Metro) |
Phase I of Line 11 between Miaoling Road station and Qiangu Mountain station, which extends from Laoshan District to Jimo District, with 21 stations and 54.4 km (33.8 mi) of track, began operation on April 23, 2018. Line 11's color is dark blue.
Main article: Line 13 (Qingdao Metro) |
Phase I and Phase II of Line 13 between Jinggangshan Road and Dongjiakou Railway Station started operation on December 26, 2018, with 21 stations and 66.813 km (41.516 mi) of track. Line 13's color is teal. A 2.8 km (1.7 mi) extension to the north opened in 2023.
Qingdao proposed a subway system in 1935, making it one of the first cities in China to propose a subway system. The proposed network was 42 km long and ran underground in the city center while elevated in the suburbs.[13] However, the plan never gained traction due to turmoil from the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Planning resumed in 1989 only to be stopped again in 1995 after a national suspension of subway projects was declared due to worries of high costs and financial debts.[14][15] Repeated attempts to gain approval for subway construction were unsuccessful until 2009 when it was finally approved by the NDRC and a test section of Line 3 started construction in July.[16]
The Phase 2 construction plan (2013-2021) of Qingdao Metro was approved by National Development and Reform Commission in April 2016.[17]
More transfer stations such as Taidong station and Liaoyang East Road station will be built, providing the citizens with more choices in transportation.
Line | Terminals | Construction started |
Opening date |
Length in km |
New stations |
Source | |
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2 (Phase 1 Adjustment) |
Sichuan Road (Qingdao Ferry Terminal) | Taishan Road | 2019 | 2024 | 3.84 | 3 | [17] |
8 (South section) |
May 4th Square | Qingdao North Railway Station | 2016 | 2025 | 13.1 | 7 | [17] |
A 3.84 km (2.39 mi) extension from Taishan Road station to Sichuan Road (Qingdao Ferry Terminal) station started construction on October 26, 2019.[18]
Line 6 Phase 2 is also under construction. The extension is fully underground, and will end at Qingdao West railway station.
The remaining Line 8 southern section brings Line 8 deeper into the urban districts of Qingdao and is planned to open by the end of 2025.[19] The extension is 13.1 km (8.1 mi) long with seven stations.[20]
The Phase 3 construction plan (2021-2026) of Qingdao Metro was approved by National Development and Reform Commission on August 19, 2021.[21][22]
Line | Terminals | Construction started |
Opening date |
Length in km |
New stations |
Source | |
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2 Phase 2 |
Licun Park | International Horticultural Expo Garden | 2021 | 2026 | 8.9 | 8 | [22] |
5 | Maidao | Yunling Road | 2021 | 2028 | 32.7 | 29 | [22] |
6 (Phase 2) |
Xintun Road | Qingdao West railway station | 2022[23] | 2027 | 14.7 | 10 | [22] |
7 (Phase 2 North) |
Dongguozhuang | Yingpu Road | 2021 | 2025 | 12.8 | 11 | [22] |
7 (Phase 2 South) |
Xingguo Road | Cangkou | 2021 | 2026 | 3.7 | 3 | [22] |
8 (Branch) |
Dajian | Jiaozhou Railway Station[24] | 2022 | 2027 | 20.4[24] | 11 | [24] |
9 | Haixicun | Gongdiansuo | 2022[23] | 2027 | 16.6 | 13 | [22] |
15 | Xiawangbu | Sifangchang | 2022 | 2028 | 30.8 | 15 | [22] |
All lines use standard B1 type rolling stock. Typically they operate as six-car-trains, whereas lines 11 and 13 use four-car-trains. Power is supplied via a third rail with 1500 V DC. On each line run trains with different appearance and livery.