Changchun Subway (长春轨道交通)

Changchun Rail Transit is a rapid transit and light rail system in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Its first line, Line 3, is the first true light rail line in Mainland China. The system consists of three light rail lines and two rapid transit lines. Currently the total length of the network is 111.2 kilometers (69.1 mi) with 100 stations. Changchun Railway Station is an underground station with one platform and two side tracks per line. Line 1 runs through the station in a north-south direction, and Line 3 runs in a west-east direction.

OperatorChangchun Railway Traffic Group Co., Ltd.
Operation start30 October 2002
Total Lines5 Metro Lines
Total Station94 Active Stations
Metro City/CountryChangchun China
Official Webhttp://en.changchun.gov.cn/xw/ccxw1/202309/t20230915_3227190.html

Metro linesStationsTerminal stations
▣ Line 115North Ring Road ⇄ Hongzuizi
▣ Line 221Qiche Gongyuan ⇄ Dongfang Square
▣ Line 334Puppet Regime Palace Museum ⇄ Changchun Movie Wonderland
▣ Line 421Changchun Railway Station (North) ⇄ Tianxin Road
▣ Line 812North Ring Road ⇄ Guangtong Road

  • The system consists of three light rail lines and two rapid transit lines
  • The first line, Line 3, is the first true light rail line in Mainland China .
  • Construction of the first heavy-rail metro line, Line 1, started in 2011, and opened for service on 30 June 2017. Line 1 serves 15 stations and is 18.14 kilometers (11.27 mi) long.
  • Line 2 is the second metro line in Changchun, running in the east-west axis of Changchun. Line 2 serves 21 stations and is 24.9 kilometers (15.5 mi) long.
  • A new light rail line link the North Lake area, numbered line 8, opened for service on June 30, 2018, 16 years after line 3 opened. Line 8 is the first light rail line using same fare with the metro system, and the first line directly interchange with metro system .
  • The current total length of the network is 111.2 kilometers (69.1 mi) with 100 stations .
  • The system has a daily ridership of 355,000 passengers and an annual ridership of 127.3 million passengers.
  • The construction of a 7-line fast rail transit network is predicted to be completed in 2050.