Line 6 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 6
  
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 (2020-12-18)[1]
Technical
Line length68.76 km (42.7 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 1,500 V DC

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'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 second longest continuous subway tunnel in the world.

Progress

  • 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

Service

routes[13]

Station

№

Station name Transfer Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
● ● 0601 Wangcong Temple 望丛祠  T2  -- 0.000 Pidu
● ● 0602 Heping Street 和平街 1.185 1.185
● ● 0603 Pitong Street 郫筒 0.859 2.044
● ● 0604 Shuxin Avenue 蜀新大道 0.994 3.038
● ● 0605 Mengzi 檬梓 1.285 4.323
● ● 0606 Shangjin Road 尚锦路 1.224 5.547
● ● 0607 Honggao Road 红高路 1.540 7.087
● ● 0608 Tianyu Road 天宇路 2.435 9.522
● ● 0609 Xipu Railway Station 犀浦  2  China Railway XIW 1.869 11.391
● ● 0610 Xingye North Street 兴业北街  T2  branch (Xipu Campus, Southwest Jiaotong University) 1.582 12.973
● ● 0611 Zitonggong 梓潼宫 1.535 14.508
● ● 0612 Houjiaqiao 侯家桥 1.658 16.166 Jinniu
● ● 0613 Xingsheng 兴盛 1.888 18.054
● ● 0614 Qinggang 青杠 0.725 18.779
● ● 0615 Xihua Avenue 西华大道 0.936 19.715
● ● 0616 Jinfu 金府  27  1.016 20.731
● ● 0617 Xinghe 星河 1.150 21.881
● ● 0618 Southwest Jiaotong University 西南交大  7  Chengdu BRT Chengdu BRT 0.905 22.786
● ● 0619 Shawan 沙湾 0.726 23.512
● ● 0620 Xibei Bridge 西北桥  5  0.933 24.445
● ● 0621 Renmin North Road 人民北路  1  1.331 25.776
● ● 0622 Liangjiaxiang 梁家巷 1.198 26.974
● ● 0623 Qianfeng Road 前锋路  3  1.033 28.007 Chenghua
● ● 0624 Jianshe North Road 建设北路  17  0.955 28.962
● ● 0625 Xinhong Road 新鸿路 0.936 29.898
● ● 0626 Yushuang Road 玉双路  4  1.114 31.012
● ● 0627 Niuwangmiao 牛王庙  2  1.190 32.202 Jinjiang
● ● 0628 Shunjiang Road 顺江路 1.134 33.336
● ● 0629 Sanguantang 三官堂  13  0.779 34.115
● ● 0630 Dongguang 东光  8  1.139 35.254
● ● 0631 Liulichang 琉璃场  7  1.320 36.574
● ● 0632 Liusan Road 琉三路 0.819 37.393
● ● 0633 Jinshi Road 金石路  30  1.584 38.977
● ● 0634 Financial City East 金融城东  9  1.380 40.357
● ● 0635 Zhonghe 中和 2.832 43.189 Shuangliu

(S. High-Tech Zone)

● ● 0636 Zhangjiasi 张家寺 1.022 44.211
● ● 0637 Luxiao 陆肖 1.332 45.543
● ● 0638 Guandong 观东 0.786 46.329
● ● 0639 Xintong Avenue 新通大道 1.000 47.329
● ● 0640 Xinchuan Road 新川路 0.763 48.092
● ● 0641 Longdengshan 龙灯山 0.767 48.859
● ● 0642 Pucaotang 蒲草塘 0.915 49.774
● ● 0643 Wan'an 万安 0.762 50.536 Shuangliu

(Tianfu New Area)

● ● 0644 Lushan Avenue 麓山大道 1.360 51.896
● ● 0645 Shenyang Road 沈阳路 1.794 53.690
● 0646 Qingdao Road 青岛路 0.985 54.675
● 0647 Changgongyan 昌公堰 1.477 56.152
● 0648 Hangzhou Road 杭州路 1.206 57.358
● 0649 Tianfu Commercial District 天府商务区  19  1.075 58.433
● 0650 Western China Int'l Expo City 西博城  1   18  1.278 59.711
● 0651 Qinhuangsi 秦皇寺  S5  1.332 61.043
● 0652 Songlin 松林 1.480 62.523
| 0653 Lujiao 芦角 Under Construction --- ---
● 0654 Diaoyuzui 钓鱼嘴 1.824 64.347
● 0655 Huilong 回龙  5  2.151 66.498
● 0656 Lanjiagou 兰家沟 1.719 68.217 Shuangliu

See also

References

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