Line 1 (Xiamen Metro)

Line 1 of the Xiamen Metro is a subway line in Xiamen. The first section, running from Yannei to Zhenhai Road, has 24 stations and is 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi) long. It began operations on 31 December 2017.[1][2]

Line 1 map

Line 1
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Overview
Locale	Xiamen, Fujian, China
Termini	Yannei Zhenhai Road
Stations	24
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Xiamen Metro
Operator(s)	Xiamen Rail Transit Group Corporation Ltd
History
Opened	31 December 2017
Technical
Line length	30.30 km (18.83 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated & underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

History

The 30.3-kilometre long, 24-station first phase of the line commenced construction on 1 April 2014 and tunnelling works were completed in March 2017. Trial runs were held from 6 October 2017 to 11 October 2017 and the line opened to the public on 31 December 2017.[3]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Yannei — Zhenhai Rd	31 December 2017	30.30 km (18.83 mi)	24	Phase 1

Stations

Concourse at Hubin East Road Station

station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Yannei	岩内		0.00	0.00	Jimei
Xiamen North Railway Station	厦门北站	XKS Xiamen BRT	0.85	0.85
Tianshui Road	天水路		1.61	2.46
Jimei Boulevard	集美大道		1.26	3.72
Jimei Software Park	集美软件园		1.07	4.79
Chengyi Plaza	诚毅广场		1.32	6.11
Guanren	官任		1.16	7.27
Xingjin Road	杏锦路		1.55	8.82
Xinglin Village	杏林村		0.64	9.46
Horticulture Expo Garden	园博苑		1.07	10.53
Jimei School Village	集美学村		2.61	13.14
Gaoqi	高崎		3.82	16.96	Huli
Dianqian	殿前		1.54	18.50
Torch Hi-Tech Park	火炬园		1.34	19.84
Tangbian	塘边		0.88	20.72
Wushipu	乌石浦		0.97	21.69
Lücuo	吕厝	2	0.80	22.49	Siming
Lianhua Intersection	莲花路口		1.08	23.57
Lianban	莲坂		1.04	24.61
Hubin East Road	湖滨东路		0.71	25.32
Wenzao	文灶	Xiamen BRT	1.34	26.66
Jiangjunci	将军祠		0.82	27.48
Zhongshan Park	中山公园		1.23	28.71
Zhenhai Road	镇海路		0.88	29.59

Rolling stock

Interior of rolling stock

Services on the line are provided by a fleet of six-car, aluminum-bodied trains manufactured by CRRC. These trains are 118.7 m (389 ft) long and 2.8 m (9.2 ft) wide, with a capacity of up to 2062 passengers.[4]

References

1. "厦门地铁1号线开始"跑图" 其间不对外载客". Haixia. Xiamen Daily. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
2. "1号线31日10时开通 厦门正式迈入地铁时代". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
3. "厦门地铁1号线将于31日开通试运营，其中跨海线2.8公里". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
4. Briginshaw, David (5 January 2018). "First metro line opens in Xiamen". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2018.