Line 6, Shenzhen Metro
| Line 6, Shenzhen Metro | |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Shenzhen Metro |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Locale | Shenzhen, China |
| Termini |
Songgang Science museum |
| Stations | 27 |
| Operation | |
| Planned opening | 2020 |
| Operator(s) | SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group) |
| Character | Underground and elevated |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 50 km (31.07 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Line 6 (Chinese: 六號線; Jyutping: Luk6 Hou6 Sin3), also known as Guangming Line (Chinese: 光明線; Jyutping: Gwong1 Ming4 Sin3) of the Shenzhen Metro is currently under construction. Line 6 is parat of the Phase III expansion of the Shenzhen Metro with a construction time frame scheduled for 2015-2019. The first phase of Line 6 has a length of 37.85 km and a total of 20 stations. It connects Songgang to Shenzhen North Railway Station. The southern extension has a length of 12 km and 6 stations, from Shenzhen North Railway Station to Science Museum Station. Construction of the first phase started in 2012, with both the original line and south extension are scheduled to open in 2020. When completed it will be the second metro line in Shenzhen with a operating speed of over 100 km/h. Lilin Station will have provision for interchange with Dongguan Rail Transit Line 1 which is under detailed planning. It is envisioned to serve as an interchange with Line 1 and Line 4 of the Dongguan Rail Transit system.
Line 6 had a planning history of over 20 years with major design changes along the way. In the 1994 "Shenzhen Urban Passenger Transport Master Plan", Line 6 was a metro line proposed to start from Baoan International Airport to Songgang, with a line length of about 15 km. It was envisioned as an extension of the still under planning Line 1 to connect the industrial and manufacturing centers of the then Bao'an County with the International Airport and the Special Economic Zones of Shenzhen. At the time Bao'an was not part of the Shenzhen SEZ, the purpose of Line 6 was to promote the development into Bao'an's western corridor and the northern industrial hinterland by extending the reach of the Shenzhen Metro.
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