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Changchun Light Rail Transit (Changchun LRT; simplified Chinese: 长春轻轨; pinyin: Chángchūn Qīngguǐ) is a mass transit system in the city of Changchun, China. It is said to be the first light rail transit system in Mainland China. The initial phase of Line 3 was completed in 2001. It officially opened to revenue service in October 2002. The current total length of the route is 14.6 km with 17 stations. Both phases 2 and 3 are now under construction.
[edit] Phase 1 and Phase 2 (Operational Phases)
- The current alignment has 32 stations which include Changchun Train Station, Liaoning Rd, Furong Bridge, Xi'an Bridge, Nanchang Rd, Zhaoyang Bridge, Liberation Bridge, Huxi Bridge, Kuanping Bridge, Fusong Rd, Nanhu Boulevard, Huguang Rd, Guigu Great Street, Qianjin Avenue, Qianjin Great Street, Weiming Street, Weiguang Street, Weixing Plaza, Ya Tai Great Street, Yitong River, Linhe Street, Xiantai Great Street, Exhibition Centre, Century Plaza, Chinese Medicine University, Dongbeishi, Buoxue Road, Nongbuo Garden, Jingyue Park, Cailin Rd, Fuzhu Rd, Skiing Field, Changying World Plaza.
- The first train departs at 6:00. At 21:00 both last trains leave the termini at Changying World Plaza and Changchun Station.
- There is a flat fare of 2 yuan from Changying World Plaza up to Fusong Rd, 3 yuan for Changying up to Linhe Street, and 4 yuan to all other stations. The same number of stations/fare is vice versa for Changchun Rail Station.
Changchun Light Rail Transit, Summer 2005
[edit] The History and Lines of the Changchun Light Rail Transit
- October 2002: Line 3 (Phase 1) Changchun Railway Station - Weiguangjie
- 2006: Line 3 (Phase 2) Weiguangjie - Changying Century City Park (17km)
- 2009: Line 4 Nansihuan (South Loop 4) - Changchun North station (17.0km)
- 2009: Line 3 Changchun Railway Station - Yongning Road (2km)
- 201?: Line 1 Yongchun - Lanjia (20km)
- 201?: Line 2 Xike Station - (Economic Development Zone) (20km)
- 20??: Line 5 Xinglongtuan - Fufengtuan
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