Line 6 (Tianjin Metro)
Appearance
Line 6 | |
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6 | |
Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Tianjin |
Locale | Tianjin, China |
Termini | |
Stations | 38 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Tianjin Metro |
Services | 1 |
Operator(s) | Tianjin Metro Corporation |
History | |
Opened | 6 August 2016 |
Technical | |
Line length | 45 km (27.96 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Underground, At-grade, & Elevated |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Line 6 of the Tianjin Metro (Chinese: 天津地铁六号线; pinyin: Tiānjīn Dìtiě Liù Hào Xiàn) a rapid transit line running from semi-circular from north-east to south-east Tianjin. It was opened on 6 August 2016.[1] The line was later extended on 31 December 2016 and on 26 April 2018.[2] The line is currently 45 km long and has 38 stations of which are underground. The line currently uses 6 car B size trains but the platform is long enough to support 8 car trains as demand grows in the future. Line 6, together with Line 5 will form a loop around Tianjin.
Opening timeline
Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
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Changhonggongyuan — Nancuiping | 6 August 2016 | 9.5 km (5.90 mi) | 8 | Phase 1 (1st section) |
Nansunzhuang — Changhonggongyuan | 31 December 2016 | 14.5 km (9.01 mi) | 16 | Phase 1 (2nd section) |
Nancuiping — Meilinlu | 26 April 2018 | 19 km (11.81 mi) | 14 | Phase 1 (3rd section) |
Stations (southwest to northeast)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Tianjin_Metro_Map_Line6_201806.png/400px-Tianjin_Metro_Map_Line6_201806.png)
References
- ^ "天津地铁6号线首开段将试运营" (in Chinese). Xinhua. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "天津最大地铁标段投入运营" (in Chinese). Xinhua. Retrieved 18 January 2017.