Overview | |
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Locale | Fuzhou, China |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines | 1 (+ 3 under construction) |
Number of stations | 21 |
Website | http://www.fzmtr.com |
Operation | |
Began operation | May 18, 2016 |
Operator(s) | Fuzhou Metro Co.,Ltd. |
Technical | |
System length | 24.89 kilometres (15.47 mi) |
Fuzhou Metro | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 福州地铁 | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 福州地鐵 | ||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Fúzhōu Dìtiě |
Eastern Min | |
Fuzhou BUC | Hók-ciŭ dê-tiéh |
Fuzhou Metro (simplified Chinese: 福州地铁; traditional Chinese: 福州地鐵; pinyin: Fúzhōu Dìtiě) is a metro system in the city of Fuzhou, Fujian Province in China. The first line was planned to open in 2014 but was delayed to 2016 due to archaeological excavations. The operator is Fuzhou Metro Co.,Ltd.
Fuzhou Metro was approved for construction on 3 June 2009. Trial service closed to the public began on 30 December 2015 and lasted for three months. The first operational line (the south section of Line 1 from Sanchajie Station to Fuzhou South Railway Station) started service on May 18, 2016.
The south section of Line 1 started service on May 18, 2016. This section is 9.76 km in length with 9 stations from Sanchajie to Fuzhou South Railway Station.
The north section of Line 1, with 12 stations under construction, is expected to be open in early 2017. The first phase of Line 1 has 21 stations extending from Xiangfeng Road and Fuzhou Railway Station to Fuzhou South Railway Station via Hualin Road and Zexu Avenue. The second phase with 4 stops will reach the city's eastern area.
The construction of Line 2 started on November 28, 2014. Line 2 is a 30.629 km long west-to-east line with 22 stations and is expected to open in 2020.
Line 6 will start at Convention and Exhibition Center and end at Fuzhou Changle International Airport. This line will be 40.5 km long with 20 stations. The budget for Line 6 is 27.716 billion yuan. This construction of this line is planned to start by the end of 2016.
Line 3 is planned to be 27.2 km long with 22 stations. This line will start at Houban and end at Nanyu Town via Fuzhou Railway Station and Paiwei Road.