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Line 6
Line 6 train entering Dabanqiao station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Termini	Tangzixiang Kunming Airport
Stations	8
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kunming Metro
Operator(s)	Kunming Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Rolling stock	CSR Zhuzhou Type B (6B)
History
Opened	28 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-28)
Technical
Line length	25.3 km (15.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Line 6 of the Kunming Metro (Chinese: 昆明轨道交通6号线; pinyin: Kūnmíng Guǐdào Jiāotōng Liù Hào Xiàn) also known as Airport line (Chinese: 机场线; pinyin: Jīchǎng Xiàn) is a rapid transit line that connects the Kunming Changshui International Airport with Kunming's urban center. The line is currently 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi) in length with 8 stations.

The line entered into operation on 28 June 2012, and ceased operation temporarily beginning May 2016 in order to coordinate work related to the opening of Line 3 scheduled for early 2017. Finally it reopened in August 2017 along with Line 3.

On subway maps, the line's color is   teal.

Opening timeline

Fare

One-way fare costs CN¥5.

Hours of Operation

Currently the hours of operation for Line 6, from 6:00 AM to 22:00 PM daily. Frequency averages 15 minutes.

Line 6 trains travels at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). On the initial operation one-way trip will take approximately 20 minutes.

Route

Line 6 runs in Panlong District and Guandu District.

station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Tangzixiang	塘子巷	2	0.00	0.00	Panlong/Guandu
Chajie	岔街
Dongjiao Road	东郊路				Guandu
Juhua	菊华	4
East Coach Station	东部汽车站	3	0.00	0.00	Panlong
Dabanqiao	大板桥		9.73	9.73	Guandu
Airport Front	机场前		5.36	15.09
Kunming Airport	机场中心	KMG	2.09	17.18

History

Construction of Line 6 began on 1 August 2010. Track-laying was completed around December 2011. Line 6 opened to public operation on 28 June 2012 with two initial stations (East Coach Station and Kunming Airport), on the opening day of Kunming Changshui International Airport to serve the passengers from the new airport to downtown Kunming.

Gallery

• stations of Line 6
• East Coach Station
• Dabanqiao
• Airport Front
• Kunming Airport

References

1. "铁四院设计的昆明地铁首期工程全线贯通运营". 2014-04-30. 加上已于2012年6月28日开通运营的地铁6号线一期18.018公里
2. "昆明轨道交通4号线、6号线二期 开通初期运营公告". 2020-09-22.
3. "Traffic guide to Kunming's new Airport". InKunming. InKunming. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

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