Line 6 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 18 of the Chengdu Metro is a rapid transit line in Chengdu. It starts at Wangcong Temple and ends at Lanjiagou. The total length is 68.223 km with 56 stations.

Line 21's color is brown. The line began construction in 2016 and was opened on 18 December 2020. Line 6 uses high capacity 8-car Type A trains. Line 21 became the longest stretch of subway to be opened at once in China and since its opening, Line 6 is currently the longest continuous subway tunnel in the world.

Progress

 * 2017-03-01, the first tunnel boring machine was launched. 42 TBMs will be used simultaneously for the construction of the line.


 * 2019-10-07, tunnel construction completed for Line 6.


 * 2020-05-27, as Phase 3 section of Line 6 finishes track-laying, other Phase 1 and 2 sections officially started testing rolling stock.


 * 2020-07-01, the last section of Line 6, between Xihua Avenue station and Dongguang station, is powered on, paving the way for dynamic testing.


 * 2020-12-18, Line 6 officially opened.
 * 2024-04-08, Qingdao Road station opened for service.

==Stations ==