Line 2 (Taiyuan Metro)

The Line 2 of Taiyuan is the first line of Taiyuan metro, as well as the first line in Shanxi. The line opened on December 26, 2020.[1]

Line 2
Overview
StatusOperating
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemTaiyuan Metro
Daily ridership211,000 (2020 Peak)[2]
History
Commenced2016
OpenedDecember 26, 2020
Technical
Line length23.647[3] km (14.694 mi)
CharacterUnderground

Stations

Phase 1 of Line 2 extends from Jiancaoping station in the north to Xiqiao station in the south and has 23 stations.[3]

Phase 1 of Line 2
Name District Distance
English Chinese
Jiancaoping 尖草坪站 Jiancaoping
Jianhe 涧河站
Shenglijie 胜利街站 Xinghualing
Dabeimen 大北门站
Jihuying 缉虎营站
Fuxijie 府西街站
Kaihuasijie 开化寺街站 Yingze
Dananmen 大南门站
Tiyuguan 体育馆站
Nanneihuan 南内环站
Wangcunnanjie 王村南街站 Xiaodian
Changfengjie 长风街站
Xuefujie 学府街站
Nanzhonghuan 南中环站
Jinyangjie 晋阳街站
Longxingjie 龙兴街站
Longchenggongyuan 龙城公园站
Jiajie 嘉节站
Dianzixijie 电子西街站
Kangningjie 康宁街站
Tongdajie 通达街站
Huazhangxijie 化章西街站
Xiqiao 西桥站

Construction

Line 2 began construction on March, 2016, as of July 2020, construction of all 23 stations are complete.[4]

In phase 1, it has a total length of 23.647 km, 23 stations,[3] 2 electrical stations and 1 control centre.

Security

There will be 3 500 cameras installed during Phase 1 alone, Dananmen Station (大南门站), a major interchange station, has 231 cameras installed.[5] All trains are unmanned and equipped with state-of-the-art technology.[6]

References
  1. "First phase of Taiyuan Subway Line 2 put into operation - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. 新华网. "太原地铁开通三天 客运量已超51万人次". 新华山西 (in Chinese).
  3. "23座站点名等公示". 全长23.647公里，设车站23座
  4. "Taiyuan Gov".
  5. "地铁2号线将安装各类摄像头3500个".
  6. "全自动无人驾驶列车运抵太原地铁2号线".
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