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Yinchuan Metro

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Yinchuan Metro is a proposed urban rapid transit network in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, in Northwest China.

Background

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Yinchuan is the capital and largest city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It has a population of over 2 million. The city has experienced a significant growth in population and economic importance over the past decades, partly because of China's Western Development strategy.[1]

Transport within and to Yinchuan has lagged behind the rest of China and nearby provincial capitals. Until completion of the Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway in 2020, the city did not have any high-speed rail connections.[2]

In 2018 a 9.7 km monorail long loop line in Yinchuan's Flower Expo Garden opened, using BYD Skyrail technology.[3][4]

Planned network

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The proposed network is to consist of 6 lines totaling 227.8 km (141.5 mi).[1] The plans were first announced in 2016.[5]

  • Line 1 will form an east–west backbone of the urban area, starting from Xixia Passenger Station planned and ending at Yinchuan East railway station.
  • Line 2 will form a north–south backbone of the urban area, to run from Yuanbao Lake in Fengdeng to Wangyin Road in Wangyuan.
  • Line 3 will form a northeast to southwest backbone, starting from Helan County and ending in the Yinchuan Economic Development Zone.
  • Line 4 will be a parallel east–west line in the northern part of the city. Together with Line 3, it will form a loop around the city center. It will run from Yinchuan Economic Development Zone to Baliqiao station.
  • The Binning Line will be an suburban rail line, part of the China Railway network to connect the city center to Binhe New Area and Yinchuan Hedong International Airport.
  • The Yonghe Line will use light rail technology and be a north–south suburban line to run from Helan County to Yongning County, with possible extensions to Lingwu, Litong District, Pingluo County and Shahu.

See also

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  • Xining Metro, proposed urban rapid transit network in Xining, Qinghai

References

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  1. ^ a b 网易 (2020-05-13). "银川规划建设6条轨道交通，总长超220km，"塞上江南"崛起". www.163.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Balan, Eric (2020). Yinchuan 3 to 1. BE Publishing.
  3. ^ Meng Xue (2018-01-10). "New Unmanned Sky Rail Service Unveiled in Nw China". China Plus. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  4. ^ 网易 (2021-01-27). "云轨跑起来了？桂林云轨1号线票价预测". 163.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ^ 银川初步确定7条城市轨道交通线. 中华人民共和国中央人民政府 (in Chinese). 2016-12-12. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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