Luoyang Subway

Luoyang Metro
Overview
Owner	Luoyang Municipal People's Government
Locale	Luoyang, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2 (under construction) 4 (total planned)
Website	www.lysubway.com.cn
Operation
Operator(s)	Luoyang Metro Co., Ltd.
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System map

Luoyang Metro
Traditional Chinese	洛陽地鐵
Simplified Chinese	洛阳地铁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luòyáng Dìtiě

Luoyang Metro (Chinese: 洛阳地铁) is an under-construction rapid transit rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Luoyang. It will be the second metro system in Henan Province, as well as the first metro system in a city that is not a provincial capital in central and western China.

History

The first phase of the system, including Line 1 and the first phase of Line 2, was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in August 2016. Line 1 is 23 kilometres (14 mi) in length with 18 stations and the first phase of Line 2 is 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi) in length with 15 stations.

Construction of Line 1 started on 28 June 2017, and Line 2 on 26 December 2017.

Lines under construction

Line 1

Line 1 is a west-east line from Gushui station to Yangwan station. It began construction in June 2017. It is estimated to be operational in December 2021.

Line 2

Line 2 is a north-south line from Jingsanlu station to Wangchengdadao station. It began construction in December 2017. It is estimated to be operational in 2022. It will connect both Luoyang railway station and Luoyang Longmen railway station.