Metro planning in China Mainland [Archive]

z0rg

February 24th, 2007, 03:06 PM

Changzhou 2010
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常州规划轻轨一号线2010年建成

中国常州网讯记者昨晚从常州市规划部门了解到，该市城市轨道交通线网规划目前已经基本完成，轻轨一二号线已进入现场勘测阶段，眼下,该市将进一步编制轻轨建设规划。据悉，规划中的常州轻轨线网由四条轨道组成，其中1号线长为41公里，2号线长25公里，3号线长25公里，4号线长38公里。据常州规划局顾副局长介绍，现在完成的轻轨线网规划在建设实施过程中会有动态微调,不过预计到2010年，轻轨一号线建成后，客车最高运行时速将达到每小时80公里，平均运营速度为每小时35公里。
　根据方案，常州的轻轨网将由4条轨道组成：
1号线长41公里，由新港经龙虎塘、市民广场、火车站、文化宫、同济桥、湖塘至武南，连接本市主要地区，是轨道交通网中的骨干线路；

　2号线长25公里，由城西中心经五星、勤业、南大街、红梅公园、朝阳桥、横山桥至五一村，是连接城西组团与城东组团的东西向交通轴；

　3号线长25公里，从高速铁路常州站经前桥、芦墅、花园、清潭、芦家巷、淹城、大学城到后庄，是缓解1号线交通压力的一条辅助线；

　4号线长38公里，是从新龙组团次中心区到洛阳片区的一条东西向线路，由新龙经安家、薛家、新闸、城西中心、邹区、茶山、丽华、雕庄、剑湖至戚墅堰。

　常州的轻轨将分阶段建设，2010年左右形成轨道交通的市区主轴，建设1号线中的重要线路，框算建设费用为105亿元；2020年左右建设东西走向的2号线，框算建设费用61亿元，由此形成轨道交通的东西、南北城市轴；2050年启动3号线、4号线的建设，全面形成轨道交通网。

　该规划经国际招标确定编制单位，根据常州交通实际情况，综合考虑建设费用的经济性，融合国外先进技术经验以及本市规划部门及专家组的审查意见，最终形成这一基本线网方案。在经过最终论证后，还需要继续进行相关论证和讨论方能正式通过。

　据悉，常州轻轨网的建设，一是考虑该市与相邻城市特别是与上海、南京、浙江等城市轨道线网之间的连接，同时还对进一步沟通主城区外围片区和金坛、溧阳进行了充分的考虑。据介绍，常州轻轨建成后，将极大改善本地区内的交通状况，全区域内所有居民均可实现坐着火车上下班的愿望，从市区到最偏远的地点，行程时间将被压缩在半小时之内。另外轻轨交通网北接南京、镇江、扬州、泰州、南通等沿江城市，南接无锡、苏州、上海，与浙江轻轨网连接，将形成与长江三角洲北翼主要城市之间的“1小时交通圈”以及与长江三角洲南翼杭州、湖州、宁波等城市之间的“两小时交通圈”。

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August 13th, 2007, 06:38 PM

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alsen

August 16th, 2007, 12:04 PM

looks greenier.nicely designed. :okay:

ANR

April 10th, 2008, 02:39 PM

From the Shanghai Daily on 4/10:

Bureau Announces Another Subway Line
Created: 2008-4-10
Author:Zhang Jun

SHANGHAI plans to build a new Metro line that will cross Lujiazui Station on Metro Line 2, city officials said yesterday.

The information on the new line was posted for public comment yesterday on the official Website of the Shanghai Urban Planning Administrative Bureau.

The Website did not name the new subway line or give a completion date but, according to local Chinese media, it will be designated Metro Line 14.

Officials of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group said the government will allocate enough underground space for the new line.

Line 14 does not appear on current Metro blueprints.

z0rg

April 11th, 2008, 12:54 AM

Line 14 does not appear on current Metro blueprints.

It does

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ANR

April 11th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Interesting - just shows that you can't believe everything that you read in the newspaper - it was a direct cut & paste.

Thanks for the clarification & map.

YelloPerilo

April 12th, 2008, 01:27 AM

My place in Shanghai is near Line 9, North of Dapuqiao and Jiashan Lu stations. :)

ANR

April 16th, 2008, 09:40 AM

The following is from the Shanghai Daily on 4/16:

Line 2 to add 21 trains for eastern extension
Created: 2008-4-15
Author:Yang Jian

METRO Line 2 will add 21 new trains for its eastern extension that will begin trial operations before World Expo 2010, a Shanghai news Website reported.

The line has 17 stations and 25 trains now while it will add 12 more stations in the extension to Pudong International Airport.

The new trains, jointly manufactured by Shanghai Alstom Company and Nanjing Puzhen Metro Train Company, have eight cars, two more than current trains on Line 2, Eastday.com said.

Each of the new subway trains has a capacity of about 550 passengers, about 30 percent more than the older ones.

Five of the trains have been transferred to the city and are awaiting tests, the report said.

Construction on the eastern extension of the line will begin this year, previous reports said.

The eastern extension will be 30.8 kilometers and link Longyang Station to Pudong International Airport.

Nine stations for the extension will be built underground, two will be elevated and one will be at ground level.

Construction designers also plan to extend Metro Line 2 west to Hongqiao International Airport so that it will take only one hour and 20 minutes to travel between Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport.

The city will add a total of 137 trains, including 21 for Line 2, to the city's eight Metro lines before 2010, the report said.

Shanghai plans to build 10 new Metro lines between 2005 and 2012, stretching 389 kilometers. The city Metro system is expected to span 510 kilometers by 2012.

Metro Line 12 under starter's orders
Created: 2008-4-16
Author:Zhang Jun

SHANGHAI is to start construction of Metro Line 12 this year - an arterial line that will incorporate 14 transfer stations, the Shanghai Metro Construction Headquarters announced yesterday.

The city is also to add more trains and install more bank ATMs and other commercial outlets at Metro stations.

"The Metro Line 12 will improve the city's efficiency of Metro network operation," said Huang Gang, an official of the headquarters.

Huang said the city government plans to start preliminary construction of the 39.5-kilometer line by the end of the year and the entire project is expected to be up and running by 2012.

The new line will connect Qixin Road Station in Minhang District in the west and Shangchuan Road Station in Pudong New Area in the northeast.

According to Huang, the line will pass through many emerging key downtown venues, including the Fuxing Island Development Zone of the Eastern Bund, the Caohejing Development Zone, the Northern Bund, the Longhua Tourism Zone and a commercial zone near Shanghai Railway Station.

It will have 32 underground stations, including 14 interchange stations connecting it with most of the city's other Metro lines.

By 2010, the city will have a network of 11 lines totaling 400 kilometers. By 2012, there will be 13 lines totaling 500 kilometers.

Also yesterday, the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group announced an increase in the number of trains this year.

It plans 21 new eight-unit trains for Metro Line 2. Another 20-plus six-unit trains on Line 2 will have additional units added to accommodate more passengers. Overall, 137 new trains will be added before 2010.

The group also plans to install 138 ATMs at 50 stations on Lines 6, 8 and 9 by the end of this month.

Eight banks - including the China Everbright Bank and the Bank of Communications - have signed contracts with Shentong for the ATMs in the Metro to promote commercial development.

Restaurants and stores will also open over the next few months at the stations of the three Metro lines.

snow is red

April 16th, 2008, 07:45 PM

Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the platform of Chongwenmen station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing. Beijing's No. 5 subway line, which runs through the heart of the city from north to south, opened from last October after nearly five years' construction. The 27.6-km line is installed with 23 stations and runs from Tiantongyuan North Station in northern Beijing's Changping district to Songjiazhuang Station in southern Fengtai district. Equipped with a wireless communication network, live broadcasts will be provided on televisions installed in each subway car and passengers will never lose the signal on their mobile phones. The subway cars are wider and taller than the ones operating on the older lines and are designed to reach speeds of 80 km per hour. Elevators designed to aid disabled people have been installed.

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A child plays at the chairs on the platform of Dongsi station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A passenger makes a call on the platform of Chongwenmen station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the automatic analyzer on the platform of Dongdan station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the platform of Dongdan station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the blind sidewalk on the platform of Dengshikou station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A child walks on the platform of Dongsi station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line with the pattern of Chinese chess in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the entrance and the exit of Zhangzizhong station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the icons of the 13th Paralympic Games at the Beixinqiao station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing.

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Passengers get off at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Foreign tourists walk down the stairs at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A foreign tourist walks down the stairs at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Two subway trains run on the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A subway train runs on the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A subway train runs pass a pedestrian overbridge near the Lishuiqiao station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A subway train leaves the Beiyuanbeilu station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line with the structure like "pod" in Beijing

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A subway train arrives at the Datundonglu station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the electric board at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the circular lamps at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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A passenger passes by a directional sign at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing

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Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the brailles signs at the Puhuangyu station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing.

snow is red

April 18th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Metro Line 12 under starter's orders in Shanghai
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www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-16 11:21:49 Print

BEIJING, April 16 -- Shanghai is to start construction of Metro Line 12 this year, an arterial line that will incorporate 14 transfer stations, the Shanghai Metro Construction Headquarters announced yesterday.

The city is also to add more trains and install more bank ATMs and other commercial outlets at Metro stations.

"The Metro Line 12 will improve the city's efficiency of Metro network operation," said Huang Gang, an official of the headquarters.

Huang said the city government plans to start preliminary construction of the 39.5-kilometer line by the end of the year and the entire project is expected to be up and running by 2012.

The new line will connect Qixin Road Station in Minhang District in the west and Shangchuan Road Station in Pudong New Area in the northeast.

According to Huang, the line will pass through many emerging key downtown venues, including the Fuxing Island Development Zone of the Eastern Bund, the Caohejing Development Zone, the Northern Bund, the Longhua Tourism Zone and a commercial zone near Shanghai Railway Station.

It will have 32 underground stations, including 14 interchange stations connecting it with most of the city's other Metro lines.

By 2010, the city will have a network of 11 lines totaling 400 kilometers. By 2012, there will be 13 lines totaling 500 kilometers.

Also yesterday, the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group announced an increase in the number of trains this year.

It plans 21 new eight-unit trains for Metro Line 2. Another 20-plus six-unit trains on Line 2 will have additional units added to accommodate more passengers. Overall, 137 new trains will be added before 2010.

The group also plans to install 138 ATMs at 50 stations on Lines 6, 8 and 9 by the end of this month.

Eight banks - including the China Everbright Bank and the Bank of Communications - have signed contracts with Shentong for the ATMs in the Metro to promote commercial development.

Restaurants and stores will also open over the next few months at the stations of the three Metro lines.

(Source: Shanghai Daily)

ANR

April 26th, 2008, 06:05 PM

From the Shanghai Daily on 4/26:

"METRO construction will reach its peak this year, the Shanghai Construction and Transport Management Commission said, with at least seven new and extension lines - 7, 10, 11, 13, the second phases of 8 and 9 and the eastern extension of 2 - under construction at the same time."

Pictures taken on 4/26 of the extension of Metro Line 2 on the east end in the ZhangJiang Hi Tech area:

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These two pictures from corner of Zochongzi Rd & Halei Rd

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These two pictures are at the end of the existing ZhangJiang Metro station

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The existing ZhangJiang line 2 Metro station.

oliver999

April 27th, 2008, 03:13 AM

zorg, nice suzhou metro map.
一号线（26.1公里，24站〔扣除塔园路、养育巷站为22〕，预计2011通车）：灵天路－金枫路－汾湖路－玉山公园－苏州乐园－滨河路－三元村－桐泾路－广济路－养育巷－人民路－临顿路－仓街－东环路－中央公园－星海街－星港街－国际博览中心－华池街－星湖街－南施街－星塘街－钟南街
二号线（27，22，2012）：高铁站－相城大道－富阳路－安元路－春申湖中路－阳澄湖中路－齐门北大街－金民东路－天筑路－火车站－三医院－石路－广济路－三香广场－劳动东路－胥江路－桐泾公园－长吴路－宝带西路－旺吴路－石湖路－迎春南路
三号线（43.5，31，2015-2016(预计)）：新区城铁站（浒墅关）－鸿文路－泰山路－马运路－华山路－何山路－苏州乐园－狮山路－玉山路－竹园路－横山路－横塘镇－吴中西路－新郭路－友新路－宝带西路－宝带东路－迎春路－吴中东路－吴东路－娄葑镇－独墅湖路－国宾路（望湖角）－斜塘镇－莲葑路－苏胜路－金塔路－星塘街－沈浒路－苏虹东路－唯亭城铁站
四号线（31.2，22，2015-2016(预计)）：旺埂上－广登路－黄桥镇－阳澄湖路－珍珠湖路－金民西路－苏锦村－火车站－北寺塔－观前街－人民路－十全街－竹辉路－南环路－宝带东路－石湖路―澄湖西路―蠡墅镇－国际教育园－越城西路－溪水路－苏旺路

苏州城市轨道交通远期线网由1号线、2号线、3号线、4号线四条线路组成，线路总长135.3公里，车站105座，形成两纵两横>“>并>”>字形总体布局，将覆盖平江区、沧浪区、金阊区、工业园区、高新区、相城区、吴中区七个区所组成的苏州中心城区，面积约1100平方公里，该交通网的建成，将构成中心城区综合交通的骨架，解决中心城区居民的出行，到远期城市快速轨道交通出行总量占城市公交出行总量的比例将超过40%，占城市总出行的比例将超过18%。

年初召开的全市重点建设项目工作会议上，轨道交通1号线已经被列入今年130个重点建设项目名单，该线全长26.1公里，投资总额约97亿元，全线起于高新区灵天路、止于苏州工业园区锦溪街，设站23座，按照项目推进计划，今年1号线的主要工作是征地拆迁、管线迁移、临时生活设施建设等，此外，车站的工程桩要完成70%。

ANR

May 19th, 2008, 03:25 PM

Fuzhou’s High-speed Railway Transportation Plan Gets Nod
Author:IEL China
Date:05-14-2008

The ‘Plan for the Construction of Fuzhou City’s High-speed Urban Railways’ received approval from China International Economic Consultants Co., Ltd after the latter company was entrusted with the review of the plan by the National Development and Reform Commission, announced the Fuzhou Municipal Government on May 12th. Fuzhou City’s urban railway network will consist of seven railway lines with total length of approximately 180km as well as 134 stations, including 16 interchange stations. Construction will start first on urban railway line 1, which will be 28.8km long, constructed underground for its entire length, and will include 24 stations. Line 1 will apply for approval from the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Council this year, with construction scheduled to begin in 2009 and be completed in 2014.

ANR

May 27th, 2008, 02:40 PM

From Shanghai Daily 5/27:

Subway to link Taicang City
Created: 2008-5-27
Author:Yang Jian and Zhang Jun

AUTHORITIES are considering extending Shanghai's Metro Line 11 to Jiangsu's Taicang City from Jiading District, the first time a subway in Shanghai would link to another city.

Taicang has allocated 2,310 square kilometers of land in Ludu County for construction, according to Xie Ming, mayor of Taicang.

Xie made the remarks at the 2008 Shanghai Metro Forum held in Taicang on Sunday.

A preliminary plan has Line 11 adding three stations in Taicang. The terminus of Line 11 will be built in Ludu. The line will also connect with subway lines to be built in Taicang.

The plan has been "supported" by the Development and Research Center of the State Council as well as the Jiangsu Development and Reform Committee.

The extension of the line should lengthen the distance between stations from two to four kilometers and accelerate the speed to more than 100 kilometers per hour because there will be fewer passengers at stations in the cities' rural areas, said Zhou Yimin, deputy director of the urban Metro department of China Communications and Transportation Association.

Most subway stations in Shanghai are about 1km apart and the trains reach a maximum speed of 80km per hour. Taicang is 10km away from Jiading and is famous for its crushed dried pork products.

City planners said the project will promote business ties between Shanghai and Taicang, particularly the ports of both cities. It will also speed up the process of economic development in the Jiading District.

Although a new railway network has been planned for the Yangtze River Delta Region, the Metro link will further facilitate commuters, the planners said. The 59km first phase of Metro Line 11 will link Shanghai's northern Jiading District to Shangnan Road in Pudong near the Sanlin Area, en route to the center of the city.

The first section of phase one will open in 2010 to connect the northern-most Chengbei Road to the downtown Jiangsu Road.

In the Taicang terminal, a big parking lot has been planned to facilitate "park and ride" transfers.

big-dog

May 30th, 2008, 05:00 AM

new released Beijing Subway line 15 planning (beijingupdates.com)

(北京地铁15号线图纸出炉，一期建设顺义段
地铁十五号线从颐和园出发，穿过清华大学，沿大屯路至望京后沿京顺路、顺于路至顺义城区。线路全长约43.3公里，共设车站22座。线路主要经过圆明园南路、清华大学、清华东路、奥林匹克公园、大屯路、望京地区、新国展、京顺路、顺于路、顺安路。
一期工程由大屯路至府前街，线路全长约32公里，设车站15座，预计投资129亿元.)

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amirtaheri

June 10th, 2008, 02:14 PM

Just to add. I made my own map of Wuhan Metro 2020 because the maps I've seen of it so far haven't been fantastic. Finding a decent starting map is impossibly difficult to start drawn it!

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ANR

June 21st, 2008, 06:30 PM

From Railway Age on 6/20/08

US&S lands more work in China

Union Switch & Signal has been awarded two contracts worth $22.31 million for ATC (automatic train control) on extensions of the Shanghai Line 2 metro. The first contract is for the Shanghai Line 2 East Extension project, which will extend the existing system eastward by 18.37 miles to provide service to Pudong International Airport. The second contract is for the Hongqiao Integrated Transportation Hinge Mating project (“West-West Extension”), a westward extension of 5.32 miles that will link the present system with Hongqiao Airport. US&S’s contract values for the two projects are $17.63 million and $4.68 million, respectively. US&S will supply its AF-900 profile-based ATC system for signaling and train control. AF-900 integrates ATP (automatic train protection), ATO (automatic train operation), and ATS (automatic train supervision).

The East Extension will add 11 passenger stations and 32 new trains. The West-West Extension will add three passenger stations, two of which will serve Hongqiao Airport. The project also includes retrofit of 37 existing trains in order to enable control of platform screen and security doors that will be installed on both extensions. According to Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. Ltd. Executive Vice President Zhu Husheng, “Shanghai Metro Line 2 has been in revenue service for more than eight years, and the signaling system has been running smoothly. We are pleased to have US&S on the signaling project for the extensions.”

ANR

June 22nd, 2008, 12:29 PM

Pictures taken 6/15/08 near the intersection of Zuchongzhi & Shenjiang Roads in ZhangJiang Hi Tech area in Pudong of the extension work on Line #2 Metro towards the Pudong Airport.

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Note the truck load of tunnel liners ready to be unloaded.

lester

June 22nd, 2008, 05:13 PM

too many metro lines in Shanghai,
Shanghai is sinking:no:

YelloPerilo

June 22nd, 2008, 05:34 PM

^^

What is the alternative? More gaojialu?

snow is red

June 22nd, 2008, 06:15 PM

More cars would stop it from sinking methink.

z0rg

June 22nd, 2008, 08:54 PM

too many metro lines in Shanghai,
Shanghai is sinking:no:

Don't worry. That issue was reported to be extremely exaggerated ;)

staff

June 26th, 2008, 11:01 AM

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080626/article_364632.htm
Planning bureau approves route for Line 20

By Chen Qian | 2008-6-26 | ONLINE EDITION

THE route of Metro Line 20, essentially an extension of Line 2, has been approved by the Shanghai Urban Planning Administrative Bureau, Oriental Morning Post reported today.

The 34.7-kilometer line starts from Xujing Station in Qingpu District and ends at Zhujiajiao. Xujing Station is on Xuming Road, near Zhuguang Road.

Construction of Xujing Station has started and Line 20 is expected to open to the public by 2010.

The line crosses the Jia-jin expressway to Yinggang Road and then passes Fangjiayao, Zhaoxiang to Qingpu Town. It reaches the district's central park and then goes west to Zhujiajiao.

Construction on the 30.8-kilometer eastern extension of Line 2 started last July, previous reports said. It will link Longyang Station to Pudong International Airport. It is also expected to open to the public by 2010.

The western terminus of Line 2 is at Songhong Road Station. It will be extended to Hongqiao Airport, one stop before Line 20's Xujing Station.

staff

June 28th, 2008, 11:53 AM

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080628/article_364861.htm
Metro cards by design

By Dong Zhen | 2008-6-28 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

METRO passengers will soon be able to buy special souvenir transport cards featuring prize-winning designs by local college students.

The contest, initiated by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, ended yesterday.

About 100 winners were announced yesterday at Liu Haisu Art Museum, from 874 submissions. The designs promote public-service messages on reducing pollution and improving behavior while taking the Metro.

Other designs urge help for victims of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake and encourage support for the Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo.

Three of the student designers won gold prizes. In total, 19 designs will be printed on souvenir transport cards, said Metro officials.

z0rg

July 7th, 2008, 01:12 AM

Can you believe this?? Huge subway network on going in Xi'an!

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/thisoleil/Metro%20Logo/5.png

staff

July 7th, 2008, 06:33 AM

Looks well planned too. There are about 10 (?) stations within the wall it seems.

Very nice. :)

staff

July 7th, 2008, 06:34 AM

Looks well planned too. There are about 10 (?) stations within the wall it seems.

Very nice. :)

The_BigGeo

July 8th, 2008, 10:07 PM

Given that subway construction costs a lot, I think that many Chinese cities' plans are too ambitious even unrealistic. For a lesser known and not as rich city like Xi'an, maybe 2 lines will do it. The rest can be light rail, above ground rapid transit, or commuter rail. This is the quickest way to develop much needed public transportation, rather than trying to impress by grandiose projects for the sake of setting world records.

BarbaricManchurian

July 9th, 2008, 01:29 AM

^^they have the money, just wait, it will be built to the proposal or greater, shanghai has added tons of new lines to their original proposal.

big-dog

July 9th, 2008, 04:01 AM

@z0rg, yes Xi'an subway plan is amazing. I read news that Xi'an subway investigation will start in Oct and construction starts next Jan.

staff

July 9th, 2008, 07:23 AM

The_BigGeo

July 9th, 2008, 06:04 PM

The_BigGeo,

Why would a huge city like Xi'an with immense traffic problems not build a metro system? They should refrain from doing so because it is "lesser known"? It has nothing to do with building grandiose projects or setting world records - it's about solving traffic problems in mega cities - something that should be done in cities worldwide but most of the time the money is wasted on other things.

I didn't say don't build a metro system, I just suggested that they don't make it 250km and 6 lines and have a smaller METRO system w/2 lines instead and then filling the rest with alternative modes. Metros are expensive to build, and there are alternatives like light rail, monorail, elevated, commuter rail, or BRT. Now many American cities also have traffic problems (Houston, LA, Phoenix) but they're not building metros. They instead opted for light rail, which is faster to construct and easier to operate. When planned well, LRT can be just as good as metro, or even better. Being above ground gives riders nice views of the cityscape.

About the grandiose comment, a lot of Chinese cities have subway plans for systems as large as Tokyo or Seoul but the cities are not as large as those.
E.g. Hangzhou 278km, Chengdu 270+km, Wuhan 300km, Tianjin 255km,... and some are adding lines like crazy before construction even begins. Planning metros and drawing lines are easy, but it's constructing and making them work that count.

staff

July 9th, 2008, 10:01 PM

The cities you mention will be as big or larger than Tokyo and Seoul in the future.

Transit in US cities is extremely bad, and to think that light rail in any city over 1 million inhabitants would be enough is ludicrous. The mass transit attempts in the US cities you mention are jokes, and nothing else. 80-90% of the inhabitants are still without decent connections to the transit networks, and this is exactly what Chinese cities are trying to avoid currently.

Two metro lines in any Chinese city over 2-3 million inhabitants isn't nearly enough. The current plans for Hangzhou, Chengdu etc. are only for the preliminary networks, and you will realize that the finished networks 20-25 years from now will be a lot larger - larger than most metro networks on the planet today.

And of course nothing of it is for bragging or some shit like that. Chinese cites are extremely crowded and the country will host numerous cities over 10-20 million people in a not too distant future - all of these cities will need huge metro networks in order to work.

drunkenmunkey888

July 10th, 2008, 02:29 AM

The_BigGeo

July 11th, 2008, 06:28 PM

Hmmm...I'm a bit confused. elsewhere in the U.S. and Europe and developed countries of Asia/Pacific they say that metro is really expensive to construct and avoid planning metro lines, let alone BIG plans like Chinese cities. For example, Phoenix's light rail (see thread) seemed like a burden by the way they described it and they're only planning to run it with limited frequencies. New York's new subway like looks like it will take 10 years just to finish half of it. Singapore isn't building too many lines at once and instead to stretch out the plan until past 2020. The city I'm from, Philadelphia, has 6 million in the metro area but gets by with only 2 subway lines. Right now China's still not as rich as the U.S. so I wonder where are they going to find the money to construct extensive metros without turning them into disasters.

staff

July 11th, 2008, 07:59 PM

Philadelphia doesn't "get by". Its mass transit system is terrible compared to similar sized cities in Europe.

China has the human capital (relatively low construction costs), and its cities are 10 times smaller by area than its American counterparts - a system with 6-8 lines will be well enough for a medium sized Chinese city if backed up by decent bus and light rail. A comparison to huge suburban US cities like Phoenix is simply not doable.

The Chinese government is very rich, and they put enormous priorities into infrastructure (money that is put into military and homeland security in the US for example), so no - the metro systems planned and under constructions are nothing but essential for the cities, and will prove to be huge successes.

The_BigGeo

July 11th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Can you believe this?? Huge subway network on going in Xi'an!

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/thisoleil/Metro%20Logo/5.png

Anyway, I think this is a neat plan (map). It kind of resembles Washington DC without the track sharing. The route of Line 5 is a bit like the Orange Line with the branch resembling the Silver Line extension.

drunkenmunkey888

July 11th, 2008, 10:51 PM

Anyway, I think this is a neat plan (map). It kind of resembles Washington DC without the track sharing. The route of Line 5 is a bit like the Orange Line with the branch resembling the Silver Line extension.

vaguely. i can see where you're coming from. Line 1 totally screws it up though. The area immediately south of the walled city bears a strong resemblance to metro center, federal triangle, judiciary square, chinatown area. interestingly enough, i would expect its function to be quite similar to DC metro in that its a medium sized metro functioning as a subway/suburban rail hybrid.

benedetton_alexandra

July 12th, 2008, 04:26 AM

The_BigGeo

July 12th, 2008, 06:08 AM

davee08

July 12th, 2008, 10:44 AM

I think you guys misunderstood me. I said was metro/subway construction is expensive and risky and based on the facts, Xi'an isn't as rich or developed as other cities in China are. Since metro also takes a long time to construct with all the tunnel digging complicated by the fact that in order to steer clear of historical structures they have to bury the lines really deep, I'm suggesting that Xi'an opt for less risky alternatives rather than just have one big metro to cover it all. I'm proposing elevated lines, surface light rail, maybe BRT, and so on. Or they can try something like the Chongqing monorail. That worked really well.

underestimating china big time :lol: there are so many major cities in china and they need the infrastructure badly and this is china which is a country run by people power and not through money or unions which is the reason the western world is in decline. chongqing has the monorail system purely because of the terrain however it is also planning its own massive subway network just like over 40 + cities in china

z0rg

July 13th, 2008, 02:58 AM

I think you guys misunderstood me. I said was metro/subway construction is expensive and risky and based on the facts, Xi'an isn't as rich or developed as other cities in China are. Since metro also takes a long time to construct with all the tunnel digging complicated by the fact that in order to steer clear of historical structures they have to bury the lines really deep, I'm suggesting that Xi'an opt for less risky alternatives rather than just have one big metro to cover it all. I'm proposing elevated lines, surface light rail, maybe BRT, and so on. Or they can try something like the Chongqing monorail. That worked really well.

You are not seeing the whole picture. Most subway maps we are posting here are long term plans. Normally for 2020 or even beyond. By that year, China will be a mid-high income country, and most big cities will enjoy the standards of a highly developed society. They are not planning for the cities as they are today, but for what are they becoming in a couple of decades.

Deng

July 13th, 2008, 03:34 AM

Also, keep in mind that American suburbs don't really exist in China. So whereas Philly (and other cities) has low density areas to contribute to its overall population Chinese cities do not. Extensive metros are absolutely key to any city being viable - the congestion would be unbearable otherwise, especially with the future projections.

The_BigGeo

July 13th, 2008, 07:13 AM

Again, I'm not against developing public transportation. What I've been saying was that cities don't need single gigantic metro systems to cover all of their transport needs. It would be better to just have the metro cover the urban core and be smaller and then build express commuter rail or light rail to complement the metro and fill in the gaps. Large metro systems are difficult to maintain and run properly over time due to wear and tear. To clear things up, I'm talking about diversifying transportation, rather than just cutting back and building smaller.

ANR

July 13th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Below are pictures of the storage/repair building at the North end of Shanghai Metro line #8 in the Northeast side of Puxi and very nearby location where the line goes underground and follows below Zhongyuan Road.

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urbanfan89

July 16th, 2008, 06:59 AM

ANR

July 17th, 2008, 03:30 PM

From the Shanghai Daily on 7/17/08:

Metro extension will link airports
Created: 2008-7-17

THE eastern extension of Shanghai's Metro Line 2 will connect both the city's airports and link them with downtown areas, according to yesterday's Shanghai Morning Post. It will take passengers no more than an hour and a half to reach each airport. The eastern extension will include 11 stations, eight underground and three above ground. None of the stations will link to other subway lines.

The distance between Haitian Road Station and Yuandong Avenue Station will be 5.8 kilometers, the longest in the city's Metro system.
Traveling between the two stations will take about 10 minutes, according to the newspaper. The reason why the two stations are so far apart is that they are in sparsely populated areas," a construction official said.

Zhangjiang Station in Pudong, now on an elevated line, will be rebuilt underground. To ease passenger flows during peak hours at the station, another four stations will be built to satisfy office employees working in the high-tech area," the official said. The final 1.4 kilometers of the extension will be parallel to the Maglev line, the report said.

A construction official told the paper that the 8.58-kilometer western extension on Line 2, running through Minhang District, will include three underground stations. Construction is expected to finish in 2010, with a trial operation before the Shanghai World Expo. By the first half of next year, its major structure will be linked to Metro Line 2.

snow is red

July 17th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Olympics: Beijing to open three new subway lines by Sunday

2008-07-17

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will open three new subway lines for trial operation by Sunday to ease traffic and cope with the passenger surge during the Olympic Games.

Beginning on Sunday vehicles with even and odd number plates will have to run on alternate days on Beijing's roads, and an additional 4 million people will resort to the public transport system.

"When some drivers are forced to stop driving on Monday morning, they might find it equally convenient to take one of the subway lines," said Zhou Zhengyu, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications deputy head, at a press conference here on Thursday.

The new links, built at a total cost of 22.3 billion yuan (3.2 billion U.S. dollars), will increase the number of subway lines in the Chinese capital to eight and the total length of track to 200 kilometers from the current 142 km.

The trains used for the new lines can carry 1,424 passengers each, or 344 more than those on other lines, said Zhou.

The Airport Line links the downtown areas with Terminal 3, a new terminal building at the Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeastern suburbs. Trains will be running at an average interval of 15 minutes, and the 28-km trip takes about 20 minutes, he added.

A public hearing early this month by the National Development and Reform Commission decided a reasonable fare for a subway ride to the airport should be around 25 yuan.

Beijing subway operators have estimated a daily maximum of 30,000 passenger trips on the Airport Line during the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Games, said Liu Jian, deputy head of Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp. Ltd.

Subway builders have set aside room in the Dongzhimen Railway Station, the downtown end of the Airport Line, where in the future, passengers will be able to check in for their flights and have their luggage delivered, said Zhou.

But no time-table is immediately available as to when the check-in counters will be set up at the downtown subway station.

In another development, a 4.5-km Olympic Branch Line will carry spectators to the main Games' venues in northern Beijing, and Line No. 10 will run 25 km northwest to southeast in the shape of a right angle.

But before and during the Games, this branch line will open exclusively to participants to the Games, including athletes, coaches, journalists and others, and spectators holding tickets of the day, said Zhou.

"The passengers all need to receive security checks on the ground before they take the Olympic subway to the Games' facilities," he said.

Subway operators estimate the Olympic line would be transporting a maximum of 220,000 passengers daily during the Games. Line No. 10, meanwhile, will probably handle 850,000 passenger trips a day in maximum.

In the meantime, Beijing has been upgrading its two old subway lines, Line No. 1 and 2, to make their facilities air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

Yet by the Olympics' opening, some trains on Line No. 1, the city's oldest that runs east to west through the city center, may still run without air-conditioner, said Liu Jian.

Beijing officials said last month that to facilitate public transport during the Olympics, city authorities would increase the number of buses and subway trains and extend their daily operating hours. In addition, 66,000 taxis would provide 24-hour service.

About 2 million domestic tourists and 450,000 overseas tourists will visit Beijing during the Olympics, the Beijing Games organizing committee and Beijing municipal tourism bureau has forecast.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8562618.htm

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/xin_272070517204381279702.jpg

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/xin_2020705172059031154814.jpg

BarbaricManchurian

July 17th, 2008, 10:36 PM

slashcruise

July 19th, 2008, 12:48 AM

For countries like China and India it is important to invest heavily in Metro system in different cities as their population is quite high and it would be environment friendly as well otherwise with the size of the population building roads and flyovers in a city would never be enough and their city would be choked and pollution will break any meter if use to measure pollution levels.....

urbanfan89

July 19th, 2008, 04:43 AM

25RMB for airport line? WTF, people will probably take taxi (or free bus, they expect you to go to hotel though) instead since it will only be 4x as much at that rate, and much more comfortable. 5RMB is reasonable, 10RMB is pushing it, but 25? wow.

It took me 88 Yuan (including the airport road fee) to get from our hotel near Wangfujing to the airport by taxi. And that was on a day when the 3 and 4 Ring Roads were all clear.

For most foreign tourists it will be a lot cheaper to take the express train to Dongzhimen and take a taxi to their hotel. Not sure about locals.

Not to mention that 4 USD is pretty cheap for an airport train by global standards.

snow is red

July 19th, 2008, 11:30 AM

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/xinsrc_292070519145590650619.jpg

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/xinsrc_30207051914553901897710.jpg

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/xinsrc_30207051914556712065711.jpg

BEIJING, July 19 -- People in Beijing can start enjoying three more subway lines starting this weekend. The new lines will greatly expand the capacity of the city's underground transport, easing street congestion and making travel a little easier for the upcoming Olympics.

After seven years of construction, three new subway lines in the capital will be put in to service this weekend.

Line 10 runs through Beijing's most prosperous eastern and northern parts. It's 24.6 kilometers long and includes 22 stations.

The Airport Express Line, with just four stops, is 28 kilometers long. The 20-minute ride will be a boon for passengers flying in and out of Beijing's Capital Airport.

And the Olympic Branch Line runs through the complex of stadiums, gymnasiums and Olympic parks. It will provide direct service for the Olympic Games, with one stop specifically for the opening ceremony venue.

Liu Jian, Vice General Manager, Beijing Subway Operation Co., said, "We expect Line 10 to transport up to 850 thousand people every day during the Olympic period. The Olympic Branch Line will transport 30,000 people, and the Airport Line will carry 300 thousand passengers every day. We've put the necessary services in place, including emergency, first aid, auto ticketing and security systems."

The three new lines have been designed in a Chinese style, with Olympic features. The trains are spacious and air-conditioned.

To encourage private car owners to take the subway, Beijing's traffic authorities have constructed big parking lots near four major subway stations, which can hold more than six million vehicles. And to improve efficiency, the frequency of subway trains will be adjusted according to passenger volumes. During rush hour, trains will run every two and a half minutes.

http://afp.google.com/media/ALeqM5g7bRYslEjy97XfInQy3zKzSnLX3g?size=m

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gKkw1l98t88IIIGEZdnpyqGTklnA

big-dog

July 20th, 2008, 03:04 AM

With the opening of Airport line, Line 10 and Olympic line, Beijing's subway length has reached around 200km. Here's a route map of Beijing Subway 2015 (beijingupdates.com).

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/15/20087201625554773220df7mf3.jpg

(updated 7.20)

BarbaricManchurian

July 21st, 2008, 02:40 AM

It took me 88 Yuan (including the airport road fee) to get from our hotel near Wangfujing to the airport by taxi. And that was on a day when the 3 and 4 Ring Roads were all clear.

For most foreign tourists it will be a lot cheaper to take the express train to Dongzhimen and take a taxi to their hotel. Not sure about locals.

Not to mention that 4 USD is pretty cheap for an airport train by global standards.

Not cheap compared to the rest of the subway, but I'm sure it still will be well used, there's enough people going from the terminal for many forms of transportation, even if they're ripoffs (I'll be taking a bus when I arrive in a few days, but that's because it goes to Tianjin, there's no other way besides taxi which is 4x as expensive, 400RMB vs. 110RMB bus, which is express btw but still takes 2.5 hours)!

ANR

August 16th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Rather far into the future but at least the Chinese are planning.

From Shanghai Daily on 8/16:

City links to Suzhou by elevated rail
Created: 2008-8-16
Author:Joey Yang and Lydia Chen

SHANGHAI and Suzhou could become the first Chinese cities to be linked by elevated Metro lines, according to urban planners in the Jiangsu Province city.

The S1 and S2B lines in Suzhou, which should be completed by 2020 if approved by the central government, are expected to connect to extensions of Shanghai's Metro Line 2 and Line 11 in Qingpu and Jiading districts, the Suzhou Urban Planning Bureau said in its 2007-2020 Traffic Blueprint. The S1 elevated Metro line will first connect to a station on the Shanghai-Nanjing railway, currently under construction, and stretch eastward to pass Jiangsu's Kunshan City before splitting in two. One section will head east through Taicang City in Jiangsu to join Shanghai's Metro Line 11 in Jiading, the Oriental Morning Post reported, citing Wang Hao, a senior official with the Suzhou bureau. The other section will go to Jiangsu's Huaqiao Town and then link up with the north extension of Shanghai's Metro Line 11 at Anting Station.

The S2B line will head to a station on the planned Suzhou-Jiading intercity rail line and go east to join up with the extension of Shanghai's Metro Line 2 in Qingpu District. The 300-kilometer Shanghai-Nanjing railway, which began construction on July 1, starts from Shanghai and will go through the cities of Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang to Nanjing.

The 1,318-kilometer Shanghai-Beijing high-speed railway, China's biggest construction project since 1949, will have 21 stations in seven provinces and municipalities. Construction began on April 18 this year.

The Suzhou blueprint also proposes three intercity railway lines, including Suzhou to Jiaxing, Wuxi to Jiading and Suzhou to Nantong:

1) The Suzhou-Jiaxing line will connect with both the Shanghai-Beijing high-speed railway and the Shanghai-Nanjing railway. Part of the Suzhou-Jiaxing line will be built underground to protect the environment. It will be the first partially-underground railway in China, Wang said.

2) The Wuxi-Jiading railway line, passing through Changshu and Taicang, will connect some counties that the Shanghai-Nanjing railway does not service.

3) The Suzhou-Nantong railway will become the second link between Suzhou and Nantong after the opening of the Suzhou-Nantong Bridge on June 30.

The_BigGeo

August 16th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Is this the beginning of a "Tokyo-ization" of Shanghai?

The Cebuano Exultor

August 17th, 2008, 04:31 PM

^^ Yup. :yes:

BTW, we're also seeing evidences of this 'Tokyo-ization' thing in the Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin Area.

In the next 30-or-so years, Shanghai and the nearby cities of Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Nanjing, and Hangzhou would form a single metropolis twice the size of today's Greater Tokyo Area (in terms of population).

Beyond this metropolis is the much larger densely-populated region known as the Yangzte River Delta, which would evolve to become a full-pleadged megalopolis rivalling the Tokaido-Sanyo Rail Corridor, the Bos-Wash Northeastern Corridor, and, even, the Blue Banana.

jserradell

August 30th, 2008, 12:31 PM

Hello

Can anyone provide the exact length of the opened sections of Guangzhou metro? I need it in order to update the MetroList.

Thank you very much.
Xie xie.

Bye the way, the Xian Subway map and Beijing Subway map are lovely.

z0rg

August 30th, 2008, 01:42 PM

^^ 116km.

jserradell

August 30th, 2008, 04:46 PM

Thank you (gracias) Zorg. The Metrolist is now updated

big-dog

September 16th, 2008, 12:13 PM

Famous China mountain city to open first subway line by 2011

CHONGQING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chongqing in southwest China will open its first subway line by 2011, local authorities said here on Thursday.

A 36.08 km line with 22 stops will be built in the downtown area of the mountainous municipality at a cost of 12.5 billion yuan (1.8 billion U.S. dollars), according to its urban planning bureau.

Construction on the first phase of the line, about 16.5 km in length, began last year. It was expected to be completed and operational by 2011.

Workers will start building the remaining part of the line next year, but it was not clear when it will finish.

Chongqing is one of four municipalities in China directly under the jurisdiction of the central government. The other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. Chongqing is the largest with an area of more than 82,000 sq km.

The city currently has a 19.15 km of light rail in operation. Another light rail is under construction and is expected to be open by 2010.

As a well-known "mountain city" in China, Chongqing has lots of narrow and zigzagging roads with slopes, slowing traffic flow. Citizens have been longing for a subway system for years.

(http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/11/content_9924933.htm)

big-dog

September 22nd, 2008, 06:53 AM

There's a change on Beijing subway Line 7 planning (beijingupdates.com)

Original route
http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/2008922004759101.jpg

New route
http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/2008922011471259.jpg

Scion

September 29th, 2008, 06:57 AM

Just found this on urbanrail.net

Plans for metro and light rail in Shenzhen (I can't see the map on Zorg's post on page 1)

http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shen/shenzhen-full-map.gif

snow is red

October 1st, 2008, 08:50 PM

Beijing speeds up subway construction after Olympics

2008-10-01

BEIJING -- Construction of two new subways, Lines 7 and 14, will start here late this year, according to an official from the Municipal Committee of Communications.

Zhou Zhengyu, deputy chief of the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications, said on Tuesday that planners would also do their best to get started on Line 15 this year. That line will link Shunyi, which lies near the Beijing airport in the northeastern suburbs, to the downtown area.
When work starts on Lines 7 and 14, there will be nine lines in progress with a combined length exceeding 200 km.

"Eight of the nine projects will have been finished by 2012, when the national capital will have 14 subway lines and routes in service will have reached 400 kilometers," said Zhou.

There are eight subway lines in Beijing with a total length of 200 km. They are Lines 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, the Batong Line (an extension of Line 1), the airport express and a branch that links the Olympic Green with Line 10.

The projected Line 7 will start at the West Railway Station of Beijing and end in Chaoyang District, east Beijing. It will be 17 km long and cost about 8.8 billion yuan (about 1.26 billion US dollars).

According to the website of the municipal commission of development and reform, Line 14 will be 42.2 km long. It will begin at the "Marco Polo Bridge", pass the Beijing South Railway Station and end in the northeast.

Line 14 will be built in two phases. Initially, 30 km of this line will be completed at a cost of 18 billion yuan. Detailed designs for this line, however, are still being modified and finalized.

Zhou added Beijing would have a rail network of 561 km by 2015, and new towns in the seven suburban areas of Beijing, such as Changping, Shunyi and Mentougou, will be connected to the center city by light rail or subway.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/01/content_7073007.htm

big-dog

October 30th, 2008, 03:43 PM

Beijing subway Line 7 and line 14 approved, will start construction by year end.

http://i1.ce.cn/ce/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/200810/30/W020081030261111291448.jpg

Line 7: 23.9km, 23 stations, all underground
Line 14: 45.9km, 36 stations (longest subway in Beijing)
(beijingupdates.com)

Aydin1

November 1st, 2008, 06:04 AM

http://www.dahe.cn/xwzx/gdxw/t20080109_1239132.htm

http://www.dahe.cn/xwzx/gdxw/W020080109293669068228.jpg

郑州地铁先建个“十”字总投资261亿元

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　　郑州地铁1号、2号线一期工程分别于2009年、2011年开工，总投资261亿元。

　　□今报记者王献军

　　郑州要建地铁1号线，引起了全省人民的关注。不过，在郑州地铁近期的建设计划中，除了1号线一期工程外，又新增了2号线一期工程。两条地铁线路呈一个大“十”字形，将在郑州紫荆山地下交会。

　　昨天，郑州市城市快速轨道交通建设规划评估会召开，与会专家组听取了规划方案介绍，并进行了提问。下午，专家们又实地踏勘了1号线、2号线现场，并与规划编制单位，省、市有关部门交换了意见。

　　郑州市规划局有关负责人介绍，规划经评估会通过后，国家发改委、建设部将依据专家意见进行审查，最后报国务院审批后实施。

　　规划背景“大郑州”呼唤地铁

　　郑州要建地铁，并非心血来潮。据了解，早在2000年9月，郑州市就开始编制城市轨道交通线网规划，2001年年底，规划编制工作基本完成。由于郑州市近年来发展迅速，人口、经济指标均已达到建设地铁的要求，因此，轨道交通运行方式也由原来规划的轻轨，改为了现在的地铁。“道路交通面临的巨大压力，已经影响到了城市的发展。”郑州市市长赵建才说，由于京广、陇海铁路对城区的分割，目前，郑州连接西南——东北方向的通道，交通已经饱和，严重影响了城市各功能区的联系。

　　同时，在城市主干道的重要公交走廊上，公交车辆满载率均已超过100％。单靠城市公交调整，已经无法满足市民出行需求，建设大运量的地铁分流市民出行势在必行。

　　记者注意到，在介绍完规划后，建设部城市建设司城市交通处处长兰荣特意补充说：“郑州市是建设部表彰的11个‘全国优先发展城市公共交通示范城市’之一，希望专家们予以考虑。”

　　方案解读6条线路要分3步走

　　据介绍，郑州市地铁交通网由6条线路组成，全长202.53公里，在交叉处共设置了22个轨道间换乘车站。将来，在中心城区，这6条线路将形成“三横两纵一环”的棋盘放射状结构。

　　6条地铁线路不可能同时开工，按照规划，郑州市地铁建设将分为起步、发展、成熟完善3个建设阶段。

　　第一阶段：起步阶段（至2015年），建设1、2号线一期工程。

　　线网构成及规模：1号线一期、2号线一期。地铁线网规模45.39公里。

　　配套说明：结合中心城区的发展，向东辐射中牟、开封，利用中原城市群城际轨道交通中的郑州——— 开封线，承担中心城区与中牟、开封的轨道交通联系。

　　第二阶段：发展阶段（至2020年），形成“井”字形骨架线网。

　　线网构成及规模：1号线、2号线一期，3号线一期，4号线一期。新增线网50.22公里，地铁线网总规模95.61公里。

　　配套说明：结合中心城区的发展，向西辐射带动荥阳——— 上街组团的发展，向南辐射带动航空港组团的发展。在郑州——— 开封线的基础上，利用中原城市群城际轨道交通中的郑州——— 机场线、郑州——— 洛阳线，承担中心城区与上街——— 荥阳组团、航空港组团的轨道交通联系。

　　第三阶段：成熟完善阶段（2020年以后），形成“三横两纵一环”全部地铁线网。

　　线网构成及规模：在骨架线网的基础上，建设6号线、5号线以及2、3、4号线二期工程，完成全部线网建设。新增线网106.75公里，地铁线网总规模达到202.35公里。

　　配套说明：为满足郑州东西轴线发展的需要，修建两条中心城区至中牟、上街的市域轨道线，分别连接中牟近郊组团和荥阳———上街组团。同时，与郑州——— 开封线、郑州——— 机场线、郑州——— 洛阳线一起，构成城镇密集区的轨道交通线网。

　　近期安排先建“十”字形地铁走廊

　　列入近期建设项目的是地铁1号线一期工程和2号线一期工程，全长45.39公里。其中，1号线一期工程预计2009年开工，2013年年底通车；2号线一期工程预计2011年开工，2015年通车。

　　据介绍，两条线路均以地下为主，共设置车站37座，建设车辆基地、车辆段和停车场各1座，预留换乘站10座。同时，地铁1号线一期工程连接着郑州火车站和高速铁路新郑州站，这两个地方还要建铁路换乘站，方便市民出行。

　　1号线一期工程是“十”字中的那个“—”，该线路西起高新区西流湖公园站，线路向东沿郑上路、建设西路、中原东路、人民路、金水路、黑庄路、金水东路、商鼎路，经过碧沙岗公园、郑州大学、郑州火车站、紫荆山立交、会展中心和新郑州站，止于穆庄站。线路全长26.34公里，其中地下线24.2公里，高架线2.14公里，共设22个站点（地下站20座、高架站2座），线路平均站间距1290米。

　　2号线一期工程是“十”字中的“|”，线路起于花园路北段的广播台站，经花园路、紫荆山向南，穿过陇海铁路，止于向阳路站。线路全长19.05 公里，其中地下线17.25公里、高架线1.8公里，共设16个站点（地下站14座、高架站2座），线路平均站间距1270米。

　　据了解，郑州地铁准备选用普通轮轨系统B型车，采用6辆固定编组，四动二拖列车编组模式，每列定员1440人。

　　将来，郑州地铁运营时间计划安排为早5点至晚11点，一天运营18个小时。另外，地铁将采用自动售检票系统。单程票采用自动售票方式，在车站设找零机。储值票采用半自动售票方式。票价上将做充分的市场调研。

　　据介绍，地铁1号线一期工程和2号线一期工程的控制中心，将建在紫荆山站附近，目前用地位置已经落实。

　　资金估算每公里成本5.7亿元

　　两条近期建设的地铁线路，总投资将达261.59亿元。其中，1号线一期工程总投资152.15亿元，每公里成本5.78亿元；2号线一期工程总投资109.44亿元，每公里成本5.74亿元。

　　资金筹集上，郑州市政府授权郑州市建设投资总公司负责进行投融资，组建轨道交通建设项目公司。261.59亿元的总投资中，财政出资为105.12亿元，其余为债务资金。财政出资来源于郑州市、区两级财政，债务资金以银行贷款为主。

　　规划分析认为，2008年～2015年，郑州市地方财政收入预计为3225.41亿元，地铁建设资金来源是有保障的。

　　2023年开始盈利

　　规划对建设地铁的债务和地铁运营进行了详细分析。郑州地铁近期建设项目将产生156.47亿元债务，本息合计253.67亿元，平均每年偿还本息12.68亿元。

　　到2023年，近期建设项目运营开始盈利，此前累计亏损为15.73亿元，最高年（2016年）亏损2.47亿元。

　　分析指出，通过对沿线土地利用规划，1号线一期工程沿线土地净收益为22.5亿元，2号线一期工程沿线土地净收益可达47.2亿元。

　　初步的财务评价表明，两条地铁线路的投资回收期分别为22.85年和24.16年，财务内部收益率分别为3.87％和3.18％，国民经济内部收益率分别为14.98％和15.2％，国民经济效益良好，项目可行。

　　特别考虑充分考虑历史文物保护

　　郑州是国家著名的历史文化名城，市区内文物古迹很多，修建地铁时，如何避免对它们造成影响，是规划考虑的一项重要内容。

　　地铁1号线、2号线均进入了商代遗址和商代遗址的墙基，规划建议紫荆山站的设计不要侵入商代遗址保护范围，同时，1号线、2号线穿越商代遗址保护区时应进行埋深，工程穿越城墙处，距地下墙基的高度不能小于15米。

　　1号线还经过二七纪念塔保护范围、碧沙岗公园内北伐阵亡将士墓葬地保护范围，2号线则以地下形式经过清真寺东侧。规划同样建议优化工程布局，优化线路并埋深，尽量避让文物保护单位的保护范围。

　　■未来走向

　　看看地铁过不过你家

　　据了解，此次评估的6条线路走向，与以前公布的相比，又进行了很大的优化调整。

　　1号线起于高新区新郑州大学，止于郑东新区穆庄，途经长椿路、站前大道、郑上路、建设西路、中原东路、人民路、金水路、郑东新区CBD、商鼎路。长度34.84公里，站点数量28个，换乘车站7个，平均站点间距1.29公里。

　　2号线起于惠济区中心，止于站马屯，途经开元路、花园路、紫荆山路、郑许公路。长度27.30公里，站点数量22个，换乘车站6个，平均站点间距1.30公里。

　　3号线起于新郑州大学，止于加州工业园区，途经科学大道、瑞达路、梧桐街、东风路、南阳路、铭功路、东西大街、郑汴路、龙子湖纵贯三路。长度40.78公里，站点数量31个，换乘车站8个，平均站点间距1.36公里。

　　4号线起于惠济区人民医院，止于加州工业园区，途经新柳路、沙门路、龙湖中二路、城市第一中心轴线道、中州大道、七里河路、佛岗东路、佛岗路。长度34.70公里，站点数量25个，换乘车站7个，平均站点间距1.45公里。

　　5号线起止于新郑州站，途经农业路、桐柏北路、桐柏南路、航海中路、航海东路、经开第八大街、第三东西横贯道路。长度40.61公里，站点数量32个，换乘车站10个，平均站点间距1.31公里。

　　6号线起于金海粮油市场，止于龙子湖高校园区，途经大学南路、大学路、陇海中路、陇海东路、未来大道、商鼎路、第四东西横贯道路、龙子湖中路。长度24.30公里，站点数量19个，换乘车站6个，平均站点间距1.35公里。

http://www.dahe.cn/xwzx/zt/cj/08zzdt/tp/W020080109400605310585.jpg
2020 plan
http://www.dahe.cn/xwzx/zt/cj/08zzdt/tp/W020080109401582347895.jpg
Line 1
http://www.dahe.cn/xwzx/zt/cj/08zzdt/tp/W020080109402111091718.jpg
Line 2

snow is red

November 1st, 2008, 04:55 PM

^^ Thanks

Aydin1

November 1st, 2008, 05:57 PM

Could you paraphrase it for me? I can understand a little bit. They will start building line 1 in 2009 and line 2 in 2011, right?

big-dog

November 5th, 2008, 05:40 AM

Beijing subway line 10 phase II starts construction on Dec 28. Project will finish in 2013.

http://images.qianlong.com/mmsource/images/2008/11/04/bjzc081104004.jpg

Line 10 will be the second subway circle line in Beijing
Length: 32.36km
Station number: 23
Interchange stations: 12
Finishing: Sep 30 2013

地铁10号线二期12月28日开工预计2013年竣工

　记者昨天从北京城建集团总承包二部获悉，12月28日，地铁10号线二期将全线启动土建工程。

　　将于下月底动工的10号线二期全长32.46公里，起点为劲松站，终点为巴沟站，全长设站23座，其中换乘站12座，预计2013年9月30日竣工。届时它将与已通车的10号线一期组成北京第二条环线地铁线路。

　　据10号线一期设计总负责人兼总建筑师王琦介绍，目前10号线二期各站的最终装修风格尚未确定，但很可能与一期站内装修风格保持一致。他认为，作为第二条环线地铁，二期建成后将与一期地铁线路连通，从视觉效果和客观因素的角度考虑，一期、二期地铁线路应该自然形成一条线路。

　　王琦表示，在10号线一期的设计过程中，他们就考虑到了这个问题。以“都市前沿”风格为思路的整体设计中，站内主色调以白、灰为主，从视觉效果中增加了站内空间，并且能够最大限度突出导向标志。同时，简约的色调还能够给予国贸、三元桥、北土城等特殊站点发挥创作空间。所以，延续一期的主设计风格，二期工程中的特殊站点也完全能够自我发挥，体现特殊站的个性。
(qianlong.com)

ANR

December 18th, 2008, 05:13 AM

From Railway Age on 12/16/08:

Ansaldo STS-Union Switch & Signal says its subsidiary, Union Switch & Signal International (USSI), has signed subcontracts for two new Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) projects as part of its strategic Alliance Agreement with Zhejiang Zheda Insigma Group Company Ltd., based in Hangzhou, China, worth a combined $30 million.

Insigma, a provider of information technology, will be responsible for the major portion of the CBTC hardware acquisition and installation, as well as the Data Communication System between the wayside and car-mounted equipment.

"The combined expertise of Insigma and Ansaldo STS-USSI will prove to be a valuable alliance as we provide much needed transportation improvements in China," said Zhao Jian, chairman of Insigma Group Co., Ltd. "Our design teams will work in tandem to provide our customers with the successful delivery of a safe, reliable transit system."

The two companies seek to provide CBTC signaling systems to public transit agencies throughout China. Ansaldo STS-USSI will serve as the technology supplier; through a license agreement, Insigma, as prime contractor, will perform much of the work associated with the delivery of automatic train control systems to customers in China.

The new projects are for the design and implementation of CBTC signaling systems for Shenyang Metro Company's Line 2 and Chengdu Metro Company's Line 1. USSI and Insigma have been working together on Shenyang Line 1, a 29-kilometer (18-mile) line, since 2006.

Taipei Walker

December 18th, 2008, 09:17 AM

Just found this on urbanrail.net

Plans for metro and light rail in Shenzhen (I can't see the map on Zorg's post on page 1)

http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shen/shenzhen-full-map.gif

^^ I think this is old plan, here is map of lines that are under construction and will be ready for 2011 Summer Universiade (and I can confirm most of them), it is a little different than above map.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Shenzhen-Metro-Plan.png
Source: Wikipedia

big-dog

December 18th, 2008, 01:08 PM

The last map is amazing, Shenzhen will have a complete subway network by 2011.

Thank you Taipei Walker.

Scion

December 18th, 2008, 08:02 PM

The original "Big plan" for Shenzhen

http://www.mycar168.com/asp/upload/200709/200793123635893.jpg

A more detailed map for the southern half of the city

http://www.lawroad.net/pics/shenzhenditie.jpg

Taipei Walker

December 18th, 2008, 08:45 PM

^^ Wow, what a system! Is there any timetable? When it's going to be like that?

YelloPerilo

December 18th, 2008, 11:21 PM

Some lines have very distant stations in between. Are they sub-urb lines like RER in Paris or S-Bahn in Germany?

ANR

January 3rd, 2009, 10:12 PM

From Shanghai Daily on 12/30/08:

Metro Line 12 to connect Minhang and Pudong
Created: 2008-12-30
Author:Lydia Chen

CONSTRUCTION on Shanghai's Metro Line 12 started today and is expected to go into operation in 2012, the city's Metro authority said.

The 40.4-kilometer line is designed to connect Minhang District in southwest Shanghai and the northern part of Pudong New Area after passing through Xuhui, Luwan, Jing'an, Zhabei, Hongkou and Yangpu districts.

The southwest-to-northeast line will have 31 stations, all underground, from Qixin Road in Minhang to Jinhai Road in Pudong.

Nineteen stations on Line 12 will connect with 16 other Metro lines -- Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 and the extension of Metro Line 5. Metro Line 15, 16, 18, 19 and Line 5's extension are still under planning.

Earlier this month construction started on Metro Line 13 and the second phase of Line 11. Both are to be completed in 2012.

By then, Shanghai will have a metro network of 13 lines, totaling 500 kilometers and capable of carrying nearly 8 million passengers a day – 40 percent of all people traveling on local public transit system.

Shanghai plans to build 10 new Metro lines between 2005 and 2012, stretching a total of 389 kilometers.

The Metro expansion is meant to encourage people to travel underground, ease traffic pressure on roads, and attract businesses to the suburban areas.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3637/shanghaimetroline120103ef5.jpg

der Reisender

January 6th, 2009, 10:30 PM

Here is a 2030 map of Shenzhen and Hong Kong with 16 lines shown for Shenzhen. I found it at ditiezu.com, a chinese subway forum, but my Chinese isn't good enough to know how official it is. My understanding is that 5 line map a few posts up will be done by 2011, and 12 lines total by 2020, with 13-16 planned for later. The Shenzhen Metro page in Chinese on Wikipedia matches that, I think! I need to improve my chinese. Would be great to see this whole thing at buildout

http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/4/5/26/f_43371746589m_db9a770.jpg

Found here: http://www.ditiezu.com/thread-16209-1-1.html

big-dog

January 7th, 2009, 07:38 AM

wow, imppressive. first time seen it.

urbanfan89

January 8th, 2009, 06:12 AM

It's completely the imagination of the author, but it's very impressive.

der Reisender

January 8th, 2009, 08:59 AM

For being in the imagination of the author, it matches up incredibly nicely with the map Scion posted on the last page...weird ;)

ANR

January 10th, 2009, 02:48 AM

From Shanghai Daily:

By Dong Hui
2009-1-9

ONE worker died and six were severely injured when they were stranded underground during a blaze that swept through a Metro Line 11 construction site in Shanghai's Putuo District yesterday morning.

Hours before, at a Metro Line 9 construction project in Huangpu District, a 50-ton crane toppled and crushed its operator to death.

The alarm sounded at about 11am for the Line 11 fire at the future site of the Caoyang Road Station. When firefighters arrived, they learned that workers were stranded more than 20 meters below ground among the rapidly spreading flames. Smoke rose more than 10 stories high from the site and drifted over the nearby station for lines 3 and 4. Carriages going by the station were engulfed in heavy smoke. More than 10 fire engines and two ambulances rushed to the scene. At least 20 firefighters searched for survivors underground. Witnesses saw one worker lifted out by firefighters at about 11:55am. The fire was put out around noon, and the last stranded worker was rescued at 12:24pm.

One worker was found dead at the scene. Five were being treated at Ruijin Hospital's intensive care unit last night, all in critical condition, said the hospital's Li Nan. "They inhaled a lot of chemical smoke and were severely burned," Li said. "Three of them can't breathe on their own, and some suffered fractures." The other injured worker was in stable condition at Putuo District Central Hospital. The fire may have been caused by a short-circuit in electrical equipment, the city government media office said. But the Shanghai Rail Transport Construction Headquarters said the exact cause of the blaze was still under investigation.

The other accident took place about 9:40am at a construction site for what will be Line 9's Xiaonanmen Station on Zhonghua Road. A crane with a boom more than 30 meters long was lowering steel tubes below ground when it overturned, gashing a big hole in the fence on Zhonghua Road. The driver was crushed in his cab and was pronounced dead at the scene.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4181/2009010938747101fy8.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5049/2009010838737301qz3.jpg

staff

January 10th, 2009, 12:06 PM

^^
I read about this yesterday too. What a tragedy. :(

ANR

January 17th, 2009, 04:40 PM

From Bloomberg:

By Bei Hu

Jan. 17, 2009 (Bloomberg) -- MTR Corp., Hong Kong's subway operator, said it signed an agreement with the government of Hangzhou city in eastern China to operate and invest in a 22 billion-yuan ($3.2 billion) mass transit rail line. MTR will take a 49 percent stake in a venture responsible for the electrical and mechanical system of the Hangzhou Metro Line 1, MTR said in a statement on its Web site yesterday. Hangzhou Metro Group Co. will own the remaining share.

The Hong Kong subway operator has been trying to tap the mainland's rising demand for underground mass transit systems, fueled by urbanization and economic growth. The joint venture, which will operate the line for 25 years, is expected to invest 37 percent of the total project cost, or 8.1 billion yuan, MTR said in the statement.

China may triple the length of metropolitan railway lines in operation to 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) by 2015 from 440 kilometers at the end of 2006, China Railway Group Ltd., Asia's largest construction company, said in its initial public offering prospectus in November 2007.

The line in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province is the first of eight planned for the coastal city, South China Morning Post reported today. Hangzhou is the third mainland project with direct MTR investment, after ventures in the southern city of Shenzhen and in the national capital of Beijing, the Hong Kong- based English-language newspaper said. Construction of the 48-kilometer (29.8-mile) Hangzhou Line 1, undertaken by Hangzhou Metro, began in March 2007. The construction work will account for 63 percent of the total project cost. The 30-station line, which has underground and elevated sections, is expected to begin service in 2012, MTR said in the statement.

MTR and Hangzhou Metro also signed an agreement yesterday to explore the possibility of developing properties along the line, South China Morning Post quoted an unidentified MTR spokeswoman as saying.
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From MTR:

16 January 2009

Principle Agreement for Hangzhou Metro Line 1 Project Signed

MTR Corporation Limited today enters into a Principle Agreement for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project with Hangzhou Municipal Government and Hangzhou Metro Group Company Limited for the investment, construction and operation of Hangzhou Metro Line 1. The Principle Agreement sets out the framework for the Corporation to further discuss with Hangzhou Municipal Government for the Concession Agreement for the investment in Hangzhou Metro Line 1 and for the operational right of Hangzhou Metro Line 1 Phase I
for a period of 25 years.

The project will be divided into Part A and Part B representing approximately 63% and 37% of the RMB¥ 22 billion investment respectively. The civil construction of the metro system of Part A is being undertaken by Hangzhou Metro Group Company Limited. The investment in and construction of Part B which mainly covers the electrical and mechanical system and operation of the entire metro line will be undertaken by the Cooperative Joint Venture which will be owned by the Corporation (49%) and Hangzhou Metro Group Company Limited (51%).

“Hangzhou is a rapidly growing city in the Yangtze River Delta. We are looking forward to contributing to the development of the city’s metro system by bringing our expertise and experience in operating world-class railway service into this historical city on the east coast of the Mainland,“ said Mr C K Chow, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, at the signing of the Agreement.

The 48-km Hangzhou Metro Line 1 consists of 41 km of underground section and 7 km of at-grade and elevated sections. Hangzhou Metro Line 1 is the first among the eight planned lines of Hangzhou city. Civil construction works for the project commenced in March 2007. A total of 30 stations, running from south to north of Hangzhou city, to other second cities, namely Xiasha (下沙), Linping (臨平) and Jiangnan (江南). The line is expected to commence service in 2012.

Whiteeclipse

January 19th, 2009, 07:03 AM

Shenyang to spend RMB 3.5 bln on metro system this year

Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province, northeastern China, will invest RMB 3.5 billion in its metro system this year, the Shanghai Securities News reported.

The municipal government hopes to speed up the railroad construction in the city with the investment. The Metro Line 1 is scheduled to be operational within this year and 60% of the construction work of Line 2 is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co and Tianjin Urban Construction Co are responsible for the construction of Line 1.

Last year, the total investment of the city's metro system amounted to RMB 3.05 billion, of which RMB 1.85 billion were channeled to Line 1 project and RMB 1.2 billion to Line 2.

http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Newswires/News_Detail.aspx?type=1&NewsID=20635

ANR

February 6th, 2009, 05:44 AM

From Shanghai Daily:

Created: 2009-2-6
Author:Tom Qian

SHANGHAI's first modern trolley-car system will start trial operations in the Zhangjiang area by June. Zhangjiang Metro Station will be the terminal for the 10-kilometer route, according to the Shanghai Morning Post. The 15 trolley car stops will be set up at intersections and the traffic light system will be modified to make the railway more efficient. The first batch of six cars - which can each carry 167 passengers and have a top seed of 70 km/h - will be delivered next month.

This first phase of project cost about 600 million yuan (US$88 million) and the second phase of the project will extend the system to neighboring Tangzhen and Heqing Town.
-----------------
Can anyone provide any pictures?

YelloPerilo

February 6th, 2009, 02:15 PM

^^
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/yelloperilo/1187856814070.jpg

snow is red

February 6th, 2009, 08:44 PM

yello, the picture is not showing.

staff

February 7th, 2009, 03:39 PM

^^
It is now.

Thanks for the pic, Yello! I hope these "trolleys" (mono-track trams, really) will be a common sight in Shanghai, and replace many of the most busy bus lines.

urbanfan89

February 8th, 2009, 01:58 AM

This is actually in Tianjin, where there already is a monorail-like line operating.

big-dog

February 8th, 2009, 04:12 AM

yes, I believe that's a Tianjin tram picsture where it's accidentally off-rail.

ANR

February 8th, 2009, 05:02 AM

Below is a map of the new trolley line. The new line is in purple and the dashed green line is the extension of Metro line #2.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9576/200812162122175513mapkp3.jpg

There are many pictures of the construction at:
http://www.zhangjiang.cn/bbs/2008-6/12/2008612161223650100.html

big-dog

February 8th, 2009, 07:11 AM

Line 1 has finished, line 2,3 are U/C.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8303/resizeofditiezuditiezuifd5.jpg

click here (http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1553/ditiezuditiezuimg1ub9.jpg) for large picture

(ditiezu.com)

z0rg

February 8th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Plans for Nanchang
http://bbs.jxnews.com.cn/attachment.php?attachmentid=248475&stc=1

ANR

February 9th, 2009, 04:34 AM

More information on the Shanghai tram in Zhangjiang.

Principle of operation based on information from Lohr Industries:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8470/shanghaizhangjiangtrampay7.jpg
The Translohr guiding (from Lohr Industries) is made possible by 2 V-shaped « rollers » tilted at a 45° angle, pinching a central rail

Picture of the Shanghai type of tram from Lohr Industries:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6453/shangains5.jpg

big-dog

February 9th, 2009, 05:57 AM

great to know this,

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8470/shanghaizhangjiangtrampay7.jpg

btw, I wonder what's the benefit of a tram over regular bus.

staff

February 9th, 2009, 08:02 AM

^^
Capacity, mostly.

我有三寶

February 10th, 2009, 04:15 PM

天津的Tianjin
Z:市域线　　　4条
M:中心城区线　10条
C:海河中游线　3条
B:滨海新区线　5条

合计:22条

Z: City territory line 4
M: Central city line 10
C: Haihe river middle reaches line 3
B: Tianjin Binhai New Area (The key area of China's overall development scince 2006 )Line 5
Sum total: 22
http://www.qudoo.net/p?id=5b1fc3341f897c29011f8d80594120ee&size=o

我有三寶

February 10th, 2009, 04:16 PM

我有三寶

February 10th, 2009, 04:17 PM

我有三寶

February 10th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Whiteeclipse

February 10th, 2009, 07:06 PM

post #121-#122-#123-#124

Tianjin's
Z: City territory line　　　4
M: Central city line 10
C: Haihe river middle reaches line 3
B: Binhai newly developed area line 5
Sum total: 22

big-dog

February 11th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Changsha Subway 2008-2015 plan

http://i2.sinaimg.cn/dy/c/2009-02-11/U3439P1T1D17192345F21DT20090211102010.jpg

Line 1 and Line 2 phase I will be finished by 2015
Line 1 phase I: 22.77km, connecting Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR
Line 2 phase I: 23.15km
Cost: 22.1 billion yuan

(sina.com)

urbanfan89

February 11th, 2009, 07:51 AM

Looks quite gimmicky. It would be more effective to build it as on street light rail, even if China still hasn't discovered (apart from Changchun) the technology.

我有三寶

February 11th, 2009, 11:31 AM

post #121-#122-#123-#124

Tianjin's
Z: City territory line　　　4
M: Central city line 10
C: Haihe river middle reaches line 3
B: Binhai newly developed area line 5
Sum total: 22

3q~

YelloPerilo

February 11th, 2009, 06:58 PM

3q~

3q = san kiu = thank you. :D

big-dog

February 13th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Dalian subway starts digging on 2.12.2009.

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03CCB1FE.001E

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03CCB293.001E

Dalian subway Line 1 phase I and Line 2 phase I will be finished by 2015 (58.1km).

Three phases, total length 254km:

Phase I - 2015: Line 1 phase I, line 2 phase I, connecting existing line 3 light rail, constructing Line 4;

Phase II - 2020: Finish Line 1, line 2 and Line 4, constructing line 5;

Phase III - 2030: Finish city subway lines and suburban lines;

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03CCB73A.002C

(xinhuanet forum)

我有三寶

February 13th, 2009, 09:03 AM

郑州的Zhengzhou
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03CD2BF2.002C
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03CD5427.002C

我有三寶

February 13th, 2009, 09:19 AM

3q = san kiu = thank you. :D

correct~~
:lol::lol::lol:

Scion

February 13th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Construction on Hefei's subway lines 1, 2 and 3 is due to begin sometime this year. (or has it started already?)

Line 1 ~ 32km
Line 2 ~ 31km
Line 3 ~ 38km

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/hefeimap.jpg
http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/11741490962.jpg

Hefei has planned a total of 11 lines with ~370km of tracks

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/QG5F5OQZ0GXM.jpg

drunkenmunkey888

February 13th, 2009, 07:22 PM

wow china's going nuts with subway construction here. by 2030, i feel like it can rival europe in density of cities with subways

我有三寶

February 14th, 2009, 01:44 PM

caused by excessive speed is dangerous~~~

pearl_river

February 16th, 2009, 10:49 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Metro

Can anyone replace the ugly pictures in that article?

staff

February 16th, 2009, 12:21 PM

The Chinese version of Google Maps (http://ditu.google.com/) now shows the entire metro system (as well as every single bus stop) in Shanghai and various other cities in China apparently.

EDIT: Seems like it shows current traffic flows at all the major arteries too! Cool.

urbanfan89

February 17th, 2009, 04:52 AM

^^ Only negative is the misalignment between the satellite and map skins. It's confusing.

staff

February 17th, 2009, 11:56 AM

^^
Oh, I didn't check out the satellite images.

我有三寶

February 18th, 2009, 07:15 AM

Whiteeclipse

February 18th, 2009, 07:40 AM

caused by excessive speed is dangerous~~~

But the demand is there, therefore it's no so dangerous.

我有三寶

February 18th, 2009, 09:08 AM

But the demand is there, therefore it's no so dangerous.

what I mean is the higher of the construction speed, the more dangerous
China's subway construction has been a lot of accidents happen

我有三寶

February 19th, 2009, 08:22 AM

石家庄Shijiazhuang
http://www.qudoo.net/p?id=5b1fc3341f897c29011f8d6720291ea8&size=o

我有三寶

February 19th, 2009, 08:23 AM

石家庄Shijiazhuang
http://www.qudoo.net/p?id=5b1fc3341f897c29011f8d674b9e1eaf&size=o

Whiteeclipse

February 19th, 2009, 09:26 AM

what I mean is the higher of the construction speed, the more dangerous
China's subway construction has been a lot of accidents happen

True, good point.

urbanfan89

February 21st, 2009, 04:30 AM

what I mean is the higher of the construction speed, the more dangerous
China's subway construction has been a lot of accidents happen

We'll have to wait and see. The Empire State Building was built in less than two years, and the Hoover Dam was built in less than five years. Both are still rock solid today.

我有三寶

February 21st, 2009, 02:04 PM

We'll have to wait and see. The Empire State Building was built in less than two years, and the Hoover Dam was built in less than five years. Both are still rock solid today.

but the high speed of china's construction is based on scamp work and stint material
so many accidents happened not only on subways but also on huge blocks, bridges, highways and so on

Herzarsen

February 22nd, 2009, 05:59 PM

From what I can see the materials and techniques that are being used on majority of projects are as modern as anywhere. I suggest you support your views with actual facts.

As for work accidents, China needs to improve its work place safety rules so there are less accidents but that has nothing to do with quality of projects.

big-dog

February 23rd, 2009, 02:54 AM

^^ well said.

big-dog

February 24th, 2009, 09:04 AM

Fuzhou subway line 1 starts construction in 2009, finishing 2014.

(http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-02-24/032017273975.shtml)

Here's the map and line introduction (sorry only Chinese version available)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1691/200805145a9532dd833df6cnx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3563/200805147d3fc949e083772fi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Line one will start construction in 2009 and finish in 2014, with a length of 28.8km, 24 underground stations; Line 2 will have 26.5km and open in 2018.

All 7 lines will have a total length of 184.2km and 134 stations.

(http://www.hdzxw.com/news/2008/5-13/FD_U_Article-2-29-39-194884.html)

big-dog

February 27th, 2009, 03:44 AM

25 city metro investment over 800 billion yuan (118 bln usd)

新华网北京2月27日电 (张华毅) 今年是完全由中国人自主筹资、勘测、设计、施工建造的京张铁路全线通车100周年，也是我国首条地铁——北京地铁1号线开通运营40周年。目前我国25个城市正在进行城市轨道交通的前期工作，总规划里程超过5000公里，总投资估算超过8000亿元，中国土木工程学会26日发布的这些信息让中国轨道交通建设界的人士倍感振奋。

　　中国土木工程学会秘书长张雁表示，我国的轨道交通建设并未受到金融危机的影响，反而在此期间加速建设扩大内需。据了解，目前全国已开通城市轨道交通的城市有北京、上海、天津、广州、长春、大连、重庆、武汉、深圳、南京10个城市20条线，其中，北京、上海、广州三个城市近几年每年新增的线路长度都达到了30—50公里。“十五”期间，中国城市轨道交通建设投资达2000亿元。在“十一五”期间，全国特大城市的地铁和轻轨通车里程将超过1500公里，还将投资约6000亿元。据不完全统计，目前全国48个百万人口以上的特大城市中25个城市正在进行轨道交通的前期工作，总规划里程超过5000公里，总投资估算超过8000亿元。“在今后的20年内，轨道交通将始终处于高速发展时期，轨道交通建设不会减速，反而会提速，甚至现在根本不是减速的问题，而是发展太慢。”

　　此外，由中国土木工程学会主办的“2009中国国际轨道交通技术展览会”将于今年9月举办，展会将集中展示中国地铁建设在规划设计、先进施工工艺和先进技术、关键技术装备等方面取得的成果，预计展会面积12000平米，同期举办“中国地铁建设40年成果展示与发展论坛”和相关技术研讨会，总结探讨中国轨道交通建设经验。

Google Translation
Xinhua Beijing February 27 Electricity (Zhang Hua-Yi)

this year, the first self-financing, surveying and design, the construction of Beijing Zhang 100th anniversary of the opening of the railway line is also the first subway in China - Beijing Metro Line No. 1 opening and operation of the 40 anniversary. 25 cities in China Urban Mass Transit ongoing preparatory work, with a total mileage of more than 5000 Km planning, estimates a total investment of more than 800 billion yuan, China Civil Engineering Society on the 26th release of the information to allow the construction of Chinese rail transportation profession more exciting .

China Civil Engineering Society, said the Secretary-General Zhang Yan, China's rail transit construction has not been the impact of financial crisis, but to accelerate the building during this period of expanding domestic demand. It is learned that China has opened the city's urban rail transit has in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Changchun, Dalian, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Nanjing, 10 cities 20 lines, one of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou these three cities near an annual increase of the line a few years have reached a length of 30-50 km. "Tenth Five-Year" period, China's urban rail transit construction investment reached 200 billion yuan. In the "Eleventh Five-Year" period, the national mega-cities of metro and light rail traffic mileage will exceed 1,500 kilometers will invest about 600 billion yuan. According to incomplete statistics, current national population of 48 million mega-cities of more than 25 cities in the ongoing preparatory work for rail transportation, with a total mileage of more than 5000 Km planning, estimates a total investment of more than 800 billion yuan. "In the next 20 years, rail transit will always be in high-speed development period, the rail transit construction will not slow down, it will accelerate, and even now is not a slowdown, but the development is too slow."

In addition, by the China Civil Engineering Society's "2009 China International rail transportation technology exhibition" will be held in September this year, Chinese exhibition will focus on displaying the subway construction in the planning design, advanced construction techniques and advanced technology, key technology, equipment, etc. made results, is expected to show an area of 12000 square meters, held in the same period, "Chinese subway construction showing the results of 40 years with the Development Forum" and related technologies workshop, summary of China's rail transit construction experience.

Scion

March 15th, 2009, 08:27 PM

Wenzhou's Metro plans

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/477.jpg

5 lines have been planned. Lines 1(red), 2(yellow), 3(black) and 4(brown) are urban metros lines, and the blue one is a CBD-suburbs line.

The suburban line is expected to begin construction in 2010.
The 4 urban metro lines are expected to begin construction in 2015.

Total track length 222km

商报讯（记者芮文正）我市建设轨道交通被列入《温州市城市综合交通规划》（2005年—2020年），计划由4条快轨线路和一条市郊铁路组成。昨天上午，市规划局向媒体通报了有关情况。

　　据介绍，我市规划的轨道交通总规模约222.5公里，其中，快轨线网约174.5公里，市郊铁路48公里。快轨线网包括“快轨1号线”——都市区级西—东北直径线；“快轨2号线”——中心城市东西横轴线；“快轨3号线”——南北纵轴线；“快轨4号线”——沿海南北纵轴线。同时，我市还规划了7个快轨线路间换乘枢纽。

　　轨道交通通常是“以电能为动力，采取轮轨运转方式的快速大运量公共交通的总称。”目前，国际轨道交通有地铁、轻轨、市郊铁路、有轨电车以及悬浮列车等多种类型。我市规划的轨道交通，其结构形式目前尚未确定。

　　与其他公共交通相比，城市轨道交通具有用地省、运能大、人均噪声小、对环境的污染少等特点。乘客乘坐安全、舒适、方便、快捷。据悉，轨道线路的输送能力是公路交通输送能力的近10倍，每小时的运量可达2万人次，但其造价很高，建设一公里需投资3亿—4亿元。下半年，市规划局将细化我市轨道交通线网规划，并力争尽快上报国家发改委审批。

　　市规划局建议，2010年前后，我市要进行轨道交通建设的前期筹划并率先建设市郊铁路，2015年前后，进行快速轨道交通线网系统建设。

　　我市将改变市民出行的现行习惯，确定以公共交通为主体。市规划局在《温州市城市综合交通规划》中明确，未来，温州公交将以轨道及快速公交系统为骨干，以常规公交为基础，出租车、轮渡将是补充的交通工具。

　　■核心提示

　　我市规划中的

　　轨道交通线路走向

　　“快轨1号线”——都市区级西—东北直径线：从新温站经瓯海行政中心、温州站、杨府山商务中心、七都、七里、柳白，抵达象阳中央商务区。线路总长约43公里。

　　“快轨2号线”——中心城市东西横轴线：由瓯海行政中心经旧城中心、杨府山商务中心、龙湾中心区到永强机场。远期还将向东延伸至滨海中心区。线路总长约34.5公里。

　　“快轨3号线”——南北纵轴线：从瑞安途经南白象、温州站、旧城中心、瓯北，抵达黄田站。线路总长约43公里。

　　“快轨4号线”——沿海南北纵轴线：南起安阳旧城中心，穿越未来的龙湾滨海新型城市中心，经象阳中央商务区，与“1号线”交会，抵达至乐清市乐成镇。线路总长约54公里。

　　市郊铁路：利用龙湾铁路支线，起自温州站，经龙湾跨瓯江到灵昆，再向东经半岛至霓屿岛。

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:16 AM

Map of metro plans for Changchun

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/20060909210611756.jpg

新闻提示：2月16日，长春召开建设工作会议，近期预计投1100亿实施50个城建重大项目，其中地铁1号线将在明年开工。目前，地铁1号线工程已完成线路测绘和规划。
　　随着轻轨的开通、地铁的即将建设，快速轨道交通正越来越快地驶入人们的生活。地铁的建设，将对长春楼市格局进行重新洗牌，地铁将成为置业者购房的重要因素。

　　地铁1号线·概况

　　全长20.12公里车站18座
　　地铁1号线先期建设北三环至南绕城高速公路段，全长20.12公里，设车站18座，车场一座，占地约25公顷。2号线东西方向线路，自西三环路附近拟新建的铁路西客站至东三环路，全长约22公里。计划建设时间为2010年至2021年，总投资144.5亿元。2009 年抓紧建立地铁建设指挥部，扎实做好各项前期准备工作，力争早日开工。

　　从已经使用的轻轨1号线、2号线和即将竣工的3号线，以及明年将要建设的地铁1号线可以看出，长春市的城市快速轨道交通线网即将形成。地铁1号线将作为连接南北城的主干路段，把长春站、南三环等重点区域以轨道交通的方式有效地连接起来，形成未来南城庞大而顺畅的交通网络。交通是地区发展的首要条件，因此，轨道交通将成为南北城发展的“中枢”，将彻底改变交通不畅的“窝城”状况。

A more detailed map for lines 2, 3 and 4

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/1733885856538879714.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:26 AM

A (maybe fan-made?) plan for Luoyang (this probably won't become realization until we are very very old...)

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/56_35773_615ee0f5c5d2d0a-2.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:31 AM

The (not so detailed) plan for Dongguan.

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/Dongguang_Subway_Plan_Map.jpg

This article says the construction should probably start around...now.....

东莞地铁有望今年3月动工
来源：南方日报　2009-02-15

刘志庚说,即使穗莞深城轨不经过东莞主城区,也将建轻轨接驳。上为穗莞深城轨线路图。

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/200902150046_9197.jpg

备受关注的东莞地铁有望在今年3月动工。昨天,东莞市委书记刘志庚在省人大会议分组讨论中透露,筹划数年的东莞轨道交通工程规划已基本通过国家发改委审批,总体工程预算将高达250亿元。

轨道交通预算达250亿元

　　“困扰东莞多年的交通问题有望加快解决。”刘志庚说,东莞轨道交通工程将联通东莞市区和各镇中心区,有地铁也有地面轻轨。造价预算250亿元,计划向社会筹资。规划目前已基本通过国家审批,有望在3月底动工。他建议,把东莞轨道交通工程列入省的重点工程。

　　针对东莞市民关心的穗莞深城际轨道不经过主城区的问题,刘志庚回应说,东莞目前正在考虑两个方案,一种是和省里协商,尽量让穗莞深城轨经过主城区,方便出行。第二个方案是,即使穗莞深城轨不经过主城区,东莞规划建设的轻轨,也将经过主城区与城轨接驳。

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:38 AM

Plans for Nanning

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/918452849008099072.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Plans for Kunming

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/5138607174830723859.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:44 AM

Metro plans in Jinan

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/rurl2c6a47285f5c90006fdc74b1d9d79ad.jpg

big-dog

March 16th, 2009, 05:52 AM

wow, great update Scion!

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 05:56 AM

Plans for Foshan

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/5d9cb6de9d4fce57cdbf1a15.jpg
http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/200712404826347.jpg

1号线，按原广佛地铁线路，延长到新城区。

3号线，从罗村的新佛山火车站到旧火车站，经海三路，转南海大道，在南桂西路与1号线换乘，然后转入季华路，再转文华路，到新城区，在裕和路与6号线换乘，再经乐从大道，一直到顺德大良。

6号线，从乐从文化公园，经裕和路，在汾江南路与1号线换乘，在文华路与3号线换乘，然后转桂澜路，在南桂东路与1号线换乘，之后到平洲。

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/200712391621392.jpg

The next map shows Foshan's metro being integrated with Guangzhou's metro. Foshan is on the left and Guangzhou is on the right.

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/1216954835280_000.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 06:07 AM

wow, great update Scion!
Thanks :):)

Guiyang's plans for a metro

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/20090220074208258.jpg

贵阳打造市域快速铁路网
2009-2-20 来源：贵阳晚报

贵阳市委、市政府抢抓中央扩大内需、增加投资的难得机遇，认真贯彻省委、省政府关于加快推进快速铁路系统建设的指示精神，积极适应贵阳至广州、贵阳至重庆、贵阳至成都、贵阳至长沙、贵阳至昆明快速铁路建设的新形势，结合贵阳城市总体规划、城市综合交通规划和轻轨路网规划，认真研究提出了建设市域快速铁路网的构想，主要内容是“一环一射两联线”。

“一环”，即环城快速铁路。初步规划线路为，白云北——贵阳东——龙洞堡——小碧——孟关——桐木岭——党武——湖潮——清镇——金华——将军山——白云西——白云北的环形快速铁路，线路长约115公里，共设16个车站，设计时速200公里，环内总面积930平方公里。

“一射”，即贵阳至开阳快速铁路。线路长约55公里，共设5个车站，设计时速200公里。同时，依托成贵快速铁路贵阳至修文段（长约28公里，设计时速350公里）、渝黔快速铁路贵阳至息烽段（长约50公里，设计时速250公里），最终形成“一环三射”的贵阳市域快速铁路网。

“两联线”，即修文久长——开阳永温铁路，清镇——织金铁路。线路长分别约40公里、122公里，设计时速120公里。

■“一环”即贵阳环城快速铁路，全长约115公里

■“一射”即贵阳至开阳快速铁路，全长约55公里

■“两联线”即修文久长至开阳永温铁路；清镇至织金铁路

★“一环一射两联线”总投资约235亿元，预计今年开工建设，“一环一射”力争4年建成，“两联线”力争2年建成。

在铁道部及成都铁路局的大力支持下，在省委、省政府的正确领导下，贵阳市拟规划建设贵阳市域快速铁路网，初步方案为“一环一射两联线”。“一环”即贵阳环城快速铁路，全长约115公里。“一射”即贵阳至开阳快速铁路，全长约55公里。“两联线”即修文久长至开阳永温铁路，全长约40公里；清镇至织金铁路，全长约122公里。“一环一射两联线”总投资约235亿元，预计今年开工建设，“一环一射”力争4年建成，“两联线”力争2年建成。

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 06:17 AM

Xiamen did have a metro plan for the city back in 2004. Indeed it appears that the BRT was the replacement for the planned metro routes.

据介绍，轨道交通具有运量大、速度快、准点率高和安全、合适、环保等众多优点。而厦门城市规模和机动化水平快速增长，跨海通道交通压力持续增加，公共交通运输出入岛线路运输效率低下，岛外各片区间道路交通亟待建立，以及加强城市辐射功能和促进厦泉漳的协调发展等诸多方面，交通供需矛盾逐步凸现，加强城市轨道交通建设刻不容缓。

　　截至本报昨日截稿时，评审结果尚未公布。日本中复建会社方案3线路58车站

　　岛内轨道线路配置在嘉禾路、湖滨北路／南路、厦禾路上，形成城市轴。岛外支持马銮、杏林、集美、同安各车站发展成地区重要地。规划轨道总长96．7公里，车站58个（本岛41个，岛外17个），日客流量为196万人。具体规划3条线路。

　　轨道车站高崎机场、厦门站、后溪客运站，构筑综合换乘枢纽；马銮湾、集美孙厝、东坑湾南岸，成为岛外发展的中心；本岛鹭江道、枋湖、厦门站为市域级1、2、3号线间的换乘枢纽；吕厝是市域3号线与市区级4号线的客流换乘中心。

　　3条轨道线路分别为：

　　1号线（杏林海沧线）：杏林石塘至马銮西。途经石塘、东屿、兴港路、嵩屿、鼓浪屿、轮渡、思北、斗西、将军祠、文灶、厦门站、莲坂、莲花路、江头西、仙岳路、塘边、火炬园、石鼓山、厦门北站、集美、文化路、杏林、前场、马銮西，全长39．4公里。

　　2号线（莲前线）：岭兜至西堤。途经岭兜、前埔、潘宅、洪文、西林、龙山桥、莲坂、湖东、湖中、白鹭洲、十中、西堤，全长11．9公里。

　　3号线（厦大同集线）：厦大至大同。途经厦大、博物馆、和平码头、镇海路、中山公园、斗西、十中、市政府、七星路、金桥路、体育中心、莲岳路、江头西、江头东、中孚、刘厝、庐厝、林后、机场、厦门北站、集美镇、风林、洪塘头、西柯、同安、乡林、大同，全长45．4公里。

　　轨道交通建设实施分三个阶段：第一阶段，1号线，建设嵩屿、厦门北站。第二阶段，1号线，建设嵩屿、石塘、厦门北、马銮西；2号线，建设西堤、岭兜站；3号线建设厦大、机场、集美镇站；建设2号线，连接本岛内西部的中心市街区和会展中心；建设3号线，纵贯机场、江头地区。第三阶段，3号线，建设集美镇、大同站，连接集美、同安方面和本岛。中国城市规划院方案8线路133车站投资789．5亿

　　区域轨道交通系统，采用市郊铁路；市域大容量运输系统，采用地铁；市区中容量运输系统，采用轻轨；特色旅游交通系统，采用地面有轨电车。共规划8条轨道线路，分为三个阶段进行，预估投资789．5亿元。

　　该方案共规划轨道车站133个，一级换乘枢纽站10个，其中厦门本岛有5个，海沧1个，集美、翔安各2个；二级换乘枢纽站为19个，其中厦门本岛有9个；商业中心、行政中心、体育中心等城市功能中心地区的车站37个?鸦一般地区车站（其它居住区、工业区等地区的车站）67个。

　　8条轨道线路分别为：

　　1号线：高崎机场—马銮东蒲，设置27个车站（远景延伸至角美、漳州）。途经高崎机场、金尚路、厦门站、厦禾路、鹭江道、海沧次中心、环马銮湾。

　　2号线：鹭江道—内厝（支线钟宅—象屿保税区），市区共设站32个（远景延伸至安海—水头、晋江、泉州）。途经鹭江道、市政府、湖里、钟宅湾、环东坑湾南岸、新店、马巷；支线行经钟宅湾、东北部发展区、机场、高殿生活区、保税区。

　　3号线：厦门站—后溪铁路客站，共设站23个（远景延伸至灌口）。途经厦门站、莲坂、江头、湖里、保税区东区、集美片区中心、集美文教区中心、后溪客运站。

　　4号线：和平码头—何厝，共设站24个（远景延伸至钟宅湾）。途经和平码头、中山公园、白鹭洲、市政府、体育中心、江头、前埔会展中心，远景延伸连接五通、钟宅湾。

　　5号线：马銮第一农场—集美东安，共设站13个。途经环马銮湾、杏林片区中心、杏林湾文教次中心。

　　6号线：集美孙厝—马巷车站，共设站12个。途经集美片区中心、西柯片区中心、马巷片区中心。

　　7号线：莲河—同安梵天寺，共设站16个。途经翔安副中心、琼头、西柯片区中心、大同次中心、同安梵天寺旅游区。

　　8号线：琼头—莲河—泉州都市区，厦门市区段共设站7个。途经琼头、新店、莲河。

　　轨道交通建设实施分为三个阶段进行：第一阶段建设1、3、6号线、岛内电车线、岛外电车线。第二阶段建设2、7、8号线，并向区域延伸1、2号线。第三阶段完善轨道交通网，提升中心城市职能和地位，形成区域一体化发展格局。

http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2004-11-28/12414371098s.shtml

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 06:26 AM

Xuzhou in Jiangsu is also planning a metro

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/dsgxt.jpg

近日，《徐州市主城区轨道线网规划》已经通过江苏省建设厅等部门专家的论证，正报徐州市政府审批。消息一出，引起各界广泛关注。虽然徐州市主城区轨道交通刚处于线网规划阶段，将来还要通过建设规划和国家相关部门审批方才进入实施阶段，但其对徐州城市建设和百姓生活所带来的影响无疑是巨大的。城市规划将徐州城市建设引入“轨道时代”。

A more close up look at lines 1 and 2

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/12xian.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2009, 06:34 AM

Taiyuan's Metro plans

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/20089811202821627.jpg

本方案是根据太原市最新版总体规划作出来的。共有7条轨道线构成，总里程282公里，共设151站，设计日运送旅客400－500万人次。可以满足 2030年以后太原市500－600万城市人口的规模需求，届时，轨道出行比例将占到公交出行比例55%以上。最高速度推荐80－100公里/小时，平均速度35－45公里/小时，部分线路郊区部分在50公里/小时以上。各条线路是：
1号线,48公里,共设33站,6譇编组,兴安街－榆次;
2号线,50公里,共设29站,6譈编组,东社－太原新机场;
3号线,24公里,共设20站,6譈编组,南寒－北营;
4号线,34公里,共设24站,6譈编组,晋机－永康村;
5号线,50公里,共设24站,6譈编组,南坪头－清源镇;
6号线,36公里,共设21站,4譈编组,南屯－阳曲县;
7号线,40公里,共设24站,4譈编组,晋祠－东阳镇。
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1号线是所有线路中最重要线路，沿中轴纵向连接老城和南部新城，到达小店新城后，向东连接到终点榆次地区。
2号线也是一条南北干线，与1号线平行连接老城和新城，并一直向南连接到太原新机场。
3号线为老城区一条东西向干线线路，直接经过太原火车站。
4号线起的作用是连接了老城区西部和新城区东部地区。
5号线为一条郊区线路。连接主城和西南部新城清源镇。
6号线为一条服务于小店新城东西向的线路。依次连接了晋祠镇，南部新城，榆次和榆次东阳镇。
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建议在2010年可考虑开工1号线和3号线，2015年建成通车。2030年建成所有线路。

pearl_river

March 16th, 2009, 09:19 AM

How many more cities in China are viable locations for metros?

Considering the Prague (metro area pop: 2 million) metro is very busy, I suppose there are still dozens of cities in China that could potentially use metros?

big-dog

March 16th, 2009, 09:22 AM

you are right. If you flip back a couple of pages in this thread. You can see 20~40 Chinese cities are planning metro constructions.

YelloPerilo

March 16th, 2009, 12:25 PM

I read somewhere that around 200 Chinese cities are planning and/or constructing metros. That's an insane number. Can anyone find similar numbers in the press or official announcements?

z0rg

March 16th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Every city above 500,000 inhabitants should have a metro system. I live in the world's big city with the largest metro system per capita. 285km (90% underground) for just 4 million people. And we'll have 350km~ within 2011. Then we have a 340km system of commuter trains, mostly surface. Even so the whole metro net is crowded in rush hours.

Around 10km for every 100,000 people would be a nice target.

big-dog

March 17th, 2009, 06:41 PM

Construction will start this year (2009)

With 9km-4 stations, subway Xiangshan will inter-change with line 10 at Bagou station.

Xiangshan line will lessen the traffic in Xiangshan area and provide a convenient path to Mount Xiang for tourists.

There are 13 new lines U/C in Beijing in 2009. Line 4 (30km) will open in 2009, which makes the total subway length 230km.

(http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-17/194717425807.shtml)

z0rg

March 17th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Some plans for Shenyang.

沈阳地铁规划12条
本方案是综合了以前及现在各种版本方案大幅修改，重新修编而成的新的沈阳地铁规划方案。该方案的一个重要特点是利用沈阳市区目前的既有铁路规划了3条贯穿市区的城市铁路，这3条铁路也是

各条城际铁路的市区部分。3条铁路大部分可为地面线路，中心区部分地段可以建成潜埋地铁。
整个方案全部说明如下:
1号线,28公里,27站,6×B,十三街－东陵街;
2号线,41公里,31站,6×A,道义镇－桃仙机场;
3号线,34公里,22站,6×A,北李官堡－大深井子;
4号线,58公里,29站,6×B,虎石台－桃仙机场;
5号线,27公里,23站,6×B,丁香屯－古城子;
6号线,30公里,24站,6×B,沈北路－孙家寨;
7号线,33公里,20站,6×B,望花屯－前谟村;
8号线,43公里,25站,6×B,西三家子－苏家屯;
9号线,40公里,24站,6×B,王家沟－苏家屯;
合计共9条市区线,334公里。
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A线,市区部分83公里,8×A(双层),（市区）新城子－十里河,沈阳站－姚千户屯,（全程）铁岭－鞍山,沈阳－本溪;
B线,市区部分46公里,8×A(双层),（市区）马家山－高坎,（全程）新民－抚顺;
C线,市区部分57公里,8×A(双层),（市区）大潘镇－深井子,（全程）辽中－抚顺;
A,B,C三条城市铁路共计186公里。
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整个方案共12条线，520公里总长。

http://www.you024.com/bbs/attachments/month_0807/20080716_2627fc3de400c38776aalTOOwR0CAL8x.jpg

big-dog

March 18th, 2009, 03:20 AM

^^ google translation

Some plans for Shenyang.

Shenyang metro planning 12
This program is the former General and various versions of the program is now substantially revised and re-revision from the new Shenyang metro planning programs. The program is an important characteristic of the urban area of Shenyang is currently using the existing railway planning the three urban areas throughout the city railway, which is also three railway

Various inter-city rail part of the urban area. The majority of three railway lines to the ground, the center part of the lot can be completed buried submarine subway.
A full description of the program as a whole are as follows:
On the 1st line, 28 kilometers, 27 stations, 6 × B, thirteen Street - Dongling Street;
On the 2nd line, 41 kilometers, 31 stations, 6 × A, moral town - Taoxian Airport;
On the 3rd line, 34 kilometers, 22 stations, 6 × A, North Fort Liguan - Tai Tseng son;
On the 4th line, 58 kilometers, 29 stations, 6 × B, tiger Shitai - Taoxian Airport;
On the 5th line, 27 kilometers, 23 stations, 6 × B, clove Dunsan - son of the ancient city;
On the 6th line, 30 kilometers, 24 stations, 6 × B, Shen North Road - Sun FORMATION;
On the 7th line, 33 kilometers, 20 stations, 6 × B, Wanghua Tuen - Former Jammu Village;
On the 8th line, 43 kilometers, 25 stations, 6 × B, West Sanjiazi - Sujiatun;
On the 9th line, 40 kilometers, 24 stations, 6 × B, Wangjiagou - Sujiatun;
Total of nine urban routes, 334 kilometers.
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A line of 83 kilometers in some urban, 8 × A (double), (Urban) Xinchengzi -十里河, Shenyang Station - Tuen Mun Yao 1000, (full) Tieling - Anshan, Shenyang - Benxi;
B line, 46 kilometers in some urban, 8 × A (double), (Urban) Jiashan Horse - High Hom, (full) Sinmin - Fushun;
C line, 57 kilometers in some urban, 8 × A (double), (urban) Tai Pan Zhen - Sham Tseng children (full) Liaozhong - Fushun;
A, B, C three city a total of 186 kilometers railway.
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The program as a whole a total of 12 lines, total length of 520 kilometers.

big-dog

March 18th, 2009, 03:49 AM

SHANGHAI: 9 new subway lines will open in 2010 before World Expo

Opening in 2009: Line 7, Line 8 phase II, Line 9 Phase II, Line 11 phase I.

Line 8 phase II will open in July. 28 stations of Line 7 completed, tunnel work done; 9 stations of Line 9 topped out, tunnel work done; 18 stations of Line 11 topped out, tunnel work done.

Opening in 2010: Line 10, Line 2 East Extension, Line 2 West Extension, Line 7 North Extension, Line 13 phase I.

(http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-17/195917425846.shtml)

staff

March 18th, 2009, 12:53 PM

Nice!

big-dog

March 19th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Light rail to connect Chongqing's 9 districts in 2014

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/dy/c/2009-03-19/U2418P1T1D17439111F21DT20090319101116.jpg

Besides the current approved Line 1, 3, and 6 (82km), Chongqing will accelerate the light rail extension project for Line 2, 3 and 6 from year 2009. By 2014, Chongqing will have metro length of 174.49km, which costs 57.339 billion yuan.

Part of line schedule:

Line 1: Chaotianmen - University City, 36.8km
Line 3: Er Tang - Air Terminal, 41.56km
Line 6 Phase I: Shangxin Rd - Li Jia, 23.55km
Line 6 phase II: Cha Yuan South - Shangxin Rd - Wulukou, 37km
Line 2, 3 extension: Xinshan Cun - Er tang, 29.3km

　　部分轨道交通走向

　　轨道交通一号线　朝天门———大学城，总长36.8公里

　　轨道交通三号线　二塘———航站楼，总长41.56公里

　　轨道交通六号线　　一期工程，上新街———礼嘉，总长23.55公里

　　二期工程，茶园南———上新街、礼嘉———五路口，总长37公里

　　二、三号线延伸段　新山村———二塘，全长29.3公里

(http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-19/101117439111.shtml)

z0rg

March 19th, 2009, 11:23 AM

big-dog

March 20th, 2009, 04:37 AM

^^ I don't have the data for 2009 here's the planning,

by 2008 (now), 234km (161 stations);
by 2010, 400km;
by 2020, 936km (22 metro lines).

source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-01/12/content_10646926.htm

big-dog

March 20th, 2009, 07:38 AM

Changsha (Hunan Province) subway plan has been approved

here're the renderings

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/913/20090228593b857b1c5ced9.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5/20090228700930a093ca12b.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3290/2009022803846962e1126e4.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4591/20090228a0fca5786a60754.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4961/20090228ff70576544a881a.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3953/20090228075600b9ebfe7cd.jpg

(skyscrapers.cn)

big-dog

March 21st, 2009, 12:09 PM

Shenzhen metro long term plan

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7375/90924555.jpg

(skyscrapers.cn)

big-dog

March 21st, 2009, 12:10 PM

Nanjing metro 2010 and long term plan

thanks to ky, skyscrapers.cn

2010

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6998/resizeofditie.jpg

2050

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9538/resizeofe58d97e4baace59.jpg

(skyscrapers.cn)

big-dog

April 1st, 2009, 06:20 AM

Around 10km for every 100,000 people would be a nice target.

then Beijing and Shanghai will both need 1000km subways, wow!

big-dog

April 1st, 2009, 06:22 AM

Beijing subway planning 2010-2015

2.6版更新内容：
1.添加3号线、11号线、16号线线路具体走向及车站位置及12号线大致走向(12号线具体站位暂时未知，仅得知走向)
2.添加各规划/建设线路的车辆段及停车场
3.添加1号线西延线路，修改“四惠”、“四惠东”图标为普通车站(预计2010年开放西延3站，并与八通线贯通)
4.添加9号线西延线路

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3997/572331238515008tbj3a68d.jpg

(ditiezu.com)

Clashman

April 13th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Tianjin Subway Lines 5 & 6 are set to commence with construction later this year:
http://www.tianjinexpats.com/index.php/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,26/topic,3711.0/

我有三寶

April 13th, 2009, 03:01 PM

Herzarsen

April 13th, 2009, 04:39 PM

^^ Prove it! Can you? ;)

You are just speculating. For example concreate when consistantly poured so that it dries together will be stronger then when it is poured slowly in different times. :)

big-dog

April 14th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Great news! :banana:

Chinese city to build underground station for terracotta warriors museum

www.chinaview.cn 2009-04-13

XI'AN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Xi'an is to build an underground station in 2013 to cater for visitors to its most famous attraction -- the world-famous terracotta warriors and horses, an official in the historic western Chinese city of Xi'an said Monday.

An underground trip from the city center to the Emperor Qin's Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is expected to take 50 minutes, down from the current one hour by expressway, said Ren Junhao, Party chief of Lintong District, Xi'an City.

The underground journey would be 30 kilometers long, said Ren.

Xi'an, famous for its buried army of terracotta warriors, mosques, pagodas and the splendid city walls, began building its first underground line in 2006, in an effort to ease traffic congestion. The east-west Line 1 will pass the terracotta warriors museum.

Ren believes the underground would become a major boost for tourism in Lintong District that boasts the terracotta warriors museum, the mausoleum of the first Chinese emperor and the Huaqing Hot Spring.

The district receives 7.5 million tourists every year, including 500,000 from overseas.

The terracotta army was discovered by chance in 1974 and the tomb that it "guards" has since been excavated, yielding many treasures.

Clashman

April 14th, 2009, 06:31 AM

^^ Prove it! Can you? ;)

You are just speculating. For example concreate when consistantly poured so that it dries together will be stronger then when it is poured slowly in different times. :)

I would say it isn't so much a matter of the speed at which things are happening, but rather the greed and corruption that inevitably brings about shoddy construction. I don't work in construction, but I know enough people who do. Pretty much any company that builds for a project such as a subway, train line, apartment complex, landfill, or anything else that involves a big contract, is almost universally asked to provide 2 contracts: 1 which states they are paying for top grade materials, and another which says they are using cheaper materials, (which is what they actually buy). The difference, which often ends up being millions of RMB, goes into the salesguy's pocket, (as well as anyone else cut in on the deal). If you try to do business honestly, you will go bankrupt, because no salesperson will deal with a company that plays it straight. In Chinese projects, this happens almost universally. You just have to hope that in most cases, they haven't cut down the quality to the point that the project becomes unsafe.

我有三寶

April 14th, 2009, 04:41 PM

I would say it isn't so much a matter of the speed at which things are happening, but rather the greed and corruption that inevitably brings about shoddy construction. I don't work in construction, but I know enough people who do. Pretty much any company that builds for a project such as a subway, train line, apartment complex, landfill, or anything else that involves a big contract, is almost universally asked to provide 2 contracts: 1 which states they are paying for top grade materials, and another which says they are using cheaper materials, (which is what they actually buy). The difference, which often ends up being millions of RMB, goes into the salesguy's pocket, (as well as anyone else cut in on the deal). If you try to do business honestly, you will go bankrupt, because no salesperson will deal with a company that plays it straight. In Chinese projects, this happens almost universally. You just have to hope that in most cases, they haven't cut down the quality to the point that the project becomes unsafe.

你肯定是个中国人！
:banana::banana::banana:

big-dog

April 19th, 2009, 04:27 AM

Shanghai metro 2009, 2010 and 2012 map

by Jacky, metrofans.sh.cn

2009 (click pic for larger map)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5408/resizeof2009.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9123/2009z.jpg)

2010 (click pic for larger map)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7588/resizeof2010.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/399/2010k.jpg)

2012 (click pic for larger map)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8969/resizeof2012.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1442/2012.jpg)

我有三寶

April 24th, 2009, 03:14 PM

宁波Ningbo
http://www.onegreen.net/maps/Upload_maps/200812/20081225183152719.jpg

ANR

April 30th, 2009, 03:38 AM

From Railway Age on 4/23/09:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3487744984_920b1145d9_o.jpg

Zhejiang Zheda INSIGMA Group Company Ltd. (INSIGMA), Hangzhou, China, has awarded Ansaldo STS USA a contract worth approximately $9.2 million for design and implementation of a new communications-based train control (CBTC) system on the Xi'an Metro Line 2. The contract is part of a Strategic Alliance Agreement with INSIGMA. Ansaldo STS USA will provide system design, key system components, and vital safety software. INSIGMA will manufacture certain CBTC equipment under a technology license and perform application engineering.

The project will be done in two phases. The Xi'an Metro Line 2 will add 16.32 miles to the city’s metro system. Phase 1 will incorporate Beike Station to Expo Center Station, with a passenger ready date anticipated for September 2011. Phase 2 will cover from Fexiyuan Station to Weiqu South Station, with an expected in-service date of December 2012.

The complete Line 2 configuration will include 21 passenger stations, 22 trains, an operations control center (OCC), depot with test track, and a maintenance center and training center.

ANR

May 12th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Below are pictures of the new tram system currently in final stages of construction taken May 8, 2009:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3524698369_7cea207705_b.jpg
Map of current sytem

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3525493892_93b6d334a6_b.jpg
Eastern end of line

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3525515858_d3588db61d_b.jpg
Approximately mid point of the line

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/3525522528_bfe132265c_b.jpg
Western end of line at the current Eastern end of Shanghai Metro line 2 (building on left side of picture is Metro terminal)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3524728343_58f0b38176_b.jpg
Storage & maintenance facility located at Eastern end of the line

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3378/3525536192_07b90db261_b.jpg
Storage building

big-dog

May 12th, 2009, 04:36 PM

Great update. Love to see tram lines in Shanghai hi-tech park.

snapdragon

May 13th, 2009, 10:33 AM

wonderful stuff

Whiteeclipse

May 27th, 2009, 07:48 AM

19 cities get nod for urban rails

A new wave of mass urban rail transit construction is set to kick off soon with the National Development and Reform Commission approving plans of 19 cities.

About 2,100 km of railway lines will be laid and operational by 2015 in the 19 cities, Dou Hao, the deputy general manager of China International Engineering Consulting Corporation (CIECC), said Tuesday at a press conference for Metro China 2009, the biggest exhibition of its kind in China held in November.

The projects will involve an investment of at least 800 billion yuan ($117 billion), he said.

CIECC has been authorized by the NDRC to assess the cities' metro planning, based on which the NDRC will give its nod to the project.

The urban rail projects are bigger than projected last year, when 15 cities were given the green signal to build railway systems, totaling about 1,700 km at a cost of 600 billion yuan.

"The increase is a result of government measures to boost economy. It's very quick to have a railway project approved," Zhou Xiaoqin, director of transport project department with CIECC, said.

Nine other cities, including Fuzhou, Nanning, Guiyang and Kunming, have submitted their plans and are awaiting approval, he added.

"China has risen to be the world's largest urban rail transit construction market," Jiao Tongshan, vice-chief of China Communications and Transportation Association, said at the conference.

At present, 14 cities are building 46 urban rail lines, which total 1,212 km, he said.

Ten cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Changchun, Shenzhen and Dalian - now have 29 urban rail routes, totaling 778 km, in operation, he said.

With traffic congestions plaguing most major cities, local governments agree an efficient urban rail network is the only answer, Dou said.

At present, 3.5 million people in Beijing and 3.07 million people in Shanghai use subways and light rails every day, accounting for a fifth of the total population using public transport, Dou said.

Beijing is expected to become the city with the longest urban rail, with plans to build 18 routes stretching 561 km.

It now has eight lines in operation, totaling nearly 200 km. At present, six lines are under construction, involving an investment of 90 billion yuan.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/27/content_7946962.htm

big-dog

May 30th, 2009, 03:34 PM

Beijing Subway Line 8 planning (latest update)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9210/9vwcxwyxxtvwcs4727fd42.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=9vwcxwyxxtvwcs4727fd42.jpg)

Green: Phase I (completed)
Red: phase II
Blue: Phase III

(ditiezu.com)

staff

June 7th, 2009, 02:29 AM

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200906/20090606/article_403242.htm
Pretty Metro

2009-6-6 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

SOME of the stations on the four Metro lines being built will be decorated with artwork featuring traditional Shanghai architecture or famous figures, the operator said yesterday. The Madang Road station on Line 9 will also incorporate shikumen lane-house design into its building.

big-dog

June 17th, 2009, 08:54 AM

Xi'an subway planning

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2360/03fbd9da.png

(xinhuanet)

dennis.deng

August 3rd, 2009, 08:39 PM

Thanks :):)

Guiyang's plans for a metro

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/20090220074208258.jpg

To me it looks more like a "normal" rail system for the Chinese Rail HighSpeed CRH - tracks for 250 Km/h are usually not designed for an urban metro line ...
Does somebody have more information whether or not there will be an metro system in Guiyang?

Severiano

August 4th, 2009, 04:43 AM

哇，看來好像每個中國城市在挖地鐵。我覺得地鐵是最重要的基礎設施之一，地鐵讓城市變得更方便，支持！

big-dog

August 4th, 2009, 05:19 AM

^^ yes around 40 cities are constructing or planning subways to resolve traffic their problems.

Severiano

August 4th, 2009, 11:37 AM

urbanfan89

August 10th, 2009, 09:42 PM

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-08-11/020818405559.shtml

本报讯(记者郭鲲)昨天，记者从北京市轨道交通建设管理公司获悉，中低速磁悬浮列车已经确定在S1(大台线)上使用，预计2015年开通试运营。

　　北京轨道交通建设管理公司副总工程师方少轩介绍，中低速磁悬浮列车的最高速度可以达到160公里/小时，“中低速是相对于普通磁悬浮列车而言，其速度仍然会高于普通的地铁。”方少轩表示，为了保证其效率，S1线的站间距相对于其他地铁要长一些。

　　中低速磁悬浮列车载客量相对普通地铁列车要小，标准B型车每节车厢的核定载客量为245人，但中低速磁悬浮列车每节车厢载客量在100人以内。

　　方少轩透露，目前中低速磁悬浮列车的样车已经由北控集团和唐山列车厂生产出来了，但最终生产方还并未确定。中低速磁悬浮列车每节车厢的造价在800万元左右，相对普通B型车每节600万元的造价并未高出太多。

　　据了解，S1线东起西四环定慧桥北五路，西到门头沟，进入门头沟后会分叉为两条线运行。

Translation: A suburban rapid transit line connecting Beijing and its western suburbs will be built as "low-medium speed Maglev", with vmax of 160 km/h. It will be ready in 2015.

Haoting

August 15th, 2009, 06:38 PM

Beijing plans to construct maglev railway to Mentougou District
2009-08-11

On the afternoon of July 7, at the international transportation exhibition held at China International Exhibition Center, residents of Beijing saw the model of the maglev train which might run through their communities in future. It was the first public appearance of Beijing’s maglev train. According to workers at the exhibition, the actual train will be the third generation of its kind. It has passed all kinds of tests at Tangshan Test Base, has already traveled 30,000 kilometers, and can reach speeds of 120 kilometers per hour. Wang Gang, director of the Information Center under Beijing Municipal Committee of Transport, disclosed that maglev trains will be launched in Beijing by 2015. At present, Beijing is selecting a suitable line to test the maglev train.

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/excl/20090811/images/1249974957377_1249974957377_r.jpg
On the afternoon of July 7, at the international transportation
exhibition held at China International Exhibition Center, residents
of Beijing saw the model of the maglev train which might run through
their communities in future.

The first maglev train independently manufactured by China might appear on the railway line from the urban district of Beijing to Mentougou District by 2015. Yang Xiuren, Chief Engineer of Beijing Urban Engineering Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., said that plans and preparations are still being made.

The technology is ready to use at any time

In the “2009 China (Beijing) International City Traffic, Subway, Rail Transportation and Municipal Facilities Exhibition” held at China International Exhibition Center on July 7, the first maglev train independently manufactured by China made its debut.

At the exhibition, Beijing’s low to medium speed maglev train was displayed to the public for the first time. Workers there said that this set of maglev train and railway models, which are little bigger than toys, are the “ancestors” of China’s maglev train. “These are the first maglev trains and railways manufactured by us, and our current maglev trains were all produced based on them.”

The technicians at the exhibition said that after many years of research, China’s maglev trains are in their third generation. The train has passed all kinds of tests at Tangshan Test Base and has already traveled 30,000 kilometers. He estimated that the trains that will finally be put in to use might be products of the fifth generation.

An officer from the train’s research institute said that the technology for the practical operation of the maglev train from the Maglev Transportation Company under Beijing Enterprises Group is extremely advanced and is ready to use at any time. At present, technicians are still researching how to further reduce energy consumption.

The current plan is to use maglev trains on the S1 line.

Beijing Urban Engineering Design and Research Institute Chief, Yang Xiuren disclosed that Bejing is currently drawing up long term plans for a maglev line—the S1 line heading towards Mentougou. These plans will use maglev technology independently researched and developed by China. The low to medium speed maglev train jointly developed by Beijing Enterprises Holdings Maglev Technology Development Company and the National University of Defense Technology is the only train developed entirely based on China’s intellectual property.
Experts on site disclosed that the line will be over 20 kilometers long, but “the entire plan has not been determined yet.”

An official from Beijing Traffic Management Bureau said in an interview that the maglev trains will initially be used on the S1 line, which they are planning to complete by 2015. According to sources, the S1 line will begin in the east from the West Fourth Ring road at Dinghuiqiao North Fifth road where it links with subway line 6, will pass through Tiancun and Shijingshan, and travel further west to reach Mentougou Township of Mentougou District, covering a total length of 27 kilometers.

Unraveling the mystery

Advantage 1: building costs are much lower than the subway

On August 8, Chen Shunliang from the Maglev Engineering Project Center at the National University of Defense Technology pointed out that compared to the current subway and urban railways, the building cost of the maglev line will be much cheaper. Each kilometer will only cost several tens of millions of yuan, compared to the subway which cost 700 million yuan per kilometer, resulting in massive savings.
Advantage 2: the ownership of intellectual property rights

Reporters learned that the speed of these trains can reach up to 150 kilometers per hour, and currently uses two operating systems: manual and automatic.
Compared to the maglev trains in Shanghai that use expensive German technology and can reach speeds of 400-500 km per hour, China’s domestically developed low to medium speed maglev trains are more suitable for intra-city transport. The building costs are not only a lot lower, but the train will also be entirely built using China’s independent intellectual property.
Advantage 3: it can pass through areas with a high building density

In comparison with the subway, there is no need to dig tunnels for the maglev trains, which results in massive savings. Compared to the urban light railway, these trains turn well, make little noise and are able to climb hills, allowing it to travel through areas which have a high building density.
“We announced publicly that the lowest turning radius was 75 meters, but during tests, we were able to reach 25 meters. Most subway trains have a turning radius of around 300 meters,” said an expert on site.

Furthermore, in areas where digging a tunnel is impossible due to soil composition, for example, in cities like Kunming and Jinan, using a maglev train as city rail transportation is a lot more practical.

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/excl/20090811/105880.shtml

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/excl/20090812/images/1250062762902_1250062762902_r.jpg
Model of low to medium speed maglev train

Fang Shaoxuan, an assistant project manager from Beijing Traffic Management Bureau explained that the low to medium speed maglev trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour, “When talking about common maglev trains, the low to medium speed ones will still be faster than ordinary subways trains.” Mr Fang said that in order to ensure efficiency, the distance between stops will be a little longer than other subway lines.

Low to medium speed maglev trains will not be able to carry as many passengers as normal subway lines. The capacity of standard B subway carriage is 245 passengers; however, the capacity of a low to medium speed maglev carriage is around 100 passengers.
Fang Shaoxhuan disclosed that currently, models of low to medium speed maglev trains have already been produced by Beijing Enterprises Holdings Maglev Technology Development Company and Tangshan Train Factory, however the manufacturer has yet to be decided. Manufacturing low to medium speed maglev train carriages will cost about 8 million yuan each, which is not substantially more expensive than the 6 million yuan cost of manufacturing ordinary standard B subway carriages.
According to sources, the east S1 line will begin at the Dinghuiqiao north number five road on the West Fourth Ring Road, and go west towards Mentougou. After entering Mentougou, it will split into two different lines.

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/excl/20090812/106437.shtml

Severiano

August 17th, 2009, 08:24 AM

Why are they building it so small, is it for midgets, I cant imagine anyone fitting into that thing.

ZacLondon

August 17th, 2009, 08:41 AM

Why are they building it so small, is it for midgets, I cant imagine anyone fitting into that thing.

I believe that's a scaled-down model:)

As for the Beijing Maglev, I think it's a great idea. Can't wait to see it in action once it's completed.

YelloPerilo

August 17th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Why are they building it so small, is it for midgets, I cant imagine anyone fitting into that thing.

:lol:

z0rg

August 17th, 2009, 01:26 PM

It looks even shorter than standard buses.

ANR

August 19th, 2009, 11:13 PM

From: Shanghai Daily
By Liang Yiwen
2009-8-19

TRAMS in Pudong's Zhangjiang High-tech Park are due to begin trial passenger runs ahead of National Day on October 1, officials said yesterday. Public trams have not been in Shanghai for 30 years. A ticket on the air-conditioned trams will cost 2 yuan (29 US cents), the same as for most commuter buses. Passengers will also enjoy the discounts for transferring between trams and other means of public transport. The Shanghai Public Transportation Card can be used on the service once the line is open for business, officials said.

The 10-kilometer route will link Zhangjiang High-tech Park Metro Station on Line 2 to Jinqiu Road in Zhangjiang Semiconductor Industry Park. There are 15 stops, the distance between each station averages 600 meters and trams will arrive at intervals of between six and eight minutes. The budget for the project is about 600 million yuan.

Planner Shenzhen

August 20th, 2009, 08:03 AM

I think another way to resolve traffic problems in China is to build a little bit more dense. It seems like every new development is some sort of complex, China needs to go back to old school urban planning with narrow, walkable roads. Then people won't have to drive as much. Look at beijing, it is so spread out with so much wasted land, if it were smaller and more dense, I don't think the traffic would be as much of a nightmere.

very true. The mentality right now for the traffic engineer is for the free flow of automobile traffic, everything else is secondary--which oddly enough just ends up making traffic worse. It shows in the tiniest of details: curb radii at corners are quite large, which allows cars to turn corners at fairly fast speeds even at what should some of the most pedestrian oriented parts of the city. The mentality will change, but too late, because this is the period of rapid growth for China.

nouveau.ukiyo

August 21st, 2009, 03:55 PM

Why are they building it so small, is it for midgets, I cant imagine anyone fitting into that thing.

lol Zoolander? Love that movie...

As for the Maglev itself, I'm surprised at the news.

New York Morning

August 22nd, 2009, 03:45 AM

cool planning :cheers:

drunkenmunkey888

August 25th, 2009, 03:23 AM

According to wikipedia categories at the bottom of most China metro pages:

Lines in operation:
Beijing Subway • Changchun LRT • Chongqing Metro • Dalian Metro • Guangzhou Metro • Nanjing Metro • Shanghai Metro • Shenzhen Metro • Tianjin Metro / Binhai Mass Transit • Wuhan Metro • Xiamen BRT • Hong Kong MTR

Lines under construction:
Changsha Metro • Chengdu Metro • Guangfo Metro • Hangzhou Metro • Harbin Subway • Nanchang Metro • Ningbo Subway • Qingdao Subway • Suzhou Subway • Shenyang Metro • Xi'an Metro • Zhengzhou Subway • Wuxi Metro

Lines currently being planned:
Changzhou Metro • Datong Metro • Dongguan Metro • Fuzhou Metro • Guiyang Metro • Hefei Subway • Jinan Metro • Kunming Metro • Lanzhou Metro • Nanning Metro • Taiyuan Metro • Ürümqi Metro • Macau Light Transit System

The list of rapid transit systems being planned is pretty crazy. None of those links actually worked except for the Macau Light Transit system. How reliable is this list? Urumqi was the one that really stood out. It would be really cool if Urumqi gets a subway system. It seems they're starting to extend rapid transit to autonomous regions too!

Planner Shenzhen

August 26th, 2009, 12:11 PM

Why are they building it so small, is it for midgets, I cant imagine anyone fitting into that thing.

The builders also created the Stonehenge set for Spinal Tap's world tour.

der Reisender

August 29th, 2009, 02:29 AM

^ haha fantastic

Celebriton

September 30th, 2009, 06:36 AM

Why they plan shorter metro for Chongqing and Tianjin? Only 250km+, while Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou 500km+. Isn't Chongqing and Tianjin has large population too?

big-dog

September 30th, 2009, 06:46 AM

I guess the city scales of Beijing and Shanghai are bigger than Tianjin and Chongqing.

Whiteeclipse

September 30th, 2009, 07:15 AM

Southwest city builds multi-billion yuan transport system
Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou province, started the construction of an urban railway network Tuesday.

The 18.9-billion-yuan ($2.76 billion) network will link nine logistic centers and encircle the city.

During the planned four-year construction, a total of 259 km of railways will be built in the city.

"The urban high-speed railway net is of great significance to the integration and improvement of transport in southwest China," said Liu Zhijun, minister of railways.

On Sunday, Guiyang opened its first round-the-city highway to traffic. It extends 121 km and links the city with other parts of China.

The newly-built highway gives the city the potential to expand its urban area from the current 37 square kilometers to 507 square kilometers so that the area can hold a population of 3.6 million people, double the current total, said Li Jun, secretary of Guiyang City's Communist Party Committee.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-09/30/content_8755741.htm

staff

September 30th, 2009, 07:41 AM

Good for Gui Yang!

Btw, Chinese cities are so dense. The following statements suggests that 1,8 million people live on 37 square kilometers, resulting in an average density of the whole urban area of almost 50.000 people/km2 (~126.000 people/sqm). As a comparison, Manhattan - seen as hyper dense by Western standards - is about half as dense as the total urban area of Guiyang. :nuts:
potential to expand its urban area from the current 37 square kilometers to 507 square kilometers so that the area can hold a population of 3.6 million people, double the current total

BarbaricManchurian

October 2nd, 2009, 03:44 AM

^^probably that just means that Guiyang city will absorb some suburbs and expand its boundaries (which probably haven't been extended in ages), the city used to only fill a part of the valley but now it fills all of it. Guiyang seems dense but not ultra dense judging from pics.

Letniczka

December 9th, 2009, 12:29 PM

22 Chinese cities to get subways
By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)

China's State Council has approved plans for 22 cities to build subways with a total investment of 882 billion yuan ($129 billion), the People's Daily Overseas Edition reported Wednesday.

Eleven cities in China currently have subways covering a total of 835.5 km.

China will also have another 89 subways measuring 2,500 km in total as of 2016 with an investment of 993 billion yuan ($145 billion).

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/09/content_9150502.htm

Scion

January 9th, 2010, 08:03 AM

22 Chinese cities to get subways

The 22 cities, including those that already have a metro system and are building new lines.

Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen,
Nanjing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Dalian, Xi'an,
Harbin, Shenyang, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou,
Ningbo, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuxi, Changsha,
Fuzhou, Nanchang

http://info.ch.gongchang.com/Economic/2009-12-10/80530.html

big-dog

January 15th, 2010, 07:26 AM

Beijing Subway Line 15 phase I planning
Line 15 phase I is under construction, 38km, 18 stations, will open by the end of 2010.

http://i3.sinaimg.cn/dy/c/2010-01-15/U1566P1T1D19471289F21DT20100115040542.jpg

Beijing subway Line6 phase I

Started construction in 2009, 31km, 20 stations (all underground)

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/dy/c/2010-01-15/U1566P1T1D19471289F23DT20100115040542.jpg

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-01-15/032916934827s.shtml

lkx314

January 18th, 2010, 12:21 AM

The 22 cities, including those that already have a metro system and are building new lines.

Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen,
Nanjing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Dalian, Xi'an,
Harbin, Shenyang, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou,
Ningbo, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuxi, Changsha,
Fuzhou, Nanchang

http://info.ch.gongchang.com/Economic/2009-12-10/80530.html

Hemmm, how are they going to build it??? Like tearing up and rebuilding whole streets?

YelloPerilo

January 18th, 2010, 01:04 AM

Hemmm, how are they going to build it??? Like tearing up and rebuilding whole streets?

Yeah, in all 22 cities using the exact same method! :banana:

Scion

January 18th, 2010, 04:00 AM

For most instances, the stations are built using cut and cover so they'll have to block off large portion of the road to do so. The tunnels are dug underground so it doesn't interfere with ground traffic.

alec74

January 18th, 2010, 11:45 AM

Hemmm, how are they going to build it??? Like tearing up and rebuilding whole streets?

How are metros built in the rest of the world??

Yellow Fever

January 19th, 2010, 05:40 AM

In Vancouver when they built the subway from the airport to downtown, they used "cut and cover" almost all the way through except for some portions in downtown and around the airport. It created major problems for the local business as cars couldn't pass through with the whole street blocked off for construction. It was a total nightmare. For the next proposed subway line, which would be running from the east side of the city to the University of BC on the west side, it would almost certainly use the drilling method which would be less disturbing to the people living around that area.

Scion

February 4th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Hemmm, how are they going to build it??? Like tearing up and rebuilding whole streets?

here you go

Me3h4zZa1qg

Celebriton

February 6th, 2010, 09:24 AM

Discovery Channel also has film about Beijing Metro System, including how they built it. I already watch the film in TV. You can check the video in Youku or Tudou. YouTube also has the same video, but it's not complete.

Sorry I haven't upload the link to China Cities Video section.

mumbairail

February 23rd, 2010, 11:09 PM

Hello fellow Chinese forumers. A request. There is a metro being built in Mumbai, India. Rolling stock for the first line of Mumbai metro is being procured from CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling stock, China. The rolling stock are ready and are being tested in Nanjing, China. Is it possible for any of you to get some photos of these trains destined for Mumbai. The photos have not been released in India as of yet. Thank you.
China has beautiful metros, good job :applause:

snapdragon

February 24th, 2010, 03:14 AM

der Reisender

February 24th, 2010, 03:24 AM

youku link for Discovery Channel show about Beijing Subway:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTIxNDI0MzYw.html

snapdragon

February 24th, 2010, 07:01 AM

youku link for Discovery Channel show about Beijing Subway:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTIxNDI0MzYw.html

Thanks a lot dude , but i just realised have seen this :D
but i am sure i won't get bored watching it again :D

uwhuskies

February 24th, 2010, 10:38 AM

Thanks a lot dude , but i just realised have seen this :D
but i am sure i won't get bored watching it again :D

Excellent!

ANR

February 27th, 2010, 06:05 AM

By Liu Yiyu (China Daily)
Updated: 2010-02-26

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4391621456_a3756355b9_o.jpg
Trial runs of the Shanghai No 8 Subway line. [China Daily]

China CNR Corp, one of the two largest train manufacturers in the country, is expanding its business in the urban rail transit equipment sector, which is expected to generate 900 billion yuan by 2015 - benefiting from a speed-up in the development of urban rail transportation systems. China CNR Corp has won a 950 million yuan contract to supply subway cars for the No 8 Subway Line in Shanghai, according to a filing to Shanghai's stock exchange yesterday.

China CNR has agreed to purchase a 44.79 percent equity stake in Shanghai Rail Traffic Equipment Development Co from Shanghai Electric Group for 365 million yuan. China CNR will also directly inject 85 million yuan into Shanghai Rail Traffic, making it a 50-50 joint venture between Shanghai Electric Group and China CNR.

So far, China CNR controls 55 percent of China's subway car manufacturing market, a senior official of Shanghai Rail Traffic said. Shanghai-based Shanghai Rail - a railway traffic equipment maker - designs, manufactures, distributes and maintains urban mass transit equipment. Shanghai Electric said cooperating with China CNR in urban rail transit equipment would help boost the expansion of Shanghai Rail in the city's urban rail market and offer the firm access to new markets at home and abroad.

Shanghai Rail's sales are likely to reach 5 billion yuan by 2014, up from the current 2 billion yuan, as a result of the cooperation, local media reported. Acquiring Shanghai Rail will help Beijing-based China CNR enlarge its market share in southern China, where the company has a weaker market position compared with its chief rivals China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corp, which has a 62 percent share of Shanghai's subway car market, according to a research note by Sinolink Securities. The fastest growth in the urban rail transit system will be seen in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions, both in southern China, the research note said.

China CNR, which has won contracts to supply bullet trains for the now under-construction high-speed railway line between Shanghai and Beijing, now generates less than 5 percent of its business from urban rail. China's urban rail transit sector is expected to reach a total length of 2,500 km by 2016, creating huge demand for railway-related business. The country's urban railways will span 1,500 km by the end of 2010, generating 36 billion yuan in demand for railway cars, according to statistics provided by China CNR.

China's investment in the railway sector is likely to reach 900 billion yuan by 2015, said Cui Dianguo, chairman of China CNR.

ANR

February 27th, 2010, 06:22 AM

Created: 2010-2-25
Author:Zha Minjie
Shanghai Daily

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4390883945_d5f049d13b_o.jpg
People wait to pass the turnstiles at the newly renovated Line 2's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Station.

THE Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Station made its debut as an underground Metro stop yesterday morning, and it proved a shaky start, with ticket turnstiles breaking down under a huge passenger turnout during the morning rush. Many commuters, using elbows, carved their way to get to the turnstiles but found themselves stuck in the crowds. Station staff had to open emergency passages to let them out. "I was almost late for work," said a passenger, surnamed Yan, who described the sight of crowds as "terrible." Making matters worse, the stairs at the station were too narrow. "Only two can pass side by side at time," said Yan.

A part of the Metro Line 2 east extension project, the Zhangjiang station has been converted from an above-ground station into an underground one. The restructured station opened yesterday along with two other stops, Jinke Road and Guanglan Road, stretching the line farther east. Passenger turnout at the new Zhangjiang station increased by 20 percent during yesterday's morning rush, up from about 14,000 passengers per hour at the older station, the operator said. Several ticket turnstiles broke down at about 8:15am under the heavy volume and the operator lifted the emergency gates by 8:45am. The interval between trains has been set at 4 minutes and 39 seconds during the testing, which is expected to last one to two weeks. The previous wait was about 3 minutes.

The operator, Shanghai Shentong Group, said the line will resume its original interval time "as soon as possible." Shentong said it will add more ticket turnstiles and expressed confidence that commutes will be smoother over time. It said the new station can hold twice as many passengers as the old one. Shentong said passenger volume increased at the station during rush hours while "the transport capacity decreased." Trains were running at longer intervals because signals were being tested. But fearing that the volume will continue to increase at the station in the following weeks, the operator suggested that companies in the high-tech park dispatch their company shuttle buses to the other two new stations, which are also located within the park. Commuters choose to get out at the Zhangjiang station because most of the shuttle buses stop there.

The line is to be stretched as far as the Pudong International Airport by the end of March.

der Reisender

March 11th, 2010, 10:22 AM

For those of us out there who like maps...

Didn't want to resize in case anyone wants to pull the images off. I have no idea about how 'official' the plans are for the last maps, though they seem to be generally consistent with other stuff I have found for the Shenzhen Metro and its long-term plan

Enjoy!

2010 lines opened
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/derReisender/SZ2010Map.jpg?t=1268298691

Line 5 map, planned lines are orange/white, lines under construction are blue/white
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/derReisender/SZtopomap.gif?t=1268299203

16 Line long-term map
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/derReisender/SZ16lines.jpg?t=1268298695

ANR

March 19th, 2010, 05:12 AM

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-19

NANJING - China's urban rail transit lines in service reached a total 933 km at the end of 2009, said an official with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Thursday. Ten mainland cities operated 33 rail lines at the end of last year, said Li Xiaojiang, director of the ministry's subway and light rail center, at a forum on urban rail transport in the eastern city of Changzhou.

Shanghai had the longest network of about 300 km, followed by 250 km in Beijing. Shanghai will put another 120 km of urban rail line into operation ahead of the World Expo 2010, which starts on May 1 and runs till October 31. Li, also director of the China Academy for Urban Planning and Design, said 1,400 km rail transit lines were under construction and 2,610 km more were planned.

China would invest 700 billion yuan (102.5 billion U.S. dollars) on urban rail construction in the five years to 2015, the official said.

Celebriton

March 19th, 2010, 09:32 PM

Shanghai Metro Map in 2020:

http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/images/2020_shanghai_metro.jpg

ANR

March 25th, 2010, 03:46 AM

By Liang Yiwen
Shanghai Daily
2010-3-23

THE southern extension of Metro Line 11, which will end in coastal Lingang New City, started construction yesterday. The 59-kilometer southern section in the Pudong New Area will link Pudong's northern region with the southern region - formerly Nanhui Area. "Construction is expected to wrap up in 2012," said Yan Qinguo, director of Shanghai Nanhui Rail Transportation Investment Co Ltd.

Starting from Longyang Road, the line will have 11 stops, including Shanghai Wildlife Park and Huinan Town. A branch route of the line 11, now in the planning stages, will link to the Disneyland theme park under construction, officials said. "Locals in the rural coastal area will be able to reach downtown Pudong in as little as 30 minutes," Yan said.

The line, which will have both underground and elevated sections, will bolster the development of Lingang New City, which was established in 2003 and incorporates manufacturing, logistics, export processing, research and development and residential areas. It will also speed up the urbanization of the suburban southern area, officials said. The former Nanhui area merged into Pudong last year. The trains will run on three different schedules. Non-stop trains will travel from one end to another in 30 minutes. Trains pausing at every station will make the same trip in about an hour. Trains pausing at some major terminals will take about 45 minutes. The trains will travel at a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour, Yan said. According to the design, the station platform will be able to park six-car trains. Each carriage can carry 300 passengers.

The southern section may be renamed Metro Line 21 after construction to differentiate it from the northern extension, which runs from Jiangsu Road in the city's Changning District to North Jiading, Yan said. A project linking northern and southern sections is under construction with a target date of 2012, officials said.

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4460735565_01ccc1dc8a_o.jpg
Workers at the construction site of the Metro Line 11 in Lingang New City yesterday. The line has a completion date of 2012.