Luoyang Subway | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | Luoyang Municipal People's Government | ||
Locale | Luoyang, Henan Province, China | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 2 | ||
Website | www.lysubway.com.cn | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 28 March 2021[1] | ||
Operator(s) | Luoyang Subway Co., Ltd. | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 43.5 km | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
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Traditional Chinese | 洛陽地鐵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 洛阳地铁 | ||||||
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Luoyang Subway (Chinese: 洛阳地铁; pinyin: Luòyáng Dìtiě) is a metro network serving urban and suburban districts of Luoyang. It is the second metro system in Henan Province, as well as the first metro system in a city that is not a provincial capital in central and western China.[2]
Line | Terminals (District) |
Commencement | Length km |
Stations | |
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1 | Hongshan (Xigong) |
Yangwan (Luolong) |
28 March 2021 | 25.342 | 19 |
2 | Erqiao Road (Laocheng) |
Balitang (Luolong) |
26 December 2021 | 18.216 | 15 |
Main article: Line 1 (Luoyang Subway) |
Line 1 is a west–east line from Hongshan station to Yangwan station. It began construction in June 2017.[3] It was opened on 28 March 2021.[1] Line 1 is 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi) in length with 19 stations.[4]
Main article: Line 2 (Luoyang Subway) |
Line 2 is a north–south line from Erqiao Road station to Balitang station. It began construction in December 2017.[5] It connects both Luoyang railway station and Luoyang Longmen railway station. The first phase of Line 2 is 18.216 kilometres (11.319 mi) in length with 15 stations.[6] The line opened on December 26, 2021.[6]
The first phase of the system, including Line 1 and the first phase of Line 2, was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in August 2016.[7]
Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017,[3] and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.[5]