Shenyang Metro

The Shenyang Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Shenyang, Liaoning, China. It's the seventh operational subway system in Mainland China and the first in Northeast China.

Shenyang Metro
Overview
Native name沈阳地铁
LocaleShenyang, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4
Number of stations91
Daily ridership0.904 million (2018 daily)[1]
329.943 million (2018 annual)[1]
Websitehttp://www.symtc.com/
Operation
Began operation27 September 2010 (2010-09-27)
Technical
System length116 km (72 mi)
System map

Shenyang Metro
Simplified Chinese沈阳地铁
Traditional Chinese瀋陽地鐵

The system connects with the Shenyang Modern Tram system in the southern part of the city.[2][3]

Overview

The Shenyang Metro consists of Line 1 (east-west), opened on September 27, 2010 with 27.8 km (17.3 mi) of track and 22 stations, and Line 2 (north-south), opened on January 9, 2012 with 27.16 km (16.88 mi) of track and 22 stations. Line 9 opened on May 25, 2019. The line is 28.996 km in length. Line 10 opened on April 29, 2020.[4]

The construction of Line 1 started on November 18, 2005. Trial service not open to the public started in September 2009, with the line fully operational in September 2010.[5] The total cost of Line 1 was 8.88 billion yuan (USD 1.1 billion).

The construction on Line 2 started on November 18, 2006, with 19 stations and 19.3 km (12.0 mi) and became operational on January 9, 2012.[6]

A Line 2 extension to Hangkonghangtiandaxue station opened in December 30, 2013. Another extension to Putianlu station opened on April 8, 2018.[7]

The original loop line is broken into two "L"-shaped lines, Line 9 and Line 10, that intersect twice to form a loop. Line 9 opened on May 25, 2019. The line is 28.996 km in length. Line 10 opened on April 29, 2020.[4]

Lines
Shenyang Metro
Line Terminals
(District)		 Commencement Newest
Extension		 Length
km		 Stations
 1  Shisanhaojie
(Tiexi)		 Limingguangchang
(Dadong)		 2010 － 27.8 22
 2  Putianlu
(Shenbei)		 Quanyunlu
(Hunnan)		 2012 2018 31.88 26
 9  Nujianggongyuan
(Huanggu / Yuhong)		 Jianzhudaxue
(Hunnan)		 2019 － 28.996 22
 10  Dingxianghu
(Yuhong)		 Zhangshabu
(Hunnan)		 2020 － 27.2 21
Total 116 91

History
Street entrance of Qingniandajie station

Shenyang was one of the first Chinese cities with a metro plan. The initial plan of building a metro system in Shenyang was proposed as early as 1940, during the Manchukuo era with an Osaka-based company proposing a 52-kilometre (32 mi) metro network.[8][9] However, chaos caused by the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil Wars meant the plan could not be implemented.[10]

After the wars, the metro program was revived again when the Chinese government decided that the four biggest cities at that time, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Shenyang should build metro systems for transportation and military purposes. The subway was envisioned to also function as an air raid shelter in an event of war.[10]

Construction in of the metro started in 1965 but was stopped shortly after due to the turmoil from the Cultural Revolution. Only the initial sections of the Beijing Subway and Tianjin Metro managed to be completed. Construction was restarted in 1974, on a line roughly following today's Line 1. In 1978 with government personnel from Harbin, Tianjin and Shanghai visiting to Shenyang to learn about the subway construction experience.[11]

In 1982, subway construction was halted due to lack of funds and resources. The approximately 3 km long half completed tunnel was abandoned and filled with water.[11] While the Shanghai Metro was put into service in 1995, the economic decline of Shenyang during the 1980s-1990s meant that there was no capital available for subway construction and the program was continually postponed.

A light rail system was designed in the early 1990s as a cheaper alternative, however this plan was also abandoned after a national suspension of subway projects was declared due to worries of high cost and financial debt.[12]

Shenyang's economy revived in 2000, and with it growing traffic congestion and pollution caused by the expanding urban population. This prompted the Chinese central government to approve the subway proposal on November 8, 2005.[13][14] Construction of the first phase of Line 1 started on November 18, 2005 with the entire phase opened on September 27, 2010 after trial operation in September 2009.[14] The line have 22 stations and went from Shisanhaojie to Limingguangchang station. Line 2 started trail operation on December 30, 2011[15] and was fully opened on January 9, 2012. Line 2 extended twice in 2013 and 2018 and currently have 26 stations. Line 9 opened on May 25, 2019. Line 10 opened on April 29, 2020.[4]

Future Development

Shenyang Metro will be 267 km in 2024. There are four lines/extensions in the 2019-2024 Shenyang Metro expansion plan (Line 2 Southern extension, Line 3 Phase 1, Line 6 Phase 1, Line 1 Eastern extension). Line 4 is also under construction.[16]

Planned opening Route Terminals Length (km) Stations Status
2022  4  (Phase 1) Wanghuajie Chuangxinlu 34.021[17] 23 Under construction
2024  2  (Southern extension) Quanyunlu Taoxianjichang (Taoxian Airport) 14.2[18] 8 Under construction
2025  3  (Phase 1) Baomaxingongchang Xintaijie 41.27[19] 30[19] Under construction
 6  (Phase 1) Yalujiangjie Yingchunjie 36.0 32 Planning
 1  (Eastern extension) Limingguangchang Shiboyuan 15.0 9 Planning
Long-term plan for Shenyang Metro

See also

References
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