Luoyang Subway | |||
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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] | ||
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) | ||
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Traditional Chinese | 洛陽地鐵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 洛阳地铁 | ||||||
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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]
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Line | Terminals (District) |
Commencement | Length km |
Stations | |
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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 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 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]
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]