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List Of Longest Subway Tunnel Sections
This page presents a list of the longest ''continuous'' underground rapid transit tunnel sections of the world, excluding branches from the longest tunnel (branch lines that used to transport passengers should be included). Note: This article only lists tunnels that are 15 km (6.2 miles) or longer. World's longest subway tunnel sections in use World's longest subway tunnel sections under construction See also * List of longest tunnels * List of long tunnels by type * List of longest railway tunnels * List of long railway tunnels in China * List of metro systems This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 cou ... References {{Portal bar, Transport * Subway *Subway Tunnels, subway Tunnels, subway Tunnels, subway Rail transport-related lists of superlati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingdao Metro
Qingdao Metro () is a rapid transit system in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The first line, Line 3 (north section) began operation on December 16, 2015. Visual Recognition/Logo The text part of the logo is the company's abbreviation Chinese “ 青岛地铁 ” and English capital “QINGDAO METRO”. The graphical part is based on the English word initials “Q” (as for Qingdao) as the main element. The overall shape is round, and the interior is shown in the subway tunnel entrance. The waves below highlight the characteristics of the coastal city. The overall green application means that the metro is a green and environmentally friendly vehicle. According to their official website, the current motto of Qingdao Metro is ''Prosperous happiness'' (畅达幸福). Lines in operation Line 1 The northern section between Qingdao North Railway Station and Dongguozhuang Station was opened on 24 December 2020. The southern section between Qingdao North Railway Station and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi province. Some Regional rail, regional lines in the network stretch out beyond the Seoul Metropolitan Area to rural areas in northern Chungnam, Chungnam province and western Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon Province, that lie over away from the capital. The network consists of multiple systems that form a larger, coherent system. These being the Seoul Metro proper, consisting of Seoul Metro lines 1 through 9 and certain light rail lines, that serves Seoul city proper and its surroundings; Korail regional rail lines, which serve the greater metropolitan region and beyond; Incheon Subway, Incheon Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Subway Line 5
Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (Korea), Han River (the other being the Suin-Bundang Line), which is done at two points (between Mapo and Yeouinaru, and also between Gwangnaru and Cheonho). The main line runs through to Hanam Geomdansan station, Hanam Geomdansan Station while the branch line from Gangdong station, Gangdong Station terminates at Macheon station, Macheon Station. In 2019, Line 5 carried an annual ridership of 334 million or about 915,000 passengers per day. The total length of this line is . Upon opening, it was among the longest List of longest tunnels, underground railway tunnels of any kind constructed. Today it is the List of longest subway tunnel sections, 8th longest continuous underground subway tunnel in the world, just behind Line 6 (Chengd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 6 (Beijing Subway)
Line 6 of the Beijing Subway () is a rapid transit line in Beijing. The line runs from Jin'anqiao station, Jin'anqiao in Shijingshan District to Lucheng station, Lucheng in Tongzhou District, Beijing, Tongzhou District. It serves important residential areas such as Changying, Chaoqing, and Dingfuzhuang, in addition to important commercial and business areas such as Beijing Financial Street, Financial Street, Beijing central business district, Beijing CBD and the sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District, Beijing, Tongzhou District. Like Line 7, Line 6 provides relief to the parallel Line 1, which is the second most used subway line in Beijing, after Line 10. Line 6 is the second longest subway line in Beijing (only Line 10 (Beijing Subway), Line 10 is longer). A complete journey from end to end takes about an hour and 25 minutes on a local train and express trains reducing end to end travel time by 7 minutes. Line 6 uses 8-car Type B train sets accommodating 1,960 people. Such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 7 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro is a rapid transit line in Guangzhou and Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. It is envisioned as tangential line that runs across southeast Guangzhou and Foshan, allowing for orbital traffic between the suburbs of Shunde, Panyu and Huangpu to avoid the crowded stations in the city center. Line 7's color is light green. Sections Phase 1 The first phase opened on December 28, 2016, and starts at and ends at . It has interchanges with Line 2 at and , Line 3 at , Line 18 at and Line 4 at and a total length is with 10 stations. Phase 1 west extension The plan for west extension of the first phase from to Meidi Dadao in Shunde District, Foshan was approved in October 2015. The construction of the west extension to Shunde began in June 2016. The west extension opened on 1 May 2022. The extension is in length with 8 stations. It has an interchange with Foshan Metro Line 3 at . Phase 2 The Northern extension to opened on 28 December 2023. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangzhou Metro
The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network There are currently 12 lines in operation. The adjacent Shaoxing Metro connects the system at Guniangqiao station on Line 5, and the Hangzhou-Haining Intercity Rail connects to the system at Linpingnan Railway Station on Line 9. * Line 1 (Hangzhou Metro), Line 1 is an arc-shaped line. It begins at Xianghu station, Xianghu in Xiaoshan District, Xiaoshan, stretches across downtown HangzhouKat Jiang, 'Hangzhou to build metro system'', Shanghai Daily, 2007-03-01 after crossing the Qiantang River and ends at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Int'l Airport. It connects West Lake, Hangzhou railway station, Hangzhou Railway Station, Hangzhou East railway station, Hangzhou East Railway Station, Xiasha Higher Education Park and the Airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 5 (Hangzhou Metro)
Line 5 of the Hangzhou Metro () is a subway line in Hangzhou. The line is colored on system maps. All 40 of its stations are underground. Opening timeline Stations Line 5 runs from East Nanhu to Guniangqiao. The western terminus, Guniangqiao, is an interchange with Shaoxing Metro Line 1. ;Legend: - Operational - Under construction Description Phase 1 of the line is long with 36 stations and runs between Central Park station in Yuhang District and Xiangzhang Road station in Xiaoshan District in the east, passing through downtown Hangzhou and providing transfers with multiple other lines in the system including Hangshao line (now Keqiao section of Line 1 of the neighboring Shaoxing Metro). Phase 2 of the line further extends 3.2 km and two stations east to . A , two station extension west to Laoyuhang station in Yuhang District started construction in 2018. Rolling stock The Line 5 uses higher capacity six car Class AH trains which are 20 cm wider than the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Direct-controlled municipality, Municipality that consists of 29 lines including 24 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and two light rail, light rail tram lines, and List of Beijing Subway stations, 523 stations. The rail network extends across List of administrative divisions of Beijing, 12 urban and suburban districts of Beijing and into Guangyang District, one district of Langfang in neighboring Hebei province. In December 2023, Beijing Subway became the List of metro systems, world's longest metro system by route length, surpassing the Shanghai Metro. With 3.8484 billion trips delivered in 2018 (10.544 million trips per day) and single-day ridership record of 13.7538 million set on July 12, 2019, the Beijing Subway was the Metro systems by annual passenger rides, world's busiest metro system in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Beijing Subway ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 10 (Beijing Subway)
Line 10 of the Beijing Subway () is the second orbital (metro), loop line in Beijing's rapid transit network as well as the second longest and most widely used line. The line is in length, and runs entirely underground through Haidian District, Haidian, Chaoyang District (Beijing), Chaoyang and Fengtai District, Fengtai Districts, either directly underneath or just beyond the 3rd Ring Road (Beijing), 3rd Ring Road. The Line 10 loop is situated between outside the Line 2 (Beijing Subway), Line 2 loop, and intersects with every subways line through the city centre, with 24 transfer stations and 45 stations in all. The line's color is capri. Upon completion in May 2013, it held the record as the world's longest rapid transit loop line, an accolade it held until March 2023. It remains one of the longest List of longest subway tunnel sections, entirely underground subway lines in the world, requiring 104 minutes to complete one full journey in either direction. History Planning The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamoskvoretskaya Line
The Zamoskvoretskaya line (, ), formerly Gorkovsko–Zamoskvoretskaya () (Line 2; Green Line), is a line of the Moscow Metro in the Moscow Oblast of Russia. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line in the metro system despite being labeled second. There are 24 stations on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, and it spans , roughly crossing Moscow in a north–south direction. A normal trip along the entire line takes 55 minutes, with the trains on the line averaging . While most of the line is underground, there are some pockets of surface-level or above-ground track, mainly at the point where the line crosses the Moskva River. Many of the line's stations are renowned for their grand interiors and intricate architectural features and have been classified as objects of cultural heritage. History The first stage of the line followed Moscow's busiest transport artery the Leningradsky Prospekt or as it moves into the centre the Tverskaya Street (formally Gorkovskaya hence the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow International Business Center
The Moscow International Business Center (MIBC), also known as Moscow-City, is an under-construction commercial development in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The project occupies an area of 60 hectares, and is located just east of the Third Ring Road (Moscow), Third Ring Road at the western edge of the Presnensky District in the Central Administrative Okrug. Construction of the MIBC takes place on the Presnenskaya Embankment of the Moskva (river), approximately west of Red Square. The complex is home to the List of tallest buildings in Europe, highest numbers of skyscrapers in Europe. The Government of Moscow first conceived the project in 1992, as a mixed development of office, residential, retail and entertainment facilities. An estimated 250,000 – 300,000 people will be working in, living in, or visiting the complex at any given time. By 2016, twelve of the twenty-three planned facilities of the MIBC were already built; seven buildings were under construction; and fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
