Hengyang Metro Explained

Native Name:衡阳轨道交通
Locale:Hengyang. Hunan, China
Transit Type:Monorail rapid transit
Lines:2 (phase 1)
Stations:43 (phase 1)
Operation Will Start:2025
System Length:59.0km (phase 1)
Map State:collapsed

Hengyang Metro, officially Hengyang Rail Transit, is a planned monorail rapid transit system in Hengyang, Hunan, China. Once completed, the system is scheduled to comprise six lines and have a total length of 158 km.

History

A rapid transit system in Hengyang has been planned since 2017. In September 2017, a contract was signed between the municipal council of Hengyang and BYD, whose Hunan headquarters are located within the city, for a straddle beam monorail system to be constructed in Hengyang.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Lines

data-sort-type="text"style="width:120px;"LineTerminalsPlanned OpeningLength
km
Stations
Yumu LakeHuajiang202529.624
Songmu Development ZoneNanyue Airport202529.420
Total59.043

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The second public announcement of the environmental impact assessment of Hengyang's urban rail transit network and recent construction planning. live. 2018-08-25. zh. 2019-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015043439/http://fgw.hengyang.gov.cn/xxgk/gzdt/tpzx/201808/t20180823_2434079.html.
  2. Web site: BYD builds rail transit lines in Hengyang. 2017-10-19 . zh.
  3. Web site: Accelerate the construction of urban rail transit. live. 2017-09-22. zh. 2022-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604221402/https://www.hyqss.cn/2017/september/1FA701D0.html.
  4. Web site: Hengyang urban area will build a single-track test line. live. 2017-09-22. zh. 2022-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604221353/https://sina.cn/404.d.html.