All Metro articles – Page 4
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Nizhni Novgorod Metro
First line opened 1985; 2 routes with 15 stations. The Moskovskaya − Proletarskaya section of the original Avtozavodskaya line opened in November 1985, and was extended further south to Komsomol’skaya in August 1987 and to Park Kul’tury in November 1989. An extension heading west from Moskovskaya to Burnakovskaya was inaugurated ...
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Xian Metro (XAM)
Opened 2011, China’s 15th metro. Nine-line network serving 191 stations. See Xi’an network map. Xi’an Metro Linedirectionkmstaopenedlast extendedrolling stocknotes 191 stations on 9 lines, of which 21 are interchangesSee Xi’an network map for table of line section opening data. 1 west–east 42·1 ...
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Zhengzhou Metro (ZZS)
Opened 2013, China’s 20th metro. 11-line network serving 186 stations. See Zhengzhou network map.Work on the east-west Line 1 began in 2009, and the line opened on December 28 2013 from Xiliuhu to Zhengzhou Sports Center (26·3 km, 20 stations), with extensions opening at each end on January 12 2017: ...
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Wuhan Metro (WHM)
Opened 2004, China’s 7th metro; 12-line network serving 262 stations. See Wuhan network map. Line 1’s initial section north of the Yangtze opened on July 28 2004 (10·2 km, 10 stations); extended July 2010, May 2014 and December 28 2017 (now 38·2 km, 32 stations). The cross-river Line 2 opened ...
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Wuxi Metro (WXM)
Opened 2014, China’s 23rd metro. Five-line network serving 89 stations. See Wuxi network map.North-south Line 1 was opened on July 1 2014 (29·4 km, 24 stations) from Yanqiao south to Changguangxi. East-west Line 2 (26·7 km, 22 stations) following on December 28 2014, linking Meiyuan in the west with Wuxi ...
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Toshkent Metro
First line opened 1977; network comprises 4 lines with 45 stations. See Toshkent network map. Work on a northern extension of the Yunusobod line from Shahriston to Turkiston (3·6 km, 2 stations) had stopped in 2001, but with resumption of work the line opened on August 29 2020. The Chilonzor ...
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Navi Mumbai Metro
Opened 2023, India’s 16th metro. Single line serving 11 stations. See Navi Mumbai network map. Also see: Mumbai Metro for neighbouring network. Work on the first phase of Line 1 began in May 2011, opening on November 17 2023 from CBD Belapur northeast to Khargar and Pendhar, where there is ...
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Seoul Metro
Opened 1974. Network comprises 8 routes serving 285 stations. See Seoul network map. Seoul Metro Corp (SMC) was set up to operate the Phase I metro network, comprising Lines 1 to 4 with 117 stations. The Line 1 also carries Korail suburban services as a cross-city link with an inter-urban ...
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Nanjing Metro (NJM)
Opened 2005, China’s 10th metro. Network comprises seven urban and seven regional metro lines, serving 212 stations. See Nanjing network map.Line 1 (now 38·9 km, 27 stations) opened 2005. On May 28 2010 Line 1 was extended and Line 2 opened (38·0 km, 26 stops). The former Line 1 branch ...
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Tisséo Réseau Urbain (Toulouse metro)
Opened 1993. Two-line light metro serving 37 stations, plus tram serving 27 stops. See Toulouse network map. First line of VAL automated metro opened June 26, 1993 from Basso Cambo northeast to Jolimont via the main station (10·2 km, 15 stations); an extension further northeast to Balma Gramont opened on ...
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Taiyuan Metro
China’s 41st metro, opened 2020. Single line serving 23 stations. See Taiyuan network map. Work on the first phase of north-south Line 2 began in 2012, with automated driverless operation. The line opened on December 26 2020, running from Jiancaoping south to Dananmen and Xiqiao (23·7 km, 23 stations). ...
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Taichung Metro
Opened 2021; single metro line serving 18 stations. See Taichung network map. The Green line is a standard gauge metro linking the high-speed station west of the city to Beitun Main in the north via City Hall and Daqing (16·7 km, 18 stations). Trial running began on November 16 2020, ...
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Pune Metro (PMRC)
Opened 2022, India’s 15th metro. Two-line metro serving 23 stations. See Pune network map. Maharashta state approved funding in October 2013, but revision of the Phase I alignment delayed the 2014 planned start of work. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp Ltd (Maha-Metro) was founded on January 23 2017 with construction begun ...
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Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)
Metro opened 1971; six routes serving 100 stations. First tram line opened 1876, 13 routes with 174 stops. See München network map. The metro network comprises three cross-city tunnels, served by six full operating routes and two supplementary routes. Metro extension projects are: U5 – Laimer Platz, west to ...
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Wenzhou Mass Transit Railway (WZ-MTR)
Opened 2019, China’s 34th metro. Two routes serving 36 stations. Work on the first of two routes (classed as “suburban” but with metro characteristics) began in 2011, and an initial section of Line S1 opened on January 23 2019, running from Tongling in the west via the South and central ...
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Shanghai Maglev Train (SMT)
Construction of this maglev line began in 2001, linking Pudong Airport and Longyang Lu (metro interchange). See Shanghai network map. Public services operated by the Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co Ltd began on January 1 2004. Services operate at up to 431 km/h. Address2100 Long Yang RoadPudong ShanghaiChinaPhone+86 21 2890 ...