Kunming Metro
Metro system in Kunming, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kunming Metro, or Kunming Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. With a rapidly growing population of just over 3 million people at the time (And over 5 million people living in the built-up urban area as of 2024), Kunming was one of the largest cities in China without a metro system before its construction.[citation needed] The system currently consists of 6 lines with 2 extensions to existing lines under construction and 3 more lines planned.
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Kunming Metro | |
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Native name | 昆明地铁 |
Owner | Kunming Rail Transit Group |
Locale | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines | 6 (Operational) |
Line number | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Number of stations | 115 |
Daily ridership | 798,100 (2021 daily avg.)[1] |
Annual ridership | 222 million (2021)[1] |
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Began operation | 28 June 2012; 11 years ago (2012-06-28) |
Operator(s) | Kunming Rail Transit Group |
Headway | 5 minutes (Lines 1/2) 8 minutes (All others) |
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System length | 164.3 km (102.1 mi) |
Track gauge | Standard gauge |
Average speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Top speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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Kunming Metro | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 昆明轨道交通 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 昆明軌道交通 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Kunming Rail Transit | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 昆明地铁 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 昆明地鐵 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Kunming Subway | ||||||
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