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
A Line 1 train
Overview
OwnerLuoyang Municipal People's Government
LocaleLuoyang, Henan Province, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2
Daily ridership515.000 (Max 31.12.2023)[1]
Annual ridership57.4 Million (2023)[2]
Websitewww.lysubway.com.cn
Operation
Began operation28 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-28)[3]
Operator(s)Luoyang Subway Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length43.5 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (standard gauge)
Luoyang Subway
Traditional Chinese洛陽地鐵
Simplified Chinese洛阳地铁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuòyáng Dìtiě

Lines

edit
 
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

edit

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

edit

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

edit

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

edit

 


References

edit
  1. ^ "Sina Visitor System".
  2. ^ "Sina Visitor System".
  3. ^ a b 官宣!洛阳地铁1号线3月28日开通 中西部非省会城市第一个. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese). 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. ^ 洛阳也要修地铁 成中西部首个建地铁的非省会城市. 网易新闻 (in Chinese (China)). 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ^ a b 洛阳地铁1号线开工仪式在牡丹广场站举行. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese (China)). 2017-06-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  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.
  7. ^ a b 洛阳地铁2号线开建 全长18公里设站15座 (in Chinese). 2017-12-27.[dead link]
  8. ^ a b "双线交会解放路"十字地铁"贯洛城".
  9. ^ 洛阳市轨道交通项目概况. 洛阳轨道 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-09-11.