Line 17 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 17 of the Chengdu Metro is a metro line in Chengdu. The whole line will be 30.286 km when Phase 2 opens. The line uses 8-car Type-A trains operating up to 140 km/h speed powered by 25kV AC overhead lines.[3]

Chengdu Metro Line 17
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Line 17 train entering Huangshi station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Chengdu
LocaleChengdu, Sichuan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChengdu Metro
Operator(s)Chengdu Metro Corporation
Depot(s)Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场)
History
Opened18 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-18)[1]
Technical
Line length5.486 km (3.4 mi) (in operation)
Number of tracks2
Characterunderground
Track gauge1435
Electrificationoverhead lines, 25,000 V AC
Operating speed140km/h[2]

Phase 1 runs from Jinxing station in Wenjiang District to Jitouqiao station in Wuhou District. Phase 1 is 26.145 km long with 5.5 km running elevated and 20.6 km running underground. There are 9 stations with 2 elevated stations and 7 underground stations.[4][5]

Phase 2, currently under construction, will extend the line west across central Chengdu to Gaohong station. It will be 24.8 km long, all underground with 18 additional stations.[6]

Progress edit

  • On February 23, 2017, Sichuan Development and Reform Commission approved Line 17 Phase 1.[7]
  • On February 27, 2017, Line 17 Phase 1 started construction.[8][9]
  • On Nov 11 2017, the first tunnel boring machine started digging section between Jiujiang North and Baifoqiao Stations.[10]
  • On March 24, 2019, Line 17 phase 1 elevated section was completed.
  • On April 9, 2019, Huangshi-Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Mingguang-#1 Vent Tunnel sections are completed.
  • On August 5, 2019, main structures of all stations on Line 17 was completed.[11]
  • On Jan 7 2020, Line 17 Phase 2's Beimenqiao Station started excavation, marking the start of station construction for Phase 2.
  • On March 25, 2020, Line 17 Phase 1 finished track-laying.[12]
  • On June 19, 2020, Chengdu Metro started 3-month trial operation for Line 17.[13]
  • On June 24, 2020, Construction finished for Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场) for Line 17.[14]
  • On December 18, 2020, Line 17 from Jinxing station to Jitouqiao station was opened.
  • On Oct 20 2022, 16:40, Line 17 Phase 2's Longzhuayan - Qingshuihedaqiao section finished both tunnel construction. This section is 369.602m long.[15]
  • On 12 Feb 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 is officially powered on.[16]
  • On 21 Feb 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 signal and communication system started operational testing in Xinmiao Control Centre (新苗控制中心), and Phase 2 signal now synchronizes with Phase 1.[17]
  • On 22 Feb 2023, Line 17 Phase 2 finished Jinxing station's main power centre's land clearance.[18]
  • On 20 March 2023, Line 19's Changshuncun Depot (长顺村停车场) is handover to operation.[19]
  • On 28 March 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished 160 km/h high-speed train testing, entering 1–2 months of systematic testing.[20]
  • On 28 March 2023, Chengdu Rail Transit 2023 Annal Media Gala was held in Wenjiashan Station of Line 19.[21]
  • On 30 March 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished construction and handover to operation team for operational testing.[22]
  • On 26 May 2023, all 45 trains of Line 19 Phase 2 are delivered.[23]
  • On 6 September 2023, Chengdu Metro debuted Train Maintenance Bots (车辆巡检机器人), AI-Railway Maintenance Bots (轨道智能巡检机器人), and Power-line Surveillance AI (弓网在线监测装置) on Line 19. This is the first AI-Maintenance Robot & System in the world. Chengdu Metro will implement full AI-Operation by 2025.[24]
  • On September 17, 2023, original Line 17 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jitouqiao) splits into Line 19 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jiujiang North) and new Line 17: (Jiujiang North - Jitouqiao), and 4-Car A-Train starts operation on Line 17. All passengers must transfer at the same platform at Jiujiang North between line 17 and line 19.[25][26]
  • On September 26, 2023, Line 18 and Line 19 starts co-operational testing.[27]
  • On September 30, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's People's Park station finished structure construction.[28]
  • On Oct 3, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's Qingshuihedaqiao station to Huanhhali station finished both tunnel construction.[29]

Operation edit

Opening - 2023 September edit

Line 17 Phase 1 and Line 19 Phase 1 were running in connection as one route.

September 2023 - Now edit

Original Line 17 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jitouqiao) splited into Line 19 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jiujiang North) and new Line 17: (Jiujiang North - Jitouqiao), and 4-Car A-Train starts operation on Line 17. All passengers must transfer at the same platform at Jiujiang North between line 17 and line 19.[30][31]

Future edit

When Line 17 Phase 2 and Line 19 Phase 2 are finished, the operation plan will be:[32]

Line 17 Section:Jiujiang NorthBaifoqiaoJitouqiao

Line 19 Section:JinxingHuangshiChengdu Fifth People's HospitalFengxiheWenquan AvenueMingguangJiujiang North

Stations edit

Station

Station name Transfer Distance
km
Borough
English Chinese
17 01 Gaohong 高洪 Chenghua
17 02 Weiling 威灵
17 03 Hangtian Road 航天路
17 04 Renmintang 人民塘  8  (OSI: Shengdeng Park)
17 05 Jichechang 机车厂
17 06 Erxianqiao 二仙桥 7
17 07 Tashuiqiao 踏水桥
17 08 Jianshe North Road 建设北路 6
17 09 Hongxing Bridge 红星桥 3 Jinniu
17 10 Chenghuangmiao 城隍庙
17 11 Xidajie 西大街 Qingyang
17 12 People's Park 人民公园 2  10 
17 13 Xiaonan Street 小南街  13 
17 14 Provincial Orthopaedics Hospital 省骨科医院 5
17 15 Huanhuali 浣花里 Wuhou
17 16 Qingshuihedaqiao 清水河大桥
17 17 Longzhuayan 龙爪堰 7
17 18 Yanggongqiao 阳公桥
17 19 Jitouqiao 机投桥 9 —— 0.000
17 20 Baifoqiao 白佛桥 1.468 1.468
17 21 Jiujiang North 九江北 19 4.179 5.647 Shuangliu

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