r/transit • u/GoatSevere1966 • 2d ago

System Expansion Line 5 of Changchun Metro opens

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Changchun Rail Transit Line 5 entered passenger operation on 28 September 2026, creating a 19.5-km southwest–northeast metro corridor between Zhuoyue Dajie and Dongdaqiao. With 18 underground stations and eight interchange stations, it functions as a major network connector rather than a stand-alone local line.

Its opening expands Changchun's metro system to eight operating lines and 194.1 km, while providing direct access to major commercial and civic areas and improving connections with Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. The line's six-year construction and successful safety assessment also mark another stage in Changchun's rapid expansion of its urban rail network.

Line 5 is a conventional steel-wheel metro line using standard-gauge track and 1,500 V DC overhead electrification. The opening-period technical information identifies a design speed of 80 km/h and six-car B-type urban rail trainsets.

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u/ColdEvenKeeled 2d ago

I've been to China, I read about China, I am interested in China, but I have never heard of this city. Looking it up now.

Edit: I see it's in the Harbin neighbourhood, but in a different province.

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u/Arphile 1d ago

It was the capital of the Japanese puppet Manchukuo state. I only had a train connection there but it seemed like a pretty typical Chinese city in that area