Shijiazhuang Metro

Shijiazhuang Metro
Overview
Locale Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 26
Website http://www.sjzmetro.cn/
Operation
Began operation 14 June 2017 (trials)
27 June 2017 (officially)
Technical
System length 28.33 km (17.60 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Shijiazhuang Metro (Chinese: 石家庄地铁; branded as SJZ Metro) is a rapid transit system in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China.

Network

Shijiazhuang Metro Network 2017
Line Terminals
(District)		 Commencement Newest
Extension		 Length
km		 Stations
 1  Xiwang
(Qiaoxi)		 Xiaohedadao
(Chang'an)		 2017 — 23.27 20
 3  Shi'erzhong
(Xinhua)		 Shijiazhuang
(Qiaoxi / Yuhua)		 2017 — 5.06 6
Total 28.33 26

Line 1

Line 1, opened in June 2017, connects east with west Shijiazhuang. The total length is 23.27 kilometers, with 20 underground stations.

Line 3

Line 3, opened in June 2017, connects north with south Shijiazhuang. The total length is 5.06 kilometers, with 6 underground stations.

Background

Planning and preparation for construction began in 2001 and 2008 respectively, but was delayed due to the world economic crisis. The projected was approved by National Development and Reform Commission[1] and included in the urban rail development project 2012–2020.[2][3]

Construction of the first station at the new railway station started in September 2012.[4][5] Construction at other sites began on 14 May 2013.[6]

Lines 1, 2 and 3 have, in total, 52 stations, 59.1 km length and will cost 42.19 billion yuan to construct.

The first line to open, Line 1, has 20 stations and is 23.3 km in length. The second line to open, Line 3, has 17 stations and is 19.6 km in length. The third line to open, Line 2, will have 15 stations and will be 16.2 km in length. It is projected to open after 2020.

Line 1 runs from west to east and then to the north of city. Line 3 runs from north-west to south-east and then eastwards. Each line intersects other two. Lines 1 and 3 intersects at Shijiazhuang railway station. The stations of these two lines were named in January 2013.[6][7][8] Line 2 runs from north to south.[9]

Future plans

The city's government plans to build six lines of urban-suburban metro with a total of 169.2 km in length and 144 stations in the system. Lines 1, 2, 3 will be extended. Line 4 will go from north to south-west, Line 5 from south-west to east, and Line 6 from west to south-east.

References

  1. ↑ China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy
  2. ↑ 石家庄市城市轨道交通建设规划（2012–2020） Archived 13 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. (in Chinese)
  3. ↑ 石家庄市轨道交通有限责任公司 Archived 13 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. (in Chinese)
  4. ↑ 石家庄新客站：西站房将于明年底投入使用 (The new Shijiazhuang passenger station: the western section will be opened by the end of the next year), 2010-08-30 (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ Shijiazhuang Metro Line 2 station officially started yesterday Archived 13 January 2014 at Archive.is
  6. 1 2 Hebei Shijiazhuang Metro to invest 350 million development of the railway to start next month
  7. ↑ 石家庄：地铁1、3号线出入站命名》，新华网河北频道] (in Chinese)
  8. ↑ New metro line to be built in Shijiazhuang, Hebei
  9. ↑ Shijiazhuang Metro Line 2 in 2015 to start building Huai An Road due to fast road with no line

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