Wöchentlicher Bericht


News this week:

  • Nanjing S3 is officially announced with an opening before the 1. Jan. Another source suggests that it is the 20th of this month, but unconfirmed.
  • Hefei Line 2 is reported to be opening on the 26th November (déjà vu...)


 For those who reads this weekly report for the first time, welcome to my (irregularly updated) weekly report issue 2! For those who have already read issue 1, nice to see you again!

So, let's see each other again in the next issue!
List of estimated openings this year:
Beijing
Yanfang line (plus the extension on Fangshan line to connect to it)
Xijiao line/west suburban line (modern tram)
Mentougou line (maglev, like the one in Changsha)

Shanghai
Line 5 south extension (branch line)
Line 8 phase III (APM)
Line 9 phase III
Line 17

Guangzhou
Line 9
Line 4 south extension
Line 13 phase I
Knowledge city branch line

Nanjing
S3
S9
Qilin Modern Tram

Tianjin
Line 1 east section
Line 5
Line 6 rest section

Wuhan
Line 1 extension
Line 7 phase I (2017 Q4/2018 Q1)
Line 8 phase I
Yangluo line/ line 21

Chongqing
Line 5 phase I
Line 10 phase I

Chengdu
Line 7

Hefei
Line 2

Guiyang
Line 1

Xiamen

Line 1 

Shenzhen
Longhua tram

(Let's see how many more will get crossed out over the next one and a half month...)

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