Luoyang Subway Explained

Luoyang Subway
Locale:Luoyang, Henan Province, China
Transit Type:Rapid transit
System Length:43.5 km
Lines:2
Daily Ridership:515.000 (Max 31.12.2023)[1]
Annual Ridership:57.4 Million (2023)[2]
Track Gauge: (standard gauge)
Operator:Luoyang Subway Co., Ltd.
Owner:Luoyang Municipal People's Government
Map State:collapsed

Luoyang Subway is a metro network serving urban and suburban districts of Luoyang. It is the second metro system in Henan Province, as well as the first metro system in a city that is not a provincial capital in central and western China.[3]

Lines

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CommencementLength
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Stations

(Xigong)

(Luolong)
28 March 202125.34219

(Laocheng)

(Luolong)
26 December 202118.21615

Line 1

See main article: Line 1 (Luoyang Subway). Line 1 is a west–east line from Hongshan station to Yangwan station. It began construction in June 2017. It was opened on 28 March 2021.[4] Line 1 is in length with 19 stations.[5]

Line 2

See main article: Line 2 (Luoyang Subway). Line 2 is a north–south line from Erqiao Road station to Balitang station. It began construction in December 2017.[6] It connects both Luoyang railway station and Luoyang Longmen railway station. The first phase of Line 2 is in length with 15 stations.[7] The line opened on December 26, 2021.

History

The first phase of the system, including Line 1 and the first phase of Line 2, was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in August 2016.[8]

Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017,[9] and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sina Visitor System .
  2. Web site: Sina Visitor System .
  3. News: 2016-08-26 . zh:洛阳也要修地铁 成中西部首个建地铁的非省会城市 . zh-cn . http://news.163.com/16/0826/07/BVCM0I8900014AEE.html . live . 2018-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225215/http://news.163.com/16/0826/07/BVCM0I8900014AEE.html . 2018-09-11 . zh:网易新闻.
  4. News: 2021-03-26 . zh:官宣!洛阳地铁1号线3月28日开通 中西部非省会城市第一个 . zh . http://news.lyd.com.cn/system/2021/03/26/031994407.shtml . live . 2021-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327122759/http://news.lyd.com.cn/system/2021/03/26/031994407.shtml . 2021-03-27 . zh:洛阳网新闻.
  5. News: 2021-03-18 . zh:运营前最后一次 “大考” !洛阳地铁1号线当 “考生” . zh . http://www.lyd.com.cn/news/system/2021/03/18/031987918.shtml . live . 2021-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210319051507/http://www.lyd.com.cn/news/system/2021/03/18/031987918.shtml . 2021-03-19 . zh:洛阳网新闻.
  6. News: 2017-12-27 . zh:洛阳地铁2号线开建 全长18公里设站15座 . zh . https://ly.leju.com/news/2017-12-27/08306351579719506664193.shtml .
  7. Web site: 双线交会解放路"十字地铁"贯洛城.
  8. Web site: zh:洛阳市轨道交通项目概况 . http://www.lysubway.com.cn/jianshe/view/30.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825010716/http://www.lysubway.com.cn/jianshe/view/30.html . 2018-08-25 . 2018-09-11 . zh-cn . zh:洛阳轨道.
  9. News: 2017-06-28 . zh:洛阳地铁1号线开工仪式在牡丹广场站举行 . zh-cn . http://news.lyd.com.cn/system/2017/06/28/030314477.shtml . live . 2018-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308184443/http://news.lyd.com.cn/system/2017/06/28/030314477.shtml . 2019-03-08 . zh:洛阳网新闻.