The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation in Mainland China and the second in northwest China. At only , the Ürümqi Metro is currently the smallest metro system in terms of length in the mainland.
The Ürümqi Metro has submitted plans for two lines, Line 1 and Line 2, with an estimated cost of 31.24 billion yuan.
Lines LineTerminals Operational Last extension Lengthkm Stations International Airport(Xinshi) (Tianshan) October 25, 2018 June 28, 2019 27.615 21 International Airport(Xinshi) North International Airport(Xinshi) April 17, 2025 - 3.9 2
Annual urban-rail passenger volume reported for Urumqi by CAMET. Values are passenger-trips in units of 10,000; reporting scope may include non-metro urban-rail modes and can vary by year.China Association of Metros, 2012 annual statistical report and 2025 annual statistical report. The linked Commons data pages identify the intervening annual reports and preserve their source URLs.
Raw passenger-volume data
Year-end urban-rail operating length reported for Urumqi by CAMET, separating the metro series from the all-mode city total where both are reported.
Raw operating-length data
Line 1
Line 1 runs from Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport through downtown Ürümqi and ends at Santunbei station. It has a total length of 27.615 km and 21 stations. It is fully underground.
Line 1 started construction on 20 March 2014. The northern section of the line was opened on 25 October 2018. The southern section of the line was opened on 28 June 2019.
Airport MRT
The Airport MRT was opened on 17 April 2025, and runs in Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport only. It consists of two stations, namely International Airport and International Airport North. This is treated as a shuttle, connecting the closed southern terminal and the northern terminal. They planned for an east terminal extension, but this was cancelled.
Station name Transfer English Chinese Uyghur URC South URC North(Not in operation)
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Under construction
Line 2 Ürümqi metro line 2 is under construction. The line will have 16 stations from Yan'an Road to Huashan Street. Line 2 will serve Ürümqi railway station. The first stretch will open from Huashan Street up to Nanmen in December 2026, with a test site already opened in April 2025. The rest of the part will open in 2027. The following is the route:
Yan'an Road Xiangyangpo Dawan Heijiashan Xingfu Road Middle Xingfu Road West Nanmen Zhongqiao Nianzigou Nanliangpo Xinjiang Agricultural University Maliaodi Pingchuan Road Jiujiawan Urumqi Railway Station Huashan Street.
The color of this line is green.
Phase 2 of line 2 is currently in early consideration on planning. A 5.33 km section of phase 2 is completed on 17 April 2025 as Airport MRT.
Future Development Lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are under planning.
Network Map
See also List of metro systems Urban rail transit in China
Other Transport in Ürümqi Ürümqi BRT, an Bus in Xinjiang Autonomous Region
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