Changchun Rail Transit
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| Locale | Changchun, Jilin, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit/Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 1 (light rail) 1 (light metro) |
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| Number of stations | 49 | ||
| Daily ridership | 140,000 (2012 Daily Avg.) 200,000 (2012 Peak) |
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| Began operation | 2002 | ||
| Operation will start | 2016 (metro) | ||
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| System length | 50.63 km (31.46 mi) | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 长春轨道交通 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長春軌道交通 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Chángchūn Guǐdào Jiāotōng |
Changchun Rail Transit or Changchun Metro is an on-ground rail mass transit system in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, China. It is said to be the first light rail transit or metrotram system on mainland China. The initial phase of Line 3 was completed in 2001, the 2nd phase was completed in 2006. Thus the construction of Line 3 has been totally finished. It officially opened to revenue service in October 2002. The current total length of the route is 50.63 kilometers (31.46 mi) with 49 stations. 4 sections of 4 Lines are under construction.
The system will be expanded by two lines of conventional underground metro and one line of lightrail. Construction of the first line of metro (Line 1), with 18 stations and a length of 20.12 kilometers (12.50 mi), started in 2011, and it is planned to open for service in 2016. Construction on a second metro line (Line 2) started in 2012.Construction on a third lightrail line (Line Beihu) started in 2014. Construction on extending Line 3 started in 2014.
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