Today at 11am Line 5 of the Kunming metro system officially went into operation.
Following the completion of of metro lines 4 and 6 in October of 2020, Line 5 is the latest addition to an ever growing subway network in the Spring City.
Line 5 is connecting some of Kunming's key destinations that were previously left out of the reach of the city's underground railway system. Starting at the Expo Garden in the northeast of Kunming, it consists of 22 stations running over 26.45 kilometers, finally connecting Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center and Baofeng Station at the end of the ride. Line 5 also interchanges with lines 2 and 4 at North Railway Station, and Line 3 at Wuyi Lu Station.
The brand new metro line stands out among others as it connects some of Kunming's top attractions, including Expo Park, Green Lake park, Dianchi Lake, Yunnan Nationalities Village, Yunnan Military Academy, Yunnan Railway Museum and other cultural landmarks.
Extended sections of the existing Line 1 and Line 2 are still under construction and currently don't have an official opening date. Instead, they connect with each other at the Kunming Train Station, linking the North Bus Station with University Town in Kunming's far south.
Tickets and pricing
Same as other lines, the easiest way to get quick access to Kunming's metro system is by enabling the subway (地铁) card inside of Alipay's transport section, or by finding the WeChat mini-app 乘车码.
Subway rides are currently priced at 2 yuan up to 4 kilometers, 3 yuan up to 5 kilometers, 4 yuan up to 7 kilometers, 5 yuan up to 9 kilometers, 6 yuan up to 11 kilometers and 7 yuan up to 13 kilometers, and 8 yuan to distance exceeding 13 kilometers.
Kunming Metro Line 5 Stations
• World Horti-Expo Garden 世博园
• Bailongsi 白龙寺
• Shizha 石闸
• Chuanjin Road 穿金路
• North Railway Station 火车北站 (transfer to Line 4 and 2)
• Yuantong Hill 圆通山
• Huashan West Road 华山西路
• Wuyi Road 五一路 (transfer to Line 3)
• Milesi 弥勒寺
• Yanjiadi 严家地
• Jinlan Road 金兰路
• Fuhai 福海
• Guangfuluxikou 广福路西口
• Daba 大坝
• Yinghai Road 迎海路
• Yuhucun 渔户村
• Xingti Road 兴体路
• Zhuangjiatang Overpass 庄家塘立交桥
• Jinjia River 金家河
• Fubao 福保
• Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center 滇池国际会展中心
• Baofeng 宝丰
Comments
How do you use the 乘车码 app on Wechat? It has never accepted my passport number as verification. I'm on Android. I just use Alipay, but I am still curious.
Would be nice to see a map we actually can read ;-)
Yes. A schematic map is only useful to find your way on the system that is mapped. For most tourists and strangers to the system, a map that relates to what is on the ground (above) is much more useful.
I could be mistaken but the I thought that the metro lines used to be shown on Googlemaps. But not any more apparently.
It's available on amap 高德地图. Should also soon be available on Metroman since they seem to use amap for their maps.
I was referring to the map above which is to small to be of practical use.
Because of the Metro Line 5 opening in our area, we have just gained another 3 bus services in our area. We live in a area a little off the beaten track, before we only had one bus.
It may be worth regular commuters, who live near line 5, checking to see if they have picked up any new bus routes.
Kunming gets better and better, don't you think? It amazes me how far it has come in just a few years.
Can the map image be posted in better resolution, perhaps downloadable? As others have said this version is useless even when zoomed in.
Update: Kunming Metro Line 9 (construction period '22 to '26), Line 8, and Line 7; Anning Line, Songming Line have new progress
"Yesterday (March 15), the website of the Kunming Development and Reform Commission publicly released 380 key projects (excluding real estate projects) to be implemented in Kunming in 2022, including 200 projects under construction and 140 newly started projects. There are 40 preliminary projects, and the preliminary work is carried out as planned.
In the list of these project schedules, we have been concerned about the Kunming Metro Line 6 Phase III, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Anning Line, Songming Line and other rail transit projects.
Among these key projects under construction in the investment plan, the urban rail transit has Line 5, the second phase of Line 2, the northwest extension of Line 1, and the parking lot of Line 8 (Huayugou parking lot).
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Key newly-started investment projects include Kunming Rail Line 9 Project, Line 6 Phase III Project, and Rail Transit Guangwei Da Driving and Repairing Base.
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In addition, regarding the Kunming rail transit project, the municipal key preliminary projects in 2022 include the engineering track Line 7, Songming Line, Line 8, Anning Line, etc."
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source: inf.news/ne/society/817a4f3e04dee5223188b6730582f42d.html
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Line 9 (Dabanqiao North – Shizhaishan):
Stations: Dabanqiao North – Dabanqiao – Guolin Reservoir – South Railway Station (Bailongtan) – Jingming South Road – Xiazhuang (Yunnan University) – Chenggong University Town (Radio＆Television University) – Yuanbao Village — Radio＆Television Media – Jinmapu – Park North Road – Baiyun Village – Jincheng North – Industrial Park – Jincheng – Jincheng South – Zhonggui Village – Shizhaishan
Line 8 (Longquan Road – Fubao East):
Stations: Longquan Road (Shabaying) – Xiaokang Avenue – Linyu bridge – Kunqu High-Speed – Chuanjin Road – Expo Garden – Bailong Temple — Southwest Forestry University – Jinsha Community – Taiping Village – Juhua Overpass – East Railway Station – Guanshang Forest Park – Hongchang West Road – Sanjia Village – Changhong Guangfu – Dingjia Village – Wujiatang Wetland Patrk – Fubao East
Line 7 (Puji Overpass – Qidian):
Stations: Jipu Overpass – Northwest Bus Station – Datangzi –Heilinpu – Changyuan Middle Road – Shagouwei – Nanya – Tianjiadi – Qianxing Road – Dashanghui – Guannan Guangfu – Changhong Guangfu – Century City West – Guandu Ancient Town – Sports City South – Guangwei – Dashuitian – Guolin Reservoir – Qidian
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