Ürümqi Metro

Ürümqi Metro
A Line 1 train
Overview
LocaleÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations23
Daily ridership162,000 (29 April 2023 record)
Annual ridership39,281,000 (2023)
Websitehttp://www.urumqimtr.com/
Operation
Began operationOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)
Operator(s)Ürümqi Rail Transit Corporation
Number of vehicles162 Revenue Railcars (July 2018)
Technical
System length33.4 km (20.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

Ürümqi Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌鲁木齐地铁
Traditional Chinese烏魯木齊地鐵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlǔmùqí Dìtiě
Uyghur name
Uyghurئۈرۈمچى مېتروسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiÜrümchi Mëtrosi
Yengi YeziⱪÜrümqi Metrosi
SASM/GNCÜrümqi Mêtrosi
Siril YëziqiҮрүмчи Метроси

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.