Hangzhou Metro
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| Owner | City of Hangzhou | ||
| Locale | Hangzhou, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 57 | ||
| Daily ridership | 710,500 (Oct 2015 avg.) 1.1309 million (2015 Peak) |
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| Began operation | November 24, 2012 | ||
| Operator(s) | Hangzhou Metro Corporation MTR Corporation (Hangzhou) |
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| System length | 81.5 km (50.64 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 杭州地铁 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 杭州地鐵 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Hángzhōu Dìtiě |
Hangzhou Metro (Chinese: 杭州地铁) is a metro system that serves the Chinese city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang and surrounding suburbs. Construction commenced in March 2006, and the first line opened on November 24, 2012.
Line 1 made Hangzhou the 17th city in the People's Republic of China to have a rapid transit system. The first line, Line 1 is 48 kilometers in length, with 30 stations, it is the longest initial section of metro ever opened at once in China. Line 1 has a projected cost of 22.08 billion yuan. Line 1 originates in Xiaoshan Xiang Lake, stretches across downtown Hangzhou after crossing the Qiantang River and ends in Linping, with a branch line ending in Xiasha, which branches off from the main line at Jiubao. Line 1 connects downtown Hangzhou with suburban area of the city. A total of 8 lines with a length of 278 km are planned.
On January 2009, it was announced that MTR Corporation would invest in a 22 billion-yuan ($3.2 billion) / 25-year / 49% share joint venture with the Hangzhou government to operate the metro.
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The planning for a metro system in the city started in the 1990s and was about to start construction works in September 2003, but the State Council suspended construction works due to increasing costs. The state council approved the planning of a rapid transit system on June 6, 2005. Hangzhou Subway Group Co. Ltd will build and operate the metro system in the eastern Chinese city. The preliminary design for Line 1 was approved on January 11, 2007 by the Development and Reform Commission after four days of work by the experts. The 47.97 km line will have 41.36 km of underground lines, 6.14 km elevated, and 0.47 km at ground level.
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