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{{Short description|Public transport system in Changchun, China}}
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| locale = [[Changchun]], [[Jilin|Jilin Province]], [[China]]
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| stations = 123
| ridership = 938,000 (20.12.2019)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://weibo.com/u/2728041997 | title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref>
| annual_ridership = 218.75 million (2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://weibo.com/u/2728041997 | title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref>
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| operator = Changchun Railway Traffic Group Co., Ltd.
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'''Changchun Rail Transit''', is the [[rapid transit]] and [[light rail]] system in the city of [[Changchun]], [[Jilin|Jilin Province]], China. Its first line, Line 3, is the first true [[light rail]] line in [[Mainland China]]. The system consists of three [[light rail]] lines and three [[rapid transit]] lines.

The current total length of the network is {{convert|140.77|km|mi|3|sp=us}}<ref name="cc4s" /> with 123 stations. 3 sections of 3 lines are under construction.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

== History ==
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=== Line 3 ===
Line 3 is the first light rail transit line in Mainland China. In September 1999, the State Council of the People's Republic of China formally approved the proposal for the first phase of the Changchun Light Rail Ring Line project. 

On October 30, 2002, the first phase of the Changchun Light Rail Transit (from Changchun Railway Station to Weiguang Street) officially opened for service. It serves 17 stations and spans a total length of approximately 14.6 kilometers (about 9.07 miles). 

The second phase of the Changchun Light Rail Transit was later opened, extending Line 3 by an additional 9.3 kilometers. The total length of Line 3 then reached 24 kilometers (about 14.91 miles), stretching from the Jingyue Development District to the Kuancheng District. 

In 2018, the renovation project of Changchun Railway Station began, which caused the Changchun Railway Station stop on Line 3 to be temporarily suspended. 

In April 2021, Lines 3 and 4 of the Changchun Rail Transit were connected for in-station transfers. Two transfer stations are now available: Puppet Regime Palace Museum Station and Vocational Institute of Technology Station.

=== Line 1 ===
Construction of the first [[heavy-rail]] metro line, Line 1, started in 2011, and opened for service on 30 June 2017. Line 1 serves 15 stations and is {{convert|18.14|km|mi|3|sp=us}} long.<ref name="cc1length">{{Cite news |date=2017-06-30 |script-title=zh:长春地铁1号线通车试运营 |language=zh |url=https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/06-30/8265560.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=2019-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007062042/https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/06-30/8265560.shtml |archive-date=2019-10-07 |script-work=zh:中国新闻网}}</ref>

=== Line 2 ===
Construction on the second heavy-rail metro line, Line 2, started in 2012, and opened for service on 30 August 2018. Line 2 serves 21 stations and is {{convert|24.9|km|mi|3|sp=us}} long.<ref name="Line2W" />

=== Line 8 ===
A new light rail line link the North Lake area, numbered Line 8, opened for service on June 30, 2018, 16 years after Line 3 opened. Line 8 is the first light rail line using the same fare with the metro system, and the first line to directly interchange with the metro system. {{Cn|date=January 2024}}

== Fare System ==
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On May 30, 2019, the fare systems of the original light rail system (Line 3 and Line 4) and the new metro system (Line 1, Line 2 and Line 8) were combined, and passengers can directly transfer between the original light rail system and the new metro system.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}

==Network==
[[File:Changchun Rapid Transit System Map.svg|thumb|center|1000px|System map]]
{| class="wikitable " style="cell-padding:1.5; font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="text" style="width:120px;" |Line
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:500px; line-height:1.05" |Terminals<br><small>(District)</small>
! Commencement
! Newest<br>Extension
! style="line-height:1.05" | Length<br><small>km</small>
! style="line-height:1.05" | Stations
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|cn|metro}}Metro
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|1}}
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|North Ring Road}}'''<br>([[Kuancheng District|Kuancheng]])
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Hongzuizi}}'''<br>([[Nanguan District|Nanguan]])
| 2017
| {{n/a}}
| 18.1<ref name=cc1length />
| 15
|-
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|2}}
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Auto Park}}'''<br>([[Luyuan, Changchun|Luyuan]])
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Dongfang Square}}'''<br>([[Erdao District|Erdao]])
| 2018
| 2021
| 24.9<ref name="Line2W">{{Cite news |date=2021-10-07 |script-title=zh:10月8日8时 长春轨道交通2号线西延线将开通运营 |language=zh |url=http://jl.sina.com.cn/news/yaowen/2021-10-07/detail-iktzscyx8279598.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=2021-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007071929/http://jl.sina.com.cn/news/yaowen/2021-10-07/detail-iktzscyx8279598.shtml |archive-date=2021-10-07 |quote=2号线运营里程增长4.4公里，达到24.9公里。长春轨道交通运营线网总里程达104.5公里 |script-work=zh:新浪吉林}}</ref>
| 21
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|light rail|1|link=Trams in China}}Light Rail
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|3}}
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Puppet Regime Palace Museum}}'''<br>([[Kuancheng District|Kuancheng]])
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Changchun Movie Wonderland}}'''<br>([[Nanguan District|Nanguan]])
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 2002
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 2021
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 34.3
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 32
|-
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|4}}
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Changchun (North)}}'''<br>([[Kuancheng District|Kuancheng]])
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Tianxin Road}}'''<br>([[Nanguan District|Nanguan]])
| 2011
| 2023
| 20.8<ref name=cc4s>{{cite web|title=定啦！长春轨道交通4号线南线6月6日8时58分开通运营|url=https://www.cailianxinwen.com/app/news/shareNewsDetail?newsid=391507 |date=2023-06-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230605071039/https://www.cailianxinwen.com/app/news/shareNewsDetail?newsid=391507|archive-date=2023-06-05 }}</ref>
| 21
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|cn|metro}}Metro
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|6}}
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Shuangfeng}}'''<br>([[Luyuan, Changchun|Luyuan]])
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Changchun Movie Wonderland}}'''<br>([[Nanguan District|Nanguan]])
| 2024
| {{n/a}}
| 29.57
| 22
|-
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|light rail|1|link=Trams in China}}Light Rail
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|changchun|8}}
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|North Ring Road}}'''<br>([[Kuancheng District|Kuancheng]])
| style="text-align:center; width:250px; line-height:1.05" | '''{{stl|ChangchunRT|Guangtong Road}}'''<br>([[Kuancheng District|Kuancheng]])
|2018
|{{n/a}}
|13.1<ref name="cc8">{{Cite news |date=2018-10-29 |script-title=zh:长春轨道8号线来啦！明日正式开通试运营 共设车站12座 |language=zh |url=http://news.cnjiwang.com/jwyc/201810/2753250.html |url-status=live |access-date=2019-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007063051/http://news.cnjiwang.com/jwyc/201810/2753250.html |archive-date=2019-10-07 |script-work=zh:中国吉林网}}</ref>
|12
|-class="sortbottom"
!style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" colspan="6"|Total
!style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |140.77<ref name=cc4s />
!style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |123
|}

===Line 1===
[[File:长春地铁南部新城站站台.jpg|thumb|[[Huaqing Road station]] of Line 1]]
{{main|Line 1 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 1 is the first rapid transit metro line Changchun, running on the north-south central axis of Changchun. 

Line 1's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|1}};">'''red'''</span>.{{clear}}

===Line 2===
[[File:Platform_of_L2_Jilin_Ave._Station_(20220824211625).jpg|thumb|[[Jilin Avenue station]] of Line 2]]
{{main|Line 2 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 2 is the second metro line in Changchun, running on the east-west central axis of Changchun. 

Line 2's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|2}};">'''blue'''</span>.{{clear}}

===Line 3===
[[File:Westbound_platform_of_Agricultural_Expo_Garden_Station_(20220825181550).jpg|thumb|[[Agricultural Expo Garden station]] of Line 3]]
{{main|Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 3 marked the inaugural rail line to commence operations in Changchun. It forms an S-shaped route encircling the city center, constituting the western segment of the [[light rail]] loop and extending as an outer-loop branch to the Jingyue area. This line operates with low-floor light rail vehicles rather than the conventional rapid transit rolling stock. 

In contrast to subsequent lines, Line 3 predominantly operates at ground level in its western section, running parallel to the [[Beijing–Harbin railway|Jingha railway]], and primarily travels on elevated tracks in the eastern portion. Notably, the line is not entirely grade-separated, as it retains four level crossings even after undergoing several renovations.

Line 3's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|3}};">'''green'''</span>.{{clear}}

===Line 4===
[[File:南三环站站台.jpg|thumb|[[South Ring Road station (Changchun)|South Ring Road station]] of Line 4]]
{{main|Line 4 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 4 is another light rail line. Unlike line 3, it has complete grade separation, but still uses the same low-floor light rail vehicles as line 3, similar to the [[Seville Metro]] in Spain. It runs in a north-south direction, close to the [[Yitong River|Yitong river]], making up the east half of light rail loop. The line runs mostly on elevated viaducts with an underground section in the north. 

Line 4's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|4}};">'''purple'''</span>.{{clear}}

===Line 6===
[[File:长春轨道交通6号线南溪湿地公园站.jpg|thumb|[[Nanxi Shidi Gongyuan station]] of Line 6]]
{{main|Line 6 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 6 is a new metro line that commenced operations in 2024, traversing the South New Area of Changchun. This line connects Changchun West Railway Station with the Jingyue district, following a route along the southern corridor of Line 3 to alleviate passenger congestion on that line.



Line 6's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|6}};">'''pink'''</span>.{{clear}}

===Line 8===
[[File:Northbound_platform_of_Xiaonan_Station_(20220825090851).jpg|thumb|[[Xiaonan station]] of Line 8]]
{{main|Line 8 (Changchun Rail Transit)}}
Line 8 is a light rail line, operating in the northern region to connect the North Lake area with the heart of Changchun, which includes a link to Line 1. Similar to Line 4, Line 8 is entirely grade-separated and utilizes low-floor light rail vehicles. However, it differs in that it operates entirely on elevated tracks as opposed to running partially underground.



Line 8's color is <span style="color:#{{rcr|ChangchunRT|8}};">'''teal'''</span>.{{clear}}

==Opening timeline==
* 30 October 2002: {{rint|changchun|3}} Changchun Railway Station - Weiguang Street
* 26 December 2006: {{rint|changchun|3}} Weixing Square - Changchun Movie Wonderland
* 3 April 2007: {{rint|changchun|3}} Weiguang Street - Weixing Square
* 30 June 2011: {{rint|changchun|4}} Dongdaqiao Bridge - Tiangong Road
* 6 May 2012: {{rint|changchun|4}} Changchun Railway Station (North) - Dongdaqiao Bridge
* 17 December 2012: {{rint|changchun|4}} Gongping Road Station
* 30 June 2017: {{rint|changchun|1}} North Ring Road - Hongzuizi
* 30 August 2018: {{rint|changchun|2}} Shuangfeng - Dongfang Square
* 30 October 2018: {{rint|changchun|8}} North Ring Road - Guangtong Road
* 8 October 2021: {{rint|changchun|2}} Auto Park - Shuangfeng
* 31 December 2021: {{rint|changchun|3}} Changchun Railway Station - Puppet Regime Palace Museum
* 6 June 2023: {{rint|changchun|4}} Tiangong Road - Tianxin Road
* 31 December 2023: {{rint|changchun|4}} Dongxin Road Station
* 28 March 2024: {{rint|changchun|6}} Shuangfeng - Changchun Movie Wonderland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-21 |script-title=zh:长春地铁6号线开始招标！9月底开工！2024年6月底开通！ |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_3971846 |language=zh |script-work=zh:澎湃}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-22 |script-title=zh:「开工」长春轨道交通6号线首桩开钻 |url=https://mini.eastday.com/mobile/190922051302281.html |url-status= |website=mini.eastday.com |language=zh}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=新华独家•快报｜今日开通！三张海报速览长春轨道交通6号线-新华网 |url=http://www.jl.xinhuanet.com/20240328/f7ca5fe6414f4b2c8f05b46fbe6dfd84/c.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.jl.xinhuanet.com}}</ref>

==Future development==
The Phase 3 (2019-2024) expansion of Changchun Rail Transit was approved by the [[National Development and Reform Commission|NDRC]] on November 30, 2018. According to the plan, Changchun Rail Transit will be {{Cvt|235|km|3}} in length in 2024.<ref name="Phase3">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |script-title=zh:国家发展改革委关于长春市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划（2019～2024年）的批复 |url=http://jtyss.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfg/201812/t20181228_923998.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721101227/http://jtyss.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfg/201812/t20181228_923998.html |archive-date=2019-07-21 |access-date=2019-09-04 |language=zh |script-website=zh:中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会-基础设施发展司}}</ref><ref name="jl201812">{{Cite news |date=2018-12-28 |script-title=zh:长春轨道交通第三期建设规划获批 总投资711.37亿 |language=zh |url=http://jl.sina.com.cn/news/yaowen/2018-12-28/detail-ihqfskcn2067396.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=2019-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501085156/http://jl.sina.com.cn/news/yaowen/2018-12-28/detail-ihqfskcn2067396.shtml |archive-date=2021-05-01 |script-work=zh:新浪吉林}}</ref>

===Under construction===

* 2025: {{rint|changchun|2}} (Eastern extension): {{Cvt|10.6|km|3}} with 6 stations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |script-title=zh:长春地铁2号线东延工程项目正式开工 |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/356714178_120118599/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204073848/https://www.sohu.com/a/356714178_120118599/ |archive-date=2021-02-04 |access-date=2019-11-27 |language=zh |script-website=zh:搜狐|website=[[Sohu]] }}</ref>
* 2025: {{rint|changchun|7}} (Phase 1): {{Cvt|23.165|km}} with 19 stations. Changchun International Automobile Park – East Ring Road. Heavy rail.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-15 |script-title=zh:长春轨道交通7号线正式开工 预计2025年通车 |language=zh |url=http://www.jl.xinhuanet.com/2020-04/15/c_1125859013.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2020-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627133844/http://www.jl.xinhuanet.com/2020-04/15/c_1125859013.htm |archive-date=2020-06-27 |script-work=zh:新华网}}</ref>
* June 2025: {{rint|changchun|9}} (Airport line): {{Cvt|28|km|4=3}} ({{Cvt|16|km|3}} underground, {{Cvt|12|km|3}} elevated) with 8 stations. Zhaojiagang East – Jiutai South railway station. Heavy rail.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-02 |script-title=zh:长春轨道交通9号线一期工程正式开建，计划2025年年底通车！ |language=zh |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/458576408_265827 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812100843/https://www.sohu.com/a/458576408_265827 |archive-date=2021-08-12 |script-website=zh:搜狐}}</ref>
*2027: {{rint|changchun|5}} (Phase 1): {{Cvt|19.665|km}} with 18 stations. Southwestern Hub – Dongdaqiao Bridge. Heavy rail.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-18 |script-title=zh:长春地铁5号线一期工程开工 2020年轨道交通八大项目全部启动 |language=zh |url=http://www.jl.chinanews.com/jlyw/2020-05-18/124721.html |url-status=live |access-date=2020-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626144816/http://www.jl.chinanews.com/jlyw/2020-05-18/124721.html |archive-date=2020-06-26 |script-work=zh:中国新闻网}}</ref>

===Planned===
* {{rint|changchun|3}} (Southern extension): {{Cvt|3|km|3}} with 2 stations. Changchun Movie Wonderland – Changchun No.59 Middle School. Light rail.<ref name=jl201812 />

==See also==
{{Commons category|Changchun Rail Transit}}
*[[Changchun]], an Capital City of Jilin Province
*[[List of metro systems]]
*[[Urban rail transit in China]]

===Other Transport in Changchun===
*[[Changchun Tram]] (Tram Route 54 and 55), an Tram in Jilin Province

== References ==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ccqg.com/ Changchun Railway Traffic Group]
*[http://www.urbanrail.net/as/cn/chan/changchun.htm UrbanRail Page on Changchun Rail Transit]
{{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China}}
{{Jilin transit}}
{{Rapid transit in Asia}}

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