Chengdu Metro, the Craziest Metro System Design in China | Chengdu Airport

June, 2022, by chance, I came to a metro station in Chengdu.

At that time, I couldn't stop saying "wow" and impressed by the station for its beauty.

At that time, I decided to shoot a Chengdu Metro video for everyone.

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Chengdu Metro System
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The subway is the standard configuration of top-class cities, and it is also a symbol of strength.

In theory, the more subways are built in a city, the more developed the city will be.

The reason is that subway construction not only has strict GDP, population, and financial thresholds, but also the construction cost and operation of subways are extremely expensive. Without a strong economy as a support, the subway would be impossible to talk about.

In the past ten years, Chengdu's urban energy level has improved significantly, and the rapid development of the city has also driven the expansion of rail transit.

The Chengdu Metro is the rapid transit system of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. The system consists of 12 subway lines and 1 light rail line.

Chengdu Metro refers to urban rail transit serving Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Its first line, Chengdu Metro Line 1, was officially opened on September 27, 2010, making Chengdu the twelfth city in mainland China to open rail transit.

In December 2021, Chengdu Metro will open a total of 12 lines with a total length of 518.96 kilometers, all of which use the subway system, with a total of 373 stations in operation and 46 transfer stations.

At the same time, Chengdu has become the first city in China to open five new subway lines at one time, and it is also the city whose subway operation mileage has exceeded 500 kilometers in the fastest ten years, officially becoming the “fourth city” of domestic rail transit.

By the end of 2024, Chengdu will form a rail transit network (including trams and rail transit Ziyang Line) with a total length of over 700 kilometers.

On April 2, 2021, the single-day passenger volume of Chengdu Rail Transit exceeded the 7 million mark for the first time, reaching 7.036 million passengers, and Chengdu achieved the sixth passenger flow breakthrough on the subway operation day in 2021.
On April 30, 2021, the passenger volume of Chengdu's rail transit network reached a new record of 7,224,300 passengers.

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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is an airport serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province and a major air hub. The site of the airport was chosen at Lujia Town, Jianyang, Chengdu, 51 kilometers south-east of the center of Chengdu.

China's long-awaited Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially begun operations, offering travelers a new gateway to the home of giant pandas.

Its inaugural flight, operated by Sichuan Airlines, took off at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, bound for Beijing.
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is now the third city in the country to have two international airports, joining Shanghai and Beijing.

Constructed at a cost of about 70 billion Chinese yuan ($10.8 billion), phase one of the massive aviation hub has the capacity to handle up to 60 million passengers per year, further opening up the country's southwest region.

Three runways and two terminals, covering a total area of 710,000 square meters, are in operation. State media outlet Xinhua reported the airport will eventually house terminals covering 1.4 million square meters, capable of handling 120 million passengers annually.

The new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport was designed by a consortium made up of the China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute, China Airport Construction Group Corporation and French architectural firm ADP Ingenierie.

Phase one took five years to complete and features an array of cutting-edge technologies, including facial recognition software, self-check-in kiosks, smart security systems, self-boarding gates and AI robot concierges.

A metro line connects the airport with the city center. Hitting speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour, the train journey takes from 37 to 44 minutes. A metro line connecting the new facility to the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is due for completion in 2023.

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0:00 Intro
1:23 Exploring Chengdu Metro System
1:12:22 Walking in Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
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[Helghast]

Yeah I can see this tour will just highlight what I was saying in the last Chengdu video Max, “plan for the future and then plan some more” 😂

It’s hard to believe that all this will celebrate its 12th birthday in September. Just stop and think for a moment, 12 years ago none of it was there and fast forward to now and you’ve 373 stations network, mind blowing.

The idea of giving each line an actual visual identity is great, it’s not just a line colour on a network map but station platforms and train carriages too.

Line 8 with it’s green and white colour scheme is super bright.
Line 5 with it’s older heritage look and darker tones used but still bright.
Line 18 with it’s nods to Zaha Hadid I’d say haha superb also looks like a mini Beijing Daxing with the clinical white look.
Line 6 with it’s coral looking sub aquatic look.
Line 9 with it’s lilac scifi.

😂 Max using the stairs 👍 going for the Chongqing cardio workout 🤣

You go from a rail network to the airport and if it wasn’t for the scale of the public areas increasing ten fold and more one might have not noticed as the tube network and airport are all share the same build approach, well signed, spacious, clean lines, bright and airy, clean and tidy and of course copious amounts of polished like glass granite flooring 😂

Cheers for taking the time to visit Chengdu’s fantastic underground system and Tianfu Airport Max 👊

And now I’ll tell you something that made me laugh,

I got on a London bus yesterday and noticed upon boarding the layout was a little different along with the decoration, I headed upstairs where I was shocked to see the roof had quite a large sun roof, the vast majority of seats had usb charging ports and the aircon worked 😂
Once the bus reached my stop I got off and as the bus pulled away I saw on the back a manufacturer’s logo, that logo was BYD haha yeah I though no wonder it was a smart bus.

[arsenalfan]

I m from Thailand, Chinese metro is really great with stylish decoration. I really respect Chinese people to help develop their country. Even though China is always obstructed by US and Westerner. By use their media for propaganda to lead people looks China in bad way. Respect a lot

[nambumbowd]

I swear China is in another planet... 😍😍

[susanthapa]

Seems like hidden gem with beauty of architecture. Its clean modern bright and I dont think any of the western countries have metro even half attractive as this. Love from Nepal . China ❤ 🇨🇳 🇳🇵

[chrisnichols]

I swear Eastern Asia is in 100 years in the future right now. Look at this! Incredible!

[Ankitkumar-eyui]

Not only infrastructure but the amount of creativity done by interrior designer, artist works and lighting done is completely a masterpiece, ..this is exmaple of perfect synergy between good infrastructure along with creative works done for beautifying it.

[rampage]

china's metro system and infrastructure is out of the world its like living in the 2100 century

[Adrian-vzik]

I'm always stunned by how amazing China do things. Incredible. Respect the Chinese from Italy, you are the number one.

[gugungunawan]

China always presents the future. The coverage is really cool.

[doodoofish]

China's bus hubs look like metro stations...
China's metro stations look like international airports...
China's international airports look like interstellar transit port...

[kevinren]

I am a citizen of PRC. In the past 20 years, I've travelled a lot and visited many cities around the world. What I've experienced makes me believe that China is not pefect and will continue to be imperfect in the future. But if there is one country whose people is working so hard to make their motherland better and better, it must be China.

[farisroslyakova]

This is definitely one of the best metro ever in the world. I congratulate to China ❤️💎🙏👍

[NareLTV]

China's infrastructure is very futuristic. I had my connecting flight back in 2013 in China because I am going to Dubai. I was the only Filipino in that airport which is Kunming Airport. It was really massive, clean, and spacious. The only funny thing is that I did not expect that December is winter in China and never searched for it beforehand. I had only my hoodie with me and the cold was so intense even inside the airport. lol.

[meibaolunggonmei]

Unbelievable.
Chinese is living in another dimension 🔥

[AndrewLever]

A great video again. and showing china modern and clean facilities the rest of the world needs to catch up. China is a really beautiful country !

[arbaz]

Chinese Infrastructure is just world class, mind blowing and unmatched.Not only that but the way the infrastructure is maintained and kept clean & shiny.I really liked the different themes in the metro system representing Chinese culture.The infrastructure of the so called developed western countries dosent even comes close to China's infrastructure.The CPC has done a tremendous job in transforming the entire country in just 3 decades.

[outlandersystems]

Thanks for doing these. They’ve given me a new perspective on China.

[kanilbasumatary]

Unbelievable China, I love China from Assam, North-east India 🙏❤️

[HHH]

No doubt China is one of the most beautiful country in the world. All infrastructure looks so futuristic. My eyes can't stop looking at this! Discipline of Chinese people will surely maintain such things forever. Hope our people too will get some lessons from you.

[TheAlokhim]

Very creative infra. Most of the countries do what is required but china do like requirement and how creatively we can present to the world ;) Well done CHINA, Love from India..