Chinese Metro Transport News & Updates

[AndrewJin]

When living standards reach a certain level, transportation should not be just about transporting people or cargo, but also about culture and art.
Suzhou City's 4th subway has just opened for trial operation in March (officially open in April)
Let's have a look!

Artistic Suzhou Metro

2020 Suzhou Metro (estimated)

One of the subway entrances

 

[shadows888]

When living standards reach a certain level, transportation should not be just about transporting people or cargo, but also about culture and art.
Suzhou City's 4th subway has just opened for trial operation in March (officially open in April)
Let's have a look!

Artistic Suzhou Metro

2020 Suzhou Metro (estimated)
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One of the subway entrances
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Modernity and classical beauty can definitely coexist and integrate.
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i love it. each station have it's own theme. classical Chinese architecture outside and ultra modern design and artistic expression inside. the 4th picture from last is awesome with the circles and lines.

 

[AndrewJin]

Modernity and classical beauty can definitely coexist and integrate.

i love it. each station have it's own theme. classical Chinese architecture outside and ultra modern design and artistic expression inside. the 4th picture from last is awesome with the circles and lines.

Suzhou Metro 2025

 

[AndrewJin]

The very last provincial capital in Central China without an operating subway

More subways start construction in Taiyuan City

Line 1&2&3 under construction at the same time

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Subways in operation @Central China's provincial capitals
Wuhan: 5
Changsha: 3
Zhengzhou: 3
Hefei: 1
Nanchang: 1
Taiyuan: 0

Taiyuan's high-speed railway terminal

Hey Andrew I wanted your help to find out some thing. Can you please help?

This is a metro sub-forum

 

[samsara]

COOL Suspension Railways are operated in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province in the southwestern China.

The world's fastest-moving "panda"?
Watch the "Sky Train" in China.
Two more suspension railways to be built this year.

https://twitter.com/x/status/856405838398967809

 

[beijingwalker]

The world's fastest-moving "panda"? China to build more suspension railways

 

[AndrewJin]

New records of subway ridership on 28 April
(the day before the 3-day national labor holiday)

北京 1316.39万
上海 1186万
广州 905.3万
深圳 506万
南京 346.9万
武汉 315.43万
成都 265.42万
西安 205.1万
郑州 96.7万
长沙 86.8万
苏州 84.1万

Beijing 13.16 million
Shanghai 11.86 million
Guangzhou 9.05 million
Shenzhen 5.06 million
Nanjing 3.47 million
Wuhan 3.15 million
Chengdu 2.65 million
Xi'an 2.05 million
Zhengzhou 0.97 million
Changsha 0.87 million
Suzhou 0.84 million

Changsha maglev lineline

 

[AndrewJin]

New records of subway ridership on 28 April
(the day before the 3-day national labor holiday)

北京 1316.39万
上海 1186万
广州 905.3万
深圳 506万
南京 346.9万
武汉 315.43万
成都 265.42万
西安 205.1万
郑州 96.7万
长沙 86.8万
苏州 84.1万

Beijing 13.16 million
Shanghai 11.86 million
Guangzhou 9.05 million
Shenzhen 5.06 million
Nanjing 3.47 million
Wuhan 3.15 million
Chengdu 2.65 million
Xi'an 2.05 million
Zhengzhou 0.97 million
Changsha 0.87 million
Suzhou 0.84 million

Changsha maglev lineline
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I estimate that with more than 15 new lines opened every year across China, by 2020, top 10 metro systems will have average ridership per day at least 3 million. The daily ridership in Guangzhou will reach 10 million, Shenzhen 7-8 million. Nanjing/Wuhan 4-5 million, Chongqing/Chengdu 3-4 million. Xi'an/Changsha/Zhengzhou/Hangzhou 3 million. Top11-20 will reach 2 million, Top21-30 will reach 1 million. Top31-50 will have at least 1-2 subways.


The only non-subway metro line in Wuhan

 

[samsara]

World's 1st new-energy suspension train has run for 10,000 kilometers in test operation. The futuristic train resembles panda.

https://twitter.com/x/status/859604586285477888

 

[AndrewJin]

Futuristic suspension train in test run
World's first new-energy suspension train has run for more than 10,000 km since it was put into trial operation early this year in southwest China's Chengdu. It looks like giant pandas!

 

[JSCh]

China’s 1st middle-to-low speed maglev rail line safely operated for one year
Updated: May 6,2017 7:29 PM Xinhua

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Photo taken on May 4, 2017 shows a maglev train in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province. China’s first middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line in Changsha has safely operated for one year. The maglev shuttles between Changsha’s south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Photo taken on May 5, 2017 shows a maglev train in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province. China’s first middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line in Changsha has safely operated for one year. The maglev shuttles between Changsha’s south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Photo taken on May 4, 2017 shows a maglev train in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province. China’s first middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line in Changsha has safely operated for one year. The maglev shuttles between Changsha’s south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Photo taken on May 4, 2017 shows a maglev train in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province. China’s first middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line in Changsha has safely operated for one year. The maglev shuttles between Changsha’s south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Photo taken on May 4, 2017 shows a maglev train in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan province. China’s first middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated (maglev) rail line in Changsha has safely operated for one year. The maglev shuttles between Changsha’s south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

[TaiShang]

Shanghai's rail mileage now ranks first in the world
CRI, May 9, 2017

Shanghai subway [File Photo]

The length of Shanghai metro system is now the longest in the world, surpassing the size of networks in other world cities, including New York and Paris.

Shanghai Party Secretary Han Zheng said on Monday that infrastructure transportation within the city is now an important part of the development between urban and rural areas of Shanghai.

Han added that Shanghai strengthened its position as global port city, with the transport of containers leading the world the past 7 years. Freight transport out of Shanghai's main airports ranks the third in the world. Air passenger volumes have reached 100 million, which tops China.

In the next five years, more efforts will be made in the transportation integration of Yangtze River Delta, with plans to make every city within the Yangtze River Delta region reachable within 90 minutes of one another.

Additionally, Shanghai will work on increasing its so-called 'last one kilometer' transportation, and make public transport the most convenient way of transportation for citizens. 'Last kilometer' transportation refers to modes of transport which don't involve buses or trains, but get you to your final destination, such as bike sharing.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2017-05/09/content_40772775.htm

@AndrewJin , @Shotgunner51 , @GS Zhou , @cirr

 

[GS Zhou]

The length of Shanghai metro system is now the longest in the world, surpassing the size of networks in other world cities, including New York and Paris.

Shanghai currently has about 700km metrolines in operation, with another 250km lines under construction.
Beijing is actually the only city in the world that with potential to beat Shanghai metro system.

 

[AndrewJin]

Shanghai's rail mileage now ranks first in the world
CRI, May 9, 2017

Shanghai subway [File Photo]

The length of Shanghai metro system is now the longest in the world, surpassing the size of networks in other world cities, including New York and Paris.

Shanghai Party Secretary Han Zheng said on Monday that infrastructure transportation within the city is now an important part of the development between urban and rural areas of Shanghai.

Han added that Shanghai strengthened its position as global port city, with the transport of containers leading the world the past 7 years. Freight transport out of Shanghai's main airports ranks the third in the world. Air passenger volumes have reached 100 million, which tops China.

In the next five years, more efforts will be made in the transportation integration of Yangtze River Delta, with plans to make every city within the Yangtze River Delta region reachable within 90 minutes of one another.

Additionally, Shanghai will work on increasing its so-called 'last one kilometer' transportation, and make public transport the most convenient way of transportation for citizens. 'Last kilometer' transportation refers to modes of transport which don't involve buses or trains, but get you to your final destination, such as bike sharing.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2017-05/09/content_40772775.htm

@AndrewJin , @Shotgunner51 , @GS Zhou , @cirr

I think the rank is about metro, if including surbaban railway, then Tokyo will be ranked first. In the metro or subway ranking, Shanghai and Beijing are definitely top 2, no non-Chinese city is any sort of competitor.

Within the next 10 years, all top 10 will be Chinese cities, I am 100% sure.

Wuhan 4th round metro construction

 

[Shotgunner51]

Shanghai currently has about 700km metrolines in operation, with another 250km lines under construction.
Beijing is actually the only city in the world that with potential to beat Shanghai metro system.
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北京地铁嘎得吓色宁！
I ride Beijing metro a lot, really too congested, horrifying experience but no other way to get around on time. They do need more lines and stations, and move some national capital functions out of Beijing.