Line 9 of the Shenzhen Metro opened on 28 October 2016. The line runs East–West from Qianwan to Wenjin. It has 32 stations, including 10 transfer stations and is long, running through the city's districts of Nanshan, Futian and Luohu.
Naming Line 9 was previously known as the Meilin line (), and before that as the Neihuan line (), which means an inner ring line. In December 2011 the name was changed along with the planned alignment.About name of the station which will be built in Third Phase of Shenzhen Metro (Chinese)
Construction Construction of Line 9 started in 2012, with main stations completed in July 2014, other stations in March 2015 with tunnels planned for September 2016 and trial operation for October 2016. Shenzhen Metro Line 3 Operations was responsible for construction and planning of the line, until their merger with SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group) in April 2011.
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Hongshuwan South — Wenjin 28 October 2016 22 Phase 1 Qianwan — Hongshuwan South 8 December 2019 10 Phase 2 (Western extension)
Stations Station name Connections Nearby bus stops Distance Location NanshanQianhaiNanshan 0.000.000.850.851.502.353.455.80Futian 1.106.902.008.90 1.3510.250.9011.150.7511.901.2513.150.8013.950.8014.752.2517.00Luohu0.9017.901.1519.05 Boundary between Luohu and FutianStations located on Hongling Road, which is the boundary of Luohu and Futian districts, with exits in both districts.0.7019.750.8020.55 (OSI)( via )Out-of-station virtual transfer to Lines 1 and 2 at .1.0021.550.8022.35Luohu (via )Out-of-station virtual transfer to Line 1 at .0.9023.251.0024.25Through border control to: Man Kam To (proposed)0.7525.00
Rolling stock
In 2014, Shenzhen Metro Group purchased 70 trains (420 carriages) from CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles for the future Line 7 and Line 9, in which Line 7 will use 41 while Line 9 will use 29. The first train arrived in mid-March 2016. 17 trains will assume operations when the line first opens to passengers, departing every 6–8 minutes.
Type Date of manufacture Series Sets Serial number Assembly NotesType A 2015–2016 Type A stock 290901-0929Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc Manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, CRRC Times traction systemType A 2018–2019 Type A stock 220930-0951Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc Manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, INVT traction system
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