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Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province, has some 10 million inhabitants, making it China's 10th largest city. It is located in southwestern China, west of Chongqing.

Chengdu is planning an underground Metro network with 7 lines, totalling 274.15km, to be completed by 2035.

After construction had begun in 2005, phase 1 of line 1 (18.5 km, 16 stations) started limited service in Sept 2010.

27 Sept 2010: Shenxian Lake - Century City

 Projects

Lines 1 and 2, with a total length of 82.25 km, will be opened before 2014.

Line 1: Dafeng to Guangdu, 31.6km (underground 22.44km, aboveground 9.16km), 23 stations (18 underground stations, 5 elevated stations).

Line 2: Longquandong to Shiniu, 50.65km (underground 17.45km, aboveground 33.2km), 26 stations (15 underground stations, 11 elevated stations).

Line 3: Hongxin Chezhan to Banqiaonan, 49.28km (underground 15.59km, aboveground 33.69km), 22 stations (11 underground stations, 11 elevated stations).

Line 4: Wenjiang to Xihe, 38.9km (underground 20.21km, aboveground 18.69km), 19 stations (11 underground stations, 8 elevated stations).

Line 5: Simaqiao to Jianghe, 24.63km (underground 17.9km, aboveground 6.73km), 13 stations (11 underground stations, 2 elevated stations).

Line 6: main line: Shawan to Sihe,22.05km (underground 15.5km, aboveground 6.55km), 13 stations (11 underground stations, 2 elevated stations).
Line 6 branch line: Bolichang to Shuangliu Airport, 15.11km (underground 5.52km, aboveground 9.59km), 8 stations (4 underground stations, 4 elevated stations).

Line 7: Shengtai to Longtandong , 41.93km (underground 29.63km, aboveground 12.3km), 22 stations (17 underground stations, 5 elevated stations).

07:00 - 21:00

Chengdu Metro (Official Website)

Chengdu Metro at Wikipedia