Line 17 (Chengdu Metro)
Rapid transit line in Chengdu, China
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Line 17 of the Chengdu Metro is a metro line in Chengdu. The whole line is 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.[5]
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_at_Huangshi_Station_(cropped).jpg) Line 17 train entering Huangshi station, in which has transferred to Line 19 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | City of Chengdu |
| Locale | Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 21 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Chengdu Metro |
| Operator | Chengdu Metro Corporation |
| Depot | Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场) |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 December 2020[1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 31.47 km (19.6 mi)[2][3] |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | underground |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
| Operating speed | 140 km/h[4] |
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.[6][7]
Phase 2, opened on September 17th 2025, extended the line west across central Chengdu to Gaohong station. It is 24.8 km long, all underground with 18 additional stations.[8]
Progress
- On February 23, 2017, Sichuan Development and Reform Commission approved Line 17 Phase 1.[9]
- On February 27, 2017, Line 17 Phase 1 started construction.[10][11]
- On November 11, 2017, the first tunnel boring machine started digging section between Jiujiang North and Baifoqiao Stations.[12]
- 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.[13]
- On January 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.[14]
- On June 19, 2020, Chengdu Metro started 3-month trial operation for Line 17.[15]
- On June 24, 2020, Construction finished for Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场) for Line 17.[16]
- On December 18, 2020, Line 17 from Jinxing station to Jitouqiao station was opened.
- On October 20, 2022, 16:40, Line 17 Phase 2's Longzhuayan - Qingshuihedaqiao section finished both tunnel construction. This section is 369.602m long.[17]
- On February 12, 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 is officially powered on.[18]
- On February 21, 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.[19]
- On February 22, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2 finished Jinxing station's main power centre's land clearance.[20]
- On March 20, 2023, Line 19's Changshuncun Depot (长顺村停车场) is handover to operation.[21]
- On March 28, 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished 160 km/h high-speed train testing, entering 1–2 months of systematic testing.[22]
- On March 28, 2023, Chengdu Rail Transit 2023 Annal Media Gala was held in Wenjiashan Station of Line 19.[23]
- On March 30, 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished construction and handover to operation team for operational testing.[24]
- On May 26, 2023, all 45 trains of Line 19 Phase 2 are delivered.[25]
- On September 6, 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.[26]
- 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.[27][28]
- On September 26, 2023, Line 18 and Line 19 starts co-operational testing.[29]
- On September 30, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's People's Park station finished structure construction.[30]
- On October 3, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's Qingshuihedaqiao station to Huanhhali station finished both tunnel construction.[31]
- On 17 September, 2025, Line 17 Phase 2 from Jitouqiao station to Gaohong station was opened.
Operation
Opening - September 2023
Line 17 Phase 1 and Line 19 Phase 1 were running in connection as one route.
September 2023 - November 2023
Original Line 17 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jitouqiao) split 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.[32][33]
November 2023 - September 2025
As Line 17 Phase 2 and Line 19 Phase 2 are finished, the operation plan since November 28th is:[34] Line 17 Section：Jiujiang North － Baifoqiao － Jitouqiao
Line 19 Section: Jinxing － Huangshi － Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital－ Fengxihe － Wenquan Avenue － Mingguang － Jiujiang North
September 2025 - Now
Line 17 Phase 2 and Phase 1 section going to operate together since September 17th, the route is going to operate from Jiujiang North - Jitouqiao - People's Park - Gaohong
Stations
| Station
№ |
Station name | Transfer | Distance km |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | |||||
| 1701 | Gaohong | 高洪 | Chenghua | |||
| 1702 | Weiling | 威灵 | ||||
| 1703 | Hangtian Road | 航天路 | ||||
| 1704 | Renmintang | 人民塘 | ||||
| 1705 | Jichechang | 机车厂 | ||||
| 1706 | Erxianqiao | 二仙桥 | 7 | |||
| 1707 | Tashui Bridge | 踏水桥 | ||||
| 1708 | Jianshe North Road | 建设北路 | 6 | |||
| 1709 | Hongxing Bridge | 红星桥 | 3 | Jinniu | ||
| 1710 | Chenghuangmiao | 城隍庙 | ||||
| 1711 | Xidajie Street | 西大街 | Qingyang | |||
| 1712 | People's Park | 人民公园 | 2 10 | |||
| 1713 | Xiaonan Street | 小南街 | 13 | |||
| 1714 | Provincial Orthopaedics Hospital | 省骨科医院 | 5 | |||
| 1715 | Huanhua Lane | 浣花里 | Wuhou | |||
| 1716 | Qingshuihe Bridge | 清水河大桥 | ||||
| 1717 | Longzhuayan | 龙爪堰 | 7 | |||
| 1718 | Yanggongqiao | 阳公桥 | ||||
| 1719 | Jitouqiao | 机投桥 | 9 | —— | 0.000 | |
| 1720 | Baifoqiao | 白佛桥 | 1.468 | 1.468 | ||
| 1721 | Jiujiang North | 九江北 | 19 | 4.179 | 5.647 | Shuangliu |