METRO extensions totalling 39.05km opened in four Chinese cities in June.
In Xi’an, a 1.8km extension to Line 5 to a terminus at the new Xi’an East high-speed station opened on June 26, just in time for the opening of the station as the northern terminus of the Xi’an to Shiyan high speed railway which opened on June 30.
Also on June 30, in Shenyang, northeastern China, services started on the eastern section of Line 3 between Wanjialan in the southeastern central part of the city and Nanliguan in the southwest. The 14km section has 15 stations and takes the length of Line 3 to 37km with 27 stations, four of which offer interchange with other lines.
In Shenzhen, in the Greater Bay Area of southern China, Phase 2 of Line 13 opened for revenue service on June 28. The 19.25km line has 11 stations and offers interchange to lines 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 11. Operated by now standard Grade of Automation (GoA) 4 driverless trains, the line expands the Shenzhen metro network to 637km serving 452 stations.
In nearby Foshan, the full length of metro Line 3 became operational on June 18 with the opening of a 4km section between Lianhe and Zhongshan Park, that connects the previously-disconnected northwestern section of the line with the central and southern parts. The line now serves 37 stations, two of which offer interchange, with three more to do so in future.
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