Luoyang Subway

Luoyang Subway (Chinese: 洛阳地铁; pinyin: Luòyáng Dìtiě) is a metro network serving urban and suburban districts of Luoyang. It is the second metro system in Henan Province, as well as the first metro system in a city that is not a provincial capital in central and western China.^[4]

Luoyang Subway
A Line 1 train
Overview
Owner	Luoyang Municipal People's Government
Locale	Luoyang, Henan Province, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Daily ridership	515.000 (Max 31.12.2023)[1]
Annual ridership	57.4 Million (2023)[2]
Website	www.lysubway.com.cn
Operation
Began operation	28 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-28)[3]
Operator(s)	Luoyang Subway Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length	43.5 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map

Luoyang Subway
Traditional Chinese	洛陽地鐵
Simplified Chinese	洛阳地铁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luòyáng Dìtiě

Lines

Line	Terminals (District)		Commencement	Length km	Stations
1	Hongshan (Xigong)	Yangwan (Luolong)	28 March 2021	25.342	19
2	Erqiao Road (Laocheng)	Balitang (Luolong)	26 December 2021	18.216	15

Line 1

Main article: Line 1 (Luoyang Subway)

Line 1 is a west–east line from Hongshan station to Yangwan station. It began construction in June 2017.^[5] It was opened on 28 March 2021.^[3] Line 1 is 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi) in length with 19 stations.^[6]

Line 2

Main article: Line 2 (Luoyang Subway)

Line 2 is a north–south line from Erqiao Road station to Balitang station. It began construction in December 2017.^[7] It connects both Luoyang railway station and Luoyang Longmen railway station. The first phase of Line 2 is 18.216 kilometres (11.319 mi) in length with 15 stations.^[8] The line opened on December 26, 2021.^[8]

History

The first phase of the system, including Line 1 and the first phase of Line 2, was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in August 2016.^[9]

Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017,^[5] and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.^[7]

Network map

References

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6. 运营前最后一次 “大考” ！洛阳地铁1号线当 “考生”. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese). 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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