West Coast Line (Qingdao Metro)

The West Coast Line (西海岸快线) of the Qingdao Metro, formerly Line 13,^{[citation needed]} is a suburban metro line in Qingdao. The line runs across much of coastal Huangdao District in Qingdao. It is connected via the southern section of Line 1.

West Coast Line
A train leaving Fenghuangshan Road station
Overview
Other name(s)	Line 13 (13号线) West Coast Rail Transit Express Line (西海岸轨道交通快线) Line R3 (R3线) Jiaonan line (胶南线) Hongdao–Jiaonan intercity rail transit Southern section (红岛到胶南城际轨道交通南段)
Status	In operation
Owner	Government of Qingdao
Locale	Qingdao, China
Termini	Jialingjiang West Road Dongjiakou Railway Station
Stations	23
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Qingdao Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Qingdao West Coast Mass Rail Transit Corporation
Rolling stock	Chinese Type B1
History
Opened	26 December 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12-26)[1]
Technical
Line length	69.6 km (43.25 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The line was put into trial operation on December 26, 2018.^[1]The total length of the line is about 70km, mainly laid on elevated tracks, with 23 stations, 1 vehicle base, and 2 parking lots. In October 2023, the line was extended 2.8 kilometers to the north.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jinggangshan Road — Dongjiakou Railway Station	26 December 2018	66.813 km (41.52 mi)	21	Phase 1 & Phase 2 South section
Jinggangshan Road — Jialingjiang West Road	26 October 2023[2]	2.8 km (1.74 mi)	2	Phase 2 North section

Stations

Platform of Jinggangshan Road station

Station name[3]		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Jialingjiang West Road	嘉陵江西路	12  (Planned)			Huangdao
Xiangjiang Road	香江路
Jinggangshan Road	井冈山路	1	0.0000	0.0000
Jimiya	积米崖		3.9493	3.9493
Lingshanwei	灵山卫		2.4894	6.4387
Xueyuan Road	学院路		1.8875	8.3262
Chaoyangshan	朝阳山		1.9967	10.3229
Xintun	辛屯	6	1.6053	11.9282
Lianghe	两河		1.9995	13.9277
Yinzhu	隐珠		2.9802	16.9709
Fenghuangshan Road	凤凰山路		1.1276	18.0355
Shuangzhu Road	双珠路	6  (unconfirmed)	2.4400	20.4755
Shiji Avenue	世纪大道		2.7609	23.2364
Shenghai Road (World Expo City)	盛海路（世博城）		2.4783	25.7147
Dazhu Mountain	大珠山		2.2812	27.9959
Zhangjialou	张家楼		6.2500	34.2459
Guzhenkou	古镇口		5.9347	40.1806
Longwan Bay	龙湾		7.6700	47.8506
Langya	琅琊		3.8788	51.7294
Gongkou Bay	贡口湾		3.5130	55.2424
Dongjiakou Port	董家口港		3.7655	59.0079
Poli	泊里		2.7792	61.7871
Dongjiakou Railway Station	董家口火车站	DTK	4.9243	66.7114