CHINA: A northern extension of Hangzhou metro Line 2 opened on December 27, adding 13·3 km.
The underground section from Gucui Road to Liangzhu serves 10 stations. A depot has been built at the new northern terminus.
The next section to open is envisaged to be Line 4, which is scheduled to be extended southwards by 11·2 km and eight stations this year. Line 1 would be extended by 11 km in 2019, the same year as Line 5 is scheduled to open. Three more lines are expected to follow in 2020.
CHINA: CRRC has begun delivering 17 four-car electric multiple-units ordered for the Hangzhou – Haining suburban railway, which is scheduled to open in July 2021. The Type B trainsets have aluminium bodies and a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The 48·2 ...
CHINA: More than 70 km of new metro line was put into operation in Hangzhou on April 23, taking the total length of the city’s network to 209 km and 133 stations. Both eastern and western extensions have been added to Line 5, more than ...
CHINA: The flurry of metro projects commissioned in December culminated on the last day of the month with the opening of the first metro line in Xiamen. The 30·3 km Line 1 connects the mainland with Xiamen island, running from Yannei in the north to Zhenhai Road in the ...
