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| Locale | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
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| Transit type | Rapid transit |
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| Number of lines | 1 |
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| Number of stations | 23 |
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| Daily ridership | 162,000 (29 April 2023 record) |
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| Annual ridership | 39,281,000 (2023) |
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| Website | http://www.urumqimtr.com/ |
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| Began operation | October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25) |
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| Operator(s) | Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation |
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| Number of vehicles | 162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018) |
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| System length | 33.4 km (20.8 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation on the Chinese mainland and the second in northwest China.
The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.