Recently, the tender announcements for the first phase of the Changchun Urban Rail Transit Airport Line (Line 9) and the southern extension of Changchun Urban Rail Transit Line 3 have been announced. Judging from the content of the bidding, both projects will start construction on April 15, 2021, and the planned completion dates are 2025 and 2023, respectively.

Changchun Rail Transit Line 9 Phase I Project

The first phase of the project (including the turn-back line of Zhaojiagang East Station) is laid along East Jilin Road, Longshuang Road, Airport Road, Tonggang Road, and Gangcheng Street. Starting from Zhaojiagang East Station in the west, passing Lianhuashan North Station, Donghu Town Station, Longjia Airport Station, Folk Custom Museum Station, Central Square Station, Jianlan Street Station, and ending at Jiutai South Station in the east.

The total length of the project is 30.3km, the length of the first-stage project is 28.224km, and the length of the turn-back line of Zhaojiagang East Station is 2.099km. There are 8 stations and 1 transfer station on the whole line, which is Zhaojiagang East Station, and the planned east extension line of Metro Line 2 Transfer. One Lianhuashan Depot will be set up in Wukaihe Street and the northeastern quadrant of East Jilin Road; one Xiying City parking lot will be set up on the southeast side of Jiutainan High-speed Railway Station.

It is understood that the first phase of Changchun Urban Rail Transit Line 9 is a radial backbone that guides the development of the eastern new city cluster in Changchun City, solves the east-west passenger flow, promotes population migration and job transfer in the central city, and reduces traffic pressure in the central city. An important part of the connection between the group and the city center. The planned start date is April 15, 2021, and the completion date is June 30, 2025.

Changchun Light Rail Line 3 South Extension Project

The southern extension project of Line 3 starts at Changying Century City Station, the terminus of Line 3, is laid along Changqing Highway, and ends at No.59 Middle School Station in Changchun.

The main line has a total length of 2.759km, with a total of 2 stations, with an average distance of 1346m. Among them, Maojiagou is a ground station and Changchun No.59 Middle School is an elevated station. As an extension of the existing line, no additional vehicle base will be established in this period. The planned completion date is October 30, 2023.

The south extension project of Changchun Urban Rail Transit Line 3 is an extension of the existing Line 3. The main function of this project is to reserve a planned Taojiatun depot after the terminal station to ensure the smooth progress of the expansion, upgrading and transformation of Line 3 The function positioning of Line 3 in the online network. After completion, the line will be connected to the Shuangyang line of the planned urban express line. By then, the Shuangyang line can enter the central urban area through this line, further improving the accessibility of the line network, and giving full play to the network effect of the line network. Editor/He Yuting