Subways in China

New subway line to Daxing airport opens

New subway line to Daxing airport opens

New subway line to Daxing airport opens

First test run for train on line to Beijing's new Daxing airport

First test run for train on line to Beijing's new Daxing airport

According to a white paper issued by the State Council, China's cabinet, in 2016, China will built about 3,000 kilometers of subways during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20) to release the traffic pressure in cities. As of January 2019, China has 38 urban subways, including 2 maglev line. Beijing is the first city to have subway in 1965 in the country, which has an urban rail transit system of 637 kilometers. Shanghai has the world's longest built-up subway system, 705 kilometers by Dec 2018, with 16 lines having 415 built-up stations, transporting half of commuters in the city every day.

1. Currently Operational Subways in China

Anhui

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

Chongqing-Sichuan

Fujian

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau

Guangxi 

Guizhou

Heilongjiang

Henan

Hubei

Hunan

Jiangxi

Jilin

Liaoning

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang

Xinjiang

Yunnan

Taiwan

2. Subways in China under Construction or Planning

Anhui

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

Chongqing-Sichuan

Fujian

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau

Guangxi 

Guizhou

Heilongjiang

Henan

Hubei

Hunan

Jiangxi

Jilin

Liaoning

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang

Xinjiang

Yunnan

Gansu

Shanxi

Inner Mongolia

3. Ticket Fare of China Subway

4. The "Most" of China Subway

The world's largest rapid transit system by route length

Shanghai Metro. As of December 2018, Shanghai metro has opened 16 lines (line 1-13, line 16, line 17 and Pujiang line), one maglev line, with a total length of 705 km and 415 stations.

The first China metro system

Beijing Subway. Beijing is the first city to have subway in 1965 in the country, which has an urban rail transit system of 637 kilometers.

The longest subway line in China

Line 111 of Shanghai Metro.

The first intercity subway & The first line across cities

Guangfo(Guangzhou-Foshan) Metro opened in November 3, 2010.

The first subway line across provinces

Shanghai Metro Line 11.

The first one-step circular metro line

Chengdu Metro Line 7.

The shortest subway line in China

Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Line.

The subway line with the most stations

Beijing Metro Line 10(45 stations).

The shallowest subway line

Tianjin Metro Line 1. The shallowest subway in the world, with a depth of only 2-3 meters.

The deepest subway lines

Line 10 of Chongqing Rail Transit.  It has the country's deepest subway station - Hongtudi Station with a depth of 94.467 meters.

The largest metro station

Xinjiekou Station of Nanjing Metro.

The subway station with the most exits and entrances

Futian Station of Shenzhen Metro(36).

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