The Line 6 of the

Kunming Metro Kunming Metro, or Kunming Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan Province. The system currently consists of 6 lines with 2 extensions to existing lines under construction and 3 more lines planned, with ...

() also known as Airport line () is a

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line that connects the

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with

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's urban center. The line is currently in length with 8 stations. The line entered into operation on 28 June 2012, and ceased operation temporarily beginning May 2016 in order to coordinate work related to the opening of Line 3 scheduled for early 2017. Finally it reopened in August 2017 along with Line 3. On subway maps, the line's color is

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Opening timeline

Fare

One-way fare costs

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Hours of Operation

Currently the hours of operation for Line 6, from 6:00 AM to 22:00 PM daily. Frequency averages 15 minutes. Line 6 trains travels at speeds of up to . On the initial operation one-way trip will take approximately 20 minutes.

Route

Line 6 runs in

Panlong District Panlong District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Geography Panlong District is located in the northeast of Kunming in northeastern Yunnan. It borders Songming ...

and

Guandu District Guandu District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. It is in the southeast of Kunming and borders Yiliang County, Kunming Yiliang County () is a county, under th ...

History

Construction of Line 6 began on 1 August 2010. Track-laying was completed around December 2011. Line 6 opened to public operation on 28 June 2012 with two initial stations (East Coach Station and Kunming Airport), on the opening day of Kunming Changshui International Airport to serve the passengers from the new airport to downtown Kunming.

Gallery

File:East Bus Station Outside.jpg, East Coach Station File:Dabanqiao Station Under Construction.jpg, Dabanqiao File:Front Changshui Airport Station Kunming Metro Under Construction.jpg, Airport Front File:Airport Center Station Kunming Metro.JPG, Kunming Airport

References

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