Luoyang Subway

Luoyang Subway
A Line 1 train
A Line 1 train
Overview
OwnerLuoyang Municipal People's Government
LocaleLuoyang, Henan Province, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2
Line numberLine 1 (East-West Line), Line 2 (North-South Line)
Number of stations33
Daily ridership515,000 (Max 31.12.2023)[1]
Annual ridership57.4 Million (2023)[2]
Websitewww.lysubway.com.cn
Operation
Began operation28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)[3]
Operator(s)Luoyang Subway Co., Ltd.
Rolling stockCRRC ZhuZhou Type-B Trains
Number of vehiclesLine 1: 120 cars; 20 trains. Line 2: Unknown
Train length6 coaches
HeadwayLine 1: Normal hours: 8-10 Min; Rush Hours: Possibly 4-6 Min Line 2: Normal hours: 7-10 Min; Rush Hours: Possibly 5-7 Min
Technical
System length43.5 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Average speed60km/h
Top speed80km/h
Luoyang Subway
Traditional Chinese洛陽地鐵
Simplified Chinese洛阳地铁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuòyáng Dìtiě

Luoyang Subway (Chinese: 洛阳地铁; pinyin: Luòyáng Dìtiě) 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.[4]

Lines

Line Terminals
(District)
Commencement Length
km
Stations
 1  Hongshan
(Xigong)
Yangwan
(Luolong)
28 March 2021 25.342 19
 2  Erqiao Road
(Laocheng)
Balitang
(Luolong)
26 December 2021 18.216 15

Annual urban-rail passenger volume reported for Luoyang 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]

Passenger volume (10,000 passenger-trips)Year1000200030004000500060007000800020212022202320242025LuoyangAnnual urban rail passenger volume in LuoyangCAMET reported city network; scope may include non...


Line 1

Line 1 is an east-west line from Yangwan station to Hongshan station. It began construction in June 2017.[6] It was opened on 28 March 2021.[3] Line 1 is 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi) in length with 19 stations.[7]

Line 2

Line 2 is a north–south line from Erqiao Road station to Balitang station. It began construction in December 2017.[8] It connects both Luoyang railway station and Luoyang Longmen railway station. The first phase of Line 2 is 18.216 kilometres (11.319 mi) in length with 15 stations.[9] The line opened on 26 December 2021.[9]

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.[10]

Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017,[6] and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.[8]

Network map

References

  1. ↑ "Sina Visitor System".
  2. ↑ "Sina Visitor System".
  3. 1 2 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. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese). 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. ↑ 洛阳也要修地铁 成中西部首个建地铁的非省会城市. 网易新闻 (in Chinese (China)). 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ↑ China Association of Metros, 2012 annual statistical report and 2025 annual statistical report. The linked Commons data pages identify the intervening annual reports and preserve their source URLs.
  6. 1 2 洛阳地铁1号线开工仪式在牡丹广场站举行. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese (China)). 2017-06-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  7. ↑ 运营前最后一次 “大考” !洛阳地铁1号线当 “考生”. 洛阳网新闻 (in Chinese). 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. 1 2 洛阳地铁2号线开建 全长18公里设站15座 (in Chinese). 2017-12-27.
  9. 1 2 "双线交会解放路"十字地铁"贯洛城".
  10. ↑ 洛阳市轨道交通项目概况. 洛阳轨道 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-09-11.