Ürümqi Metro
Metro system of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation in Mainland China and the second in northwest China. At only 33.4 km (20.8 mi), the Ürümqi Metro is currently the smallest metro system in terms of length in the mainland.
| Ürümqi Metro | |||
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.jpg) A Line 1 train | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 2 | ||
Number of stations | 23 | ||
Daily ridership | 162,000 (29 April 2023 record)[1] | ||
Annual ridership | 39,281,000 (2023)[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.urumqimtr.com/ | ||
| Operation | |||
Began operation | October 25, 2018 | ||
| Operator | Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation | ||
Number of vehicles | 162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 33.4 km (20.8 mi)[2] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌鲁木齐地铁 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏魯木齊地鐵 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | ئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى | ||||||||||
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The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.[3]
Lines
| Line | Terminals | Operational | Last extension | Length km |
Stations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Airport (Xinshi) |
Santunbei (Tianshan) |
October 25, 2018 | June 28, 2019 | 27.615[4] | 21 |
| Airport MRT | International Airport (Xinshi) |
North International Airport (Xinshi) |
April 17, 2025 | - | 3.9 | 2 |
Annual urban-rail passenger volume reported for Urumqi by CAMET. Values are passenger-trips in units of 10,000; reporting scope may include non-metro urban-rail modes and can vary by year.[5]
Year-end urban-rail operating length reported for Urumqi by CAMET, separating the metro series from the all-mode city total where both are reported.[5]
Line 1
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Line 1 runs from Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km[4] and 21 stations.[4][6] It is fully underground.[7]
Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.[4]
Airport MRT
The Airport MRT was opened on 17 April 2025, and runs in Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport only.[8][9] It consists of two stations, namely International Airport and International Airport North. This is treated as a shuttle, connecting the closed southern terminal and the northern terminal. They planned for an east terminal extension, but this was cancelled.
| Station name | Transfer | ||
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| English | Chinese | Uyghur | |
| International Airport | 国际机场 | خەلقئارا ئايروپورت | 1 |
| International Airport North | 国际机场北 | خەلقئارا ئايروپورت شىمال |  URC North |
| International Airport East (Not in operation) |
国际机场东 | شەرق خەلقئارا ئايروپورت | |
Notes
- The South Terminal was closed on April 17th 2025 to make way for the new North Terminal
Under construction
Line 2
Ürümqi metro line 2 is under construction. The line will have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street.[10] Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The first stretch will open from Huashan Street up to Nanmen in December 2026, with a test site already opened in April 2025. The rest of the part will open in 2027. The following is the route:[citation needed]
- Yan'an Road
- Xiangyangpo
- Dawan
- Heijiashan
- Xingfu Road Middle
- Xingfu Road West
- Nanmen
- Zhongqiao
- Nianzigou
- Nanliangpo
- Xinjiang Agricultural University
- Maliaodi
- Pingchuan Road
- Jiujiawan
- Urumqi Railway Station
- Huashan Street.
The color of this line is green.
Phase 2 of line 2 is currently[when?] in early consideration on planning. A 5.33 km section of phase 2 is completed on 17 April 2025 as Airport MRT.
Future Development
Lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are under planning.
Network Map
See also
Other Transport in Ürümqi
- Ürümqi BRT, an Bus in Xinjiang Autonomous Region