Line 2 of the Chengdu Metro () is the second line on the metro network in Chengdu, Sichuan. Line 2 is a crosstown northwest-southeast trunk route. This line serves the Chengdu East railway station. Line 2 began operation on September 16, 2012. An 11 km long mostly elevated extension to Longquanyi began testing in April 2014 opened in October 2014.
Opening timeline
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Chadianzi Bus Terminal — Chengdu Institute of Public Administration 16 September 2012 20 Phase 1 Xipu — Chadianzi Bus Terminal 8 June 2013 6 Phase 2 (eastern section) Chengdu Institute of Public Administration — Longquanyi 26 October 2014 6 Phase 2 (western section)
Stations
ServiceroutesStation № Station name Connections Distance Location ●● 0.000.00Pidu●●1.851.85●●1.653.50●●2.205.70Jinniu●●1.156.85●●1.057.90●●0.908.80●●1.5010.30●●0.8511.15●●1.1012.25●●1.2513.50●●Chengdu University of TCM &Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital 1.1514.65Qingyang●●0.8515.50●● 0.8516.35●● 0.9517.30●● 1.4018.70Jinjiang●●0.9519.65●●0.8020.45●● Chengdu BRT1.6022.05●●0.6022.65●●1.1523.80●● ICW1.6525.45Chenghua●●0.8026.25●●1.6027.85Longquanyi●●0.9528.80●●1.5030.30●3.2033.50●1.2534.75●1.2536.00●1.8537.85●1.9039.75●1.7041.45
Est. Completion
Est. Completion Phase # Starting station/Ending station Length (KM) stations 2012-9 Phase 1 Chadianzi Bus Terminal Chengdu Institute of Public Administration 22.47 20 2012-12 (opened on June 1, 2013) Phase 2 - West Extension Xipu Chadianzi Bus Terminal 8.738 6 2014-12 Phase 2 - East Extension Chengdu Institute of Public Administration Longquanyi 11.1 6
Rolling Stock The rolling stocks of Chengdu Metro Line 2 are all manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang, formerly CSR Qingdao Sifang. Each set has 8 type-B cars, 4 power cars and 2 trailers. It has a maximum operating speed of 80 km/h and are all maintained by the Chengdu Metro Hongliu depot.
SFM14.1 (201-232) Designated by the manufacturer as SFM14 (Sifang Metro 14), it is the original phase 1 rolling stock of line 2. 32 sets of SFM14 are ordered for the opening of line 2 in 2012.
SFM14.2 (233-242)
SFM32 (243-261)
SFM87 (262-272)
References
The information in this article is mostly based on that in its Chinese equivalent.