Line 2 (Xi'an Metro)

Line 2 of the Xi'an Metro (Chinese: 西安地铁二号线; pinyin: Xī'ān Dìtiě Èr Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line running from north to south Xi'an. It was opened on 16 September 2011. This line is currently 26.715 km (16.600 mi)[2] long with 21 stations.[3] The line is colored red on system maps.

Line 2
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Beidajie station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Xi'an Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Termini	Beikezhan Huizhan Zhongxin
Stations	21
Services	1
Daily ridership	1.1755 million (2019 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	16 September 2011 (2011-09-16)
Owner	Xi'an
Operator(s)	Xi'an Metro Corporation
Character	Underground
Technical
Line length	26.715 km (16.600 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Weihe depot Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway Xi'an North Connection to Line 4 Beikezhan  4  Beiyuan Yundong Gongyuan Connection to Line 4 Xingzheng Zhongxin  4  Fengcheng 5-lu Shi Tushuguan Daminggongxi Longshouyuan Anyuanmen Connection to Line 1 Beida Jie  1  Zhonglou Yongningmen Nanshaomen Tiyuchang Connection to Line 3 Xiaozhai  3  Wei 1-jie Huizhan Zhongxin Sanyao Fengqiyuan Hangtiancheng Weiqunan Juehe depot

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Beikezhan — Huizhan Zhongxin	16 September 2011	20.5 km (12.74 mi)	17	Phase 1 (initial section)
Huizhan Zhongxin — Weiqunan	16 June 2014	6.0 km (3.73 mi)	4	Phase 1 (final section)

Stations (north to south)

Station name		Connections	Distance km[4]		Location
English (Pinyin)	Chinese
Caotanbei	草滩北
Zhengyangdadao	正阳大道
Beikezhan	北客站	( 4   Airport  via Beikezhan (Beiguangchang).) EAY	0.000	0.000	Weiyang
Beiyuan	北苑		1.610	1.610
Yundong Gongyuan	运动公园		1.112	2.722
Xingzheng Zhongxin	行政中心	4	1.264	3.985
Fengcheng 5-lu	凤城五路		1.239	5.224
Shi Tushuguan	市图书馆	8  (Planned)	1.351	6.574
Daminggongxi	大明宫西		1.397	7.971
Longshouyuan	龙首原		1.460	9.432	Xincheng
Anyuanmen	安远门		1.191	10.623
Beida Jie	北大街	1	1.256	11.878
Zhonglou	钟楼	6  (U/C)	0.989	12.868	Beilin
Yongningmen	永宁门		1.416	14.284
Nanshaomen	南稍门	5  (U/C)	0.907	15.191
Tiyuchang	体育场		0.869	16.060
Xiaozhai	小寨	3	1.062	17.121	Yanta
Wei 1-jie	纬一街		1.137	18.258
Huizhan Zhongxin	会展中心	8  (Planned)	1.611	19.868
Sanyao	三爻		1.714	21.583
Fengqiyuan	凤栖原		1.540	23.123	Chang'an
Hangtiancheng	航天城	15  (Planned)	1.212	24.334
Weiqunan	韦曲南		1.798	26.132
Hejiaying	何家营
Changning	常宁

Future Development

The northern and southern extensions of the line started construction on October 31, 2019.[5]

References

1. 王瑜 (2019-03-10). "3月8日西安地铁客流再创历史新高 单日客流首次突破300万大关" (in Chinese). 西部网. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
2. "西安市地铁二号线二期工程（常宁～韦曲南、北客站～草滩北）环境影响报告书（征求意见稿）". 西安地铁官方网站. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
3. "市政府召开西安地铁开通试运营新闻发布会". 2011-09-16. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
4. "西安地铁一、二、三号线站间距离信息". 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
5. "西安地铁2号线二期、8号线今日正式开工". 2019-10-31.