Line 1 of the

Lanzhou Metro Lanzhou Metro or Lanzhou Rail Transit is a rapid transit system in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. There will be lines in operation at the end of 2022, including Line 1 (, in operation) and Line 2 (, open in 2022). The first two lines will cost about 23 ...

is a subway line in

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

running from to , has 20 stations and is long. It opened on 23 June 2019.

History

Line 1 started construction on July 9, 2012. Line 1 is with 20 stations. The line is completely underground. Line 1 opened on 23 June 2019. The operating speed will be . The stations are fitted with

platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

. The first two metro lines in Lanzhou will cost about 23 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) and be completed by 2020. On 22 October 2015, a fire broke out at the construction site of Donggang station. No casualties were reported by authorities. The China Association of Metros (CAMET) has awarded an innovation award for the techniques used for the tunnel sections of Line 1's first phase under the Yellow River. Line 1 is the first subway in China to tunnel under the Yellow River.

Opening timeline

Stations

Operation

The line averaged 230,800 passengers daily during October 2020, with the busiest station being North Square of Lanzhou West Railway Station followed by Xiguan and Lanzhou University.

Fares

The fare price is distance based as following:

Service

Trains run between 6:30 until 22:00. The travel time between the two termini is roughly 45 minutes. It is understood that the initial operation time of Line 1 is from 6:30 to 22:00, and the daily operation service is 15 hours and 30 minutes. The single-line operation time is about 45 minutes, giving an average travel speed of .

References

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