Line 6 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 6 of the Chengdu Metro (Chinese: 成都地铁6号线; pinyin: Chéngdū Dìtiě Liù Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Chengdu. It starts at Wangcong Temple and ends at Lanjiagou. The total length is 68.223 km (42.4 mi)[2] with 56 stations.

Line 6
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Line 6 platform at Xipu station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChengdu
LocaleChengdu, Sichuan
Termini
  • Wangcong Temple
  • Lanjiagou
Stations56
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChengdu Metro
Operator(s)Chengdu Metro Corporation
History
Opened18 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-18)[1]
Technical
Line length68.223 km (42.4 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 1,500 V DC

Line 6's color is brown. The line began construction in 2016 and was opened on 18 December 2020.[1][3] Line 6 uses high capacity 8-car Type A trains.[4] Line 6 became the longest stretch of subway to be opened at once in China[5] and since its opening, Line 6 is currently the longest continuous subway tunnel in the world.

Progress edit

  • 2017-03-01, the first tunnel boring machine was launched. 42 TBMs will be used simultaneously for the construction of the line.[6]
  • 2019-10-07, tunnel construction completed for Line 6.[7]
  • 2020-05-27, as Phase 3 section of Line 6 finishes track-laying, other Phase 1 and 2 sections officially started testing rolling stock.[8]
  • 2020-07-01, the last section of Line 6, between Xihua Avenue station and Dongguang station, is powered on, paving the way for dynamic testing.[8]
  • 2020-12-18, Line 6 officially opened.[9][10][11]
  • 2024-04-08, Qingdao Road station opened for service.[12]

Stations[13] edit

Service

routes

Station

Station name Transfer Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
06 01 Wangcong Temple 望丛祠  T2  -- 0.000 Pidu
06 02 Heping Street 和平街 1.185 1.185
06 03 Pitong Street 郫筒 0.859 2.044
06 04 Shuxin Avenue 蜀新大道 0.994 3.038
06 05 Mengzi 檬梓 1.285 4.323
06 06 Shangjin Road 尚锦路 1.224 5.547
06 07 Honggao Road 红高路 1.546 7.093
06 08 Tianyu Road 天宇路 2.435 9.528
06 09 Xipu 犀浦 2 1.869 11.397
06 10 Xingye North Street 兴业北街  T2  1.582 12.979
06 11 Zitonggong 梓潼宫 1.535 14.514
06 12 Houjiaqiao 侯家桥 1.658 16.172 Jinniu
06 13 Xingsheng 兴盛 1.888 18.060
06 14 Qinggang 青杠 0.725 18.785
06 15 Xihua Avenue 西华大道 0.936 19.721
06 16 Jinfu 金府  27  1.016 20.737
06 17 Xinghe 星河 1.150 21.887
06 18 Southwest Jiaotong University 西南交大 7   Chengdu BRT 0.905 22.792
06 19 Shawan 沙湾 0.726 23.518
06 20 Xibeiqiao 西北桥 5 0.933 24.451
06 21 Renmin Road North 人民北路 1 1.331 25.782
06 22 Liangjia Alley 梁家巷 1.198 26.980
06 23 Qianfeng Road 前锋路 3 1.033 28.013 Chenghua
06 24 Jianshe North Road 建设北路  17  0.955 28.968
06 25 Xinhong Road 新鸿路 0.936 29.904
06 26 Yushuang Road 玉双路 4 1.114 31.018
06 27 Niuwangmiao 牛王庙 2 1.190 32.208 Jinjiang
06 28 Shunjiang Road 顺江路 1.134 33.342
06 29 Sanguantang 三官堂  13  0.779 34.121
06 30 Dongguang 东光 8 1.139 35.260
06 31 Liulichang 琉璃场 7 1.320 36.580
06 32 Liusan Road 琉三路 0.819 37.399
06 33 Jinshi Road 金石路  30  1.584 38.983
06 34 Financial City East 金融城东 9 1.380 40.363
06 35 Zhonghe 中和 2.832 43.195 Shuangliu
06 36 Zhangjiasi 张家寺 1.022 44.217
06 37 Luxiao 陆肖 1.332 45.549
06 38 Guandong 观东 0.786 46.335
06 39 Xintong Avenue 新通大道 1.000 47.335
06 40 Xinchuan Road 新川路 0.763 48.098
06 41 Longdengshan 龙灯山 0.767 48.865
06 42 Pucaotang 蒲草塘 0.915 49.780
06 43 Wan'an 万安 0.762 50.542
06 44 Lushan Avenue 麓山大道 1.360 51.902
06 45 Shenyang Road 沈阳路 1.794 53.696
06 46 Qingdao Road 青岛路 --
06 47 Changgongyan 昌公堰 2.462 56.158
06 48 Hangzhou Road 杭州路 1.206 57.364
06 49 Tianfu Commercial District 天府商务区 19 1.075 58.439
06 50 Western China Int'l Expo City 西博城 1 18 1.278 59.717
06 51 Qinhuangsi 秦皇寺  S5  1.332 61.049
06 52 Songlin 松林 1.480 62.529
| 06 53 Lujiao 芦角 Under Construction --
06 54 Diaoyuzui 钓鱼嘴 1.824 64.353
06 55 Huilong 回龙 5 2.151 66.504
06 56 Lanjiagou 兰家沟 1.719 68.223

See also edit

References edit

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