Zhengzhou Metro

Zhengzhou Metro

Overview
Owner	Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government
Locale	Zhengzhou, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	36
Daily ridership	241,000 (2015 Avg.)
Website	www.zzmetro.com
Operation
Began operation	26 December 2013[1]
Operator(s)	Zhengzhou Metro Group Corporation
Technical
System length	45.39 km (28 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map Currently operationalPlanned complete system (2020)

Zhengzhou Metro (Chinese: 郑州地铁) is a rapid transit metro rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Zhengzhou municipality. The plans of Zhengzhou Metro line 1 and Zhengzhou Metro line 2 were approved by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in February 2009.^[2] Construction of Line 1 started on 6 June 2009.^[3] Line 2 started construction on 28 December 2010.^[4] As planned, Line 1 commenced services on 26 December 2013 and Line 2 commenced services on 19 August 2016.^[5]

Line in operation

Line 1

Line 1, is a west-east line with a total length of 34.84 km, starting from Zhengzhou University New Campus and ending in Muzhuang.

The first phase which runs West to East has 22 stations and is 26.34 km long. The phase is entirely underground and opened in 2013.^[3]

CSR Zhuzhou supplied six-car Type B metro trains for Line 1 under a contract signed in January 2011.^[1]

Line 2

Line 2, a north-south line with a total length of 27.30 km, starting from Huiji District and ending in Zhanmatun, with 21 stations.^[4] The first phase of Line 2, with 16 stations (14 underground, 2 elevated) and 19.05 km (17.25 km underground) opened on 19 August 2016.^[6][7]

Other lines

In total six lines are planned.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 "Zhengzhou metro Line 1 train contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. 3 February 2011. 
2. ↑ (Chinese) "郑州地铁论坛 "郑州地铁获国务院批准 每公里成本近6亿今年开工" 河南日报大河网 Dahe.cn Feb 13 2009
3. 1 2 郑州地铁1号线正式开工 时速最高可达80公里 (in Chinese). 大河网. 2009-06-08. 
4. 1 2 郑州地铁2号线一期工程开工 计划2015年7月1日试运营 (in Chinese). 河南日报. 2010-12-29. 
5. ↑ (Chinese)"地铁未来将出现在郑州市" 中广网 CNR.cn Feb. 13, 2009
6. ↑ 郑州地铁2号线16日开工 明年将同时开建3条地铁线 (in Chinese). 河南商报. 2010-06-02. 
7. ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/second-metro-line-opens-in-zhengzhou.html
8. 1 2 郑州轨道交通3号线"芳容初露" 全长42.65公里设站30座 (in Chinese). 人民网. 2009-08-01. 
9. ↑ "郑州轨道交通4号线像个"Z"字 唯一不经过主城区线路" (in Chinese). 河南商报. 2009-09-17. 
10. ↑ 郑州轨道交通4号线前期工作启动投资估算总额83718万 (in Chinese). 东方今报. 2011-07-06. 
11. ↑ "郑州轨道交通5号线通过预评审 走向与BRT主线类似" (in Chinese). 大河报. 2009-08-15. 
12. ↑ 郑州轨道交通4号线6号线露脸 可行性报告通过评审 (in Chinese). 东方今报. 2009-09-17. 
13. ↑ 郑州轨道交通6号线牵起西南东北 拟设20个站点 (in Chinese). 河南商报. 2009-09-17. 

External links

• Official website

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