Line 2 (Shenzhen Metro)

Line 2
A platform at Shenkang Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Chiwan Xinxiu
Stations	29
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
History
Opened	28 December 2010
Technical
Line length	35.78 km (22.23 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h
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Line 2 (Shekou) (simplified Chinese: 二号线; traditional Chinese: 二號線; pinyin: Èrhào Xiàn; Jyutping: Ji6 Hou6 Sin3), also known as Shekou Line(蛇口线; 蛇口線; Shékǒu xiàn; Se4 Hau2 Sin3), of the Shenzhen Metro runs eastward from Chiwan to Xinxiu. It opened on 28 December 2010.

Line 2 is the only line in Shenzhen solely with underground stations that are inclusively in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. However, it is the least used line in the system with only 247,500 passengers a day, peaking at 385,500 on 5 May 2014.

History

First stage

The first stage of Line 2 runs from Chiwan to Window of the World, it is 15.514 km long, and these 12 stations are all underground.

This section opened on 28 December 2010.

Second stage

The second stage runs from Window of the World to Xinxiu, it is 20.65 km long, and has 17 stations.

The second stage of Line 2 started trial operation on 28 June 2011.

Current Stations

Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location
Chiwan	赤湾	Island (und)		Nanshan
Shekou Port	蛇口港	Island (und)
Sea World	海上世界	Island (und)
Shuiwan	水湾	Island (und)
Dongjiaotou	东角头	Island (und)
Wanxia	湾厦	Dual-island (und)
Haiyue	海月	Island (und)
Dengliang	登良	Island (und)
Houhai	后海	Island (und)	11
Keyuan	科苑	Island (und)
Hongshuwan	红树湾	Island (und)
Window of the World	世界之窗	Side (und)	1
Qiaocheng North	侨城北	Island (und)
Shenkang	深康	Island (und)		Futian
Antuo Hill	安托山	Island (und)	7
Qiaoxiang	侨香	Island (und)
Xiangmi	香蜜	Island (und)
Xiangmei North	香梅北	Island (und)
Jingtian	景田	Side (und)	9
Lianhua West	莲花西	Island (und)
Futian	福田	Island (und)	311 Futian Railway Station
Civic Center	市民中心	Island (und)	4
Gangxia North	岗厦北	Island (und)
Huaqiang North	华强北	Island (und)	7
Yannan	燕南	Island (und)
Grand Theater	大剧院	Island (und)	1	Luohu
Hubei	湖贝	Side (und)
Huangbeiling	黄贝岭	Dual-island (und)	5
Xinxiu	新秀	Island (und)

Rolling Stock

Type	Date of manufacture	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type A	2010 - 2011	A-size stock	35	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles
Type A	2012 -	A-size stock	17	Tc＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles |}