From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated:2024-07-04
Shenzhen will open five new Metro line sections this year, officials with the city’s economic planner said during a call-in radio program Tuesday.
In the first five months of this year, Shenzhen Metro’s daily passenger flow intensity reached 14,000 people per kilometer, ranking first in the country, according to Zheng Tiejun, vice director of the city’s development and reform commission.
On March 8, a significant milestone was achieved when the total passenger volume across all 17 operational lines of Shenzhen’s rail transit network surpassed 10 million in one day.
The five sections expected to open by the end of this year are the Shuanglong to Pingdi section of Line 3 in Longgang District, the Xili Lake to Shenzhen University section of Line 7 in Nanshan District, a section of Line 13’s Phase I in Nanshan District, the Gangxiabei to Huaqiang South section of Line 11 in Futian District, and the Shenzhen Waterlands Resort to Songgang section of Line 12 in Bao’an District. They span a total of 28 kilometers.
Four out of the five are extensions of pre-existing lines, with the exception being the Phase I section of the new Line 13.
The entirety Phase I of Line 13 starts at the Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint and runs 22.4 kilometers to Shangwu Station in Bao’an District, passing through the Houhai CBD, the Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, the Xili high-speed railway hub, and the Liuxiandong Headquarters Base. The section between the Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint and the Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park will open this year.
Currently, Shenzhen has 16 operational Metro lines that cover a distance of 567 kilometers. There are an additional 16 Metro lines under construction.
The Phase V Metro project — the largest infrastructure construction project in Shenzhen with a total investment of 195.2 billion yuan (US$27 billion) — is expected to be fully operational by 2028. It includes 11 lines that will cover a distance of 185.6 kilometers.
Upon completion of the project, the city will have 840 kilometers of operational Metro lines.
According to a plan, by 2035, Shenzhen will have built a transportation network consisting of over 1,000 kilometers of Metro lines, more than 1,000 kilometers of light rails and intercity railways, and over 1,000 kilometers of expressways.