Line 1 (Shenzhen Metro)


Shenzhen Metro Line 1 runs West–East from to. It is the most heavily used metro line on the Shenzhen Metro serving an average of 960,000 people daily. Line 1 is shown as ' on maps, however the band on both sides of the trains is coloured '.

History

First section

Line 1 was the first metro line built in Shenzhen. The first section of the line served to, opening on 28 December 2004. The total length of the first phase is of, with 15 stations.

Renaming

On 23 April 2008, the Shenzhen Municipal Planning Bureau renamed Shenzhen Metro Line 1 to 'Luobao line'. The renaming was later reverted in 2013.

North west extension

On 28 September 2009, Line 1 was extended from to. On 15 June 2011, Line 1 was extended from to. The new segment extended the line to long and cost 10.606 billion yuan to build.

Timeline

Service routes

Rolling stock