Line 1 (Changsha Metro)

Line 1
Line 1
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	Line 1 train arriving at Shangshuangtang station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Changsha
Locale	Changsha, China
Termini	Template:CSM stations; Template:CSM stations;
Stations	20
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Changsha Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Changsha Metro Corporation
History
Opened	28 June 2016; 7 years ago
Technical
Line length	23.55 km (14.63 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 V DC
Route map
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Line 1 of the Changsha Metro (Chinese: 长沙地铁1号线; pinyin: Chángshā Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is a line of the Changsha Metro that runs across Changsha, from Kaifu District Government in the north to Shangshuangtang in the south. It serves 20 stations over 23.55 km, and is coloured red on the system map. It first began operations on June 28, 2016.

History

The first phase of the line, spanning 23.55 km (14.63 mi) from Kaifu District Government to Shangshuangtang, commenced construction work on December 26, 2010. Excavation work was completed on October 2015,^[1] and the section was opened on June 28, 2016.^[2]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Kaifu District Government — Shangshuangtang	28 June 2016	23.55 km (14.63 mi)	20	Phase 1

Stations

Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

Template:CSM stations	开福区政府		0.00	0.00	Kaifu
Template:CSM stations	马厂		1.70	1.70
Template:CSM stations	北辰三角洲		1.80	3.50
Template:CSM stations	开福寺	CZT	1.70	5.20
Template:CSM stations	文昌阁	6	1.00	6.20
Template:CSM stations	培元桥		0.80	7.00
Template:CSM stations	五一广场	2	1.30	8.30	Kaifu/Furong/Tianxin
Template:CSM stations	黄兴广场		0.60	8.90	Kaifu/Furong/Tianxin
Template:CSM stations	南门口		0.60	9.50	Tianxin
Template:CSM stations	侯家塘	3	1.35	10.85	Tianxin
Template:CSM stations	南湖路		1.00	11.85	Tianxin/Yuhua
Template:CSM stations	黄土岭	4	0.70	12.55
Template:CSM stations	涂家冲		0.75	13.30
Template:CSM stations	铁道学院		1.95	15.25	Tianxin
Template:CSM stations	友谊路		1.00	16.25
Template:CSM stations	省政府		1.80	18.05
Template:CSM stations	桂花坪		1.30	19.35
Template:CSM stations	大托		1.85	21.20
Template:CSM stations	中信广场	CZT	1.00	22.20
Template:CSM stations	尚双塘		1.40	23.60

Rolling stock

Services on the line are provided by a fleet of 23 Type B train sets manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou. These train sets run in a six-car formation and have a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mi/h), and have double-layered flooring installed for noise reduction and improved passenger comfort.^[3]

Future plans

A 5-station, 9.93 km long extension north to Caixia Road from Kaifu District Government began construction in end-2017.^[4]

References

^ "长沙地铁1号线昨起试运行 1、2号线换乘最高票价7元". china.com.cn (in Chinese). March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ "长沙地铁一号线正式开通运营". huaqi.info (in Chinese). June 29, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ "长沙地铁1号线超节能明年上路". chinatimes.com (in Chinese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ "长沙地铁1号线北延线、7号线一期有望年底开建". hunan.ifeng.com (in Chinese). February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

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[1] "长沙地铁1号线昨起试运行 1、2号线换乘最高票价7元". china.com.cn (in Chinese). March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

[2] "长沙地铁一号线正式开通运营". huaqi.info (in Chinese). June 29, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

[3] "长沙地铁1号线超节能明年上路". chinatimes.com (in Chinese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

[4] "长沙地铁1号线北延线、7号线一期有望年底开建". hunan.ifeng.com (in Chinese). February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

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