Chengdu Metro Line 1, Phase 3 pm today the official opening of trial operation
Reporter September 26 press conference the government was informed from Chengdu, Chengdu Metro Line 1, a project will be at 15:00 on September 27th the official opening of trial operation, open to the public for tickets. This is the West's first subway line opened.
Chengdu Metro Line 1, a project north to south, runs through the main city of Chengdu, the north rose fairylakea, south Century City, 18.5 km, are off the assembly line. A total of 17 stations, which transfer station 7, the total investment about 80 billion. The range of experimental operation of Ocean Park Station, in addition to 16 stations.
The beginning of the end of June this year, three-month test run in the opening line of the train line a total of 8140 times, the average driving distance driver has reached more than 5000 km, running figure exchange rates and punctuality of 50% from the steady increase in the initial to the current 90%, and there has not been operational safety case of accidents, the basic experimental operation to achieve the standards.
Sept. 16 opening of the Chengdu Railway Co established a formal charge of Line 1 of the operation and management. During the test operation, operating time is still tentatively scheduled for seven in the morning to nine at night, the minimum train interval is ten minutes, one-way peak-hour power to 11010 passengers / hour, daily patronage is about 180000 -20 million maximum passenger capacity of 25 million people.
As a western tourist hub, is facing the subway opened in Chengdu Day on holiday passenger test. To help the public meet the travel process, subway operating company has also recruited nearly to the community volunteers and the organization of Chengdu Railway transport nearly 500 students participated in the school No. 1 line opened, and the National Day during the operation of services. In response to all types of emergencies that may occur, subway operating company has developed a comprehensive plan, 3 plans and 73 site specific emergency procedures and public transportation group with the Chengdu Research program and the formation of emergency feeder bus feeder program when necessary through the ground-limiting, pressure relief, etc. bus segregation.
According to reports, the next few years, Chengdu will speed up the construction of the Urban Mass Transit backbone network to ensure the 2015 Metro Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3 across the board, line 4 a, and strive to complete the 7 line and other projects , for a total of about 147 km of line; 2020 years ago, the completion of Metro Line 3, Line 4 and Line 5 II, 6, Line of, about 151 km. By then, the Chengdu will build 298 kilometers of subway lines, at load passenger volume will send more than 300 million people, accounting for 40% of public transport traffic over. Source: Sichuan Daily
