Line 9 (Chengdu Metro)

Chengdu Metro Line 9 (simplified Chinese: 成都地铁9号线; traditional Chinese: 成都地鐵9號線) is located in Chengdu, Sichuan. It belongs to Chengdu Metro. Line 9 Phase I runs from Financial City East to Huangtianba Stations and is envisioned to be the second loop line in Chengdu (after Line 7) in the future. Line 9's color is bright orange.[4]

Line 9
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Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chengdu Metro
Status	Trial Operation
Locale	Chengdu, Sichuan
Termini	Financial City East Huangtianba
Operation
Planned opening	2020[1]
Owner	City of Chengdu
Operator(s)	Chengdu Metro Corporation
Character	underground and elevated
Depot(s)	Yuanhua Depot (元华停车场) Wuqing Depot (武青车辆段)
Technical
Line length	22.18 km (13.8 mi)[2] (current) 43.9 km (in 2024)
Number of tracks	2
Electrification	overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	140km/h [3]

Chengdu Metro Line 9 route 成都地铁9号线

Upon opening in 2020, it will be the first ever fully automated ATO GoA 4 metro line in Chengdu.[5] Line 9 uses high capacity Type A 8-car trains.[6]

Progress

• On July 11, 2016, the NDRC approved the third phase of expansion for the Chengdu Metro consisting of Line 6 phase 2 and 3, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10 Phase 2, Line 17 Phase 1 and Line 18.[7]

• 2016-12-29, Sichuan and the Sichuan Development and Reform Commission approved and officially agreed to construct Line 1 Phase 1.[8] The first 4 stations started constrction on the same day.[9]

• 2017-11-10, Line 9's first tunnel machine started work at Yuanhua Depot connection.[10]

• 2018-3-17, Line 9's first section (Yuanhua Depot connection) finished tunnel work

• 2018-11-29, Line 9 started track-laying.

• 2019-01-22, first train is finished at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles.[11]

Chengdu Metro Line 9 Train 9号线列车

• On July 18, 2019, the Wuqing Power Centre project is completed.[12]

• 2019-07-30, Line 9 finished all tunnel work.

• 2020-01-14, as the last section of track is installed between Sanyuan and Jincheng Avenue Stations, completeing track installation of Line 9 Phase I.[13]

• 2020-06-10, Chengdu Metro started 3-month trial operation for Line 9 and Line 17.[14]

Stations

Station list
Phase	Chinese Name	English Name	Opening time	Transfer	District
Phase 1	金融城东	Financial City East	Trial Operation (Anticipated in 2020)	6	Jinjiang District
	心岛	Xindao			High-Tech Zone
	孵化园	Incubation Park		1 18
	锦城大道	Jincheng Avenue		5
	三元	Sanyuan		8
	太平寺	Taiping Temple			Wuhou District
	华兴	Huaxing		10
	簇桥	Cuqiao
	武青南路	Wuqing South Road		3
	机投桥	Jitouqiao		17
	培风	Peifeng
	成都西站	Chengdu West Railway Station		4 Light Rail 2 Chengpu ICR	Qingyang District
	黄田坝	Huangtianba

References

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2. 四川新闻网. "成都地铁9号线今年开工 时速140公里37分钟跑全程". 网易新闻. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
3. 四川新闻网. "成都地铁9号线今年开工 时速140公里37分钟跑全程". 网易新闻. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
4. "测评！成都地铁的色号，总有一款你会喜欢！". 成都地铁 Chengdu Metro. 2020-07-22.
5. "成都地铁9号线将实现自动驾驶" (in Chinese). 腾讯大成网. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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7. "Archived copy" 关于成都市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划(2016～2020年)的批复(发改基础〔2016〕1493号). www.ndrc.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "成都轨道交通8号线一期工程、9号线一期工程、10号线二期工程可研报告获批" (in Chinese). 成都市发展和改革委员会. 2016-12-30. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
9. "成都地铁8号线一期9号线一期10号线二期正式开工" (in Chinese). 网易. 2016-12-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
10. "成都地铁首条无人驾驶线路 9号线一期正线开始掘洞" (in Chinese). 四川在线. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
11. "厉害！成都首条无人驾驶地铁要来了！全自动无人驾驶列车亮相！".
12. 中铁八局. "zh:成都地铁9号线一期机电系统2标武青主变电所电气安装工程顺利通过验收".
13. "成都地铁9号线一期工程长轨通" (in Chinese). 中国中铁. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
14. "即将开启空载调试、空载试运行 成都地铁9号线、17号线离开通也近了！".