Overview | |
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Locale | Hefei, Anhui, China |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines | 1 3 (under construction) |
Number of stations | 23 |
Website | http://www.hfgdjt.com/ |
Operation | |
Began operation | December 26, 2016 |
Operator(s) | Hefei Urban Mass Transit Co., Ltd. |
Technical | |
System length | 24.6 km (15.3 mi) (2016) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Hefei Urban Rail Transit (Chinese: 合肥城市轨道交通) abbreviated Hefei Metro (Chinese: 合肥轨道) is a rapid transit system in Hefei that entered service on 2016-12-26. Line 1 begun construction on 1 June 2012 and was opened on December 26, 2016. Line 1 is a 24.6 km long north-south line with 23 stations. Line 2, which is also under construction is scheduled to open in 2017 and be the first east-west subway in Hefei. It will have a length of 30 km and 24 stations. Thales Saic Transport is providing the line with urban rail traffic management and CBTC systems
Line 1 will run from Hefei Railway Station to the newly developed Lake District passing though Hefei South Railway Station. A Line 1's has an investment estimate of 13 billion yuan, with the average cost of 533 million yuan / line km.