On October 7, the Taiyuan Municipal Government announced that the survey work for Taiyuan Metro Line 3, Line 1 Phase I, and Line 2 Phase II started on October 1, 3, and 15 respectively, as preliminary preparation for formal construction.
It is understood that the planned rail transit network in Taiyuan consists of 8 lines with a total length of 266.2 kilometers. Among them, Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are urban lines, while Lines 7 and 8 are suburban lines. According to the plan, during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Taiyuan will basically complete Line 2, Line 3, and Line 1 Phase I, forming a "中"-shaped skeleton with a "combined ring radiating in all directions."
A responsible person from Taiyuan Rail Transit Development Co., Ltd. introduced that Line 2 Phase I is the first metro line to start construction, and its progress has attracted much attention. With construction workers racing against time, new progress is made almost every day. Up to now, the civil engineering part of the first section's Zhongxin Street West Station has been completed; the main structures of three stations—Huazhang Street Station, South Central Ring Street Station, and Xuefu Street Station—have been completed; 14 stations including Renmin South Road Station, Tongda Street Station, Kangning Street Station, Jiajie Station, Jinyang Street Station, Changfeng Street Station, Wangcun South Street Station, Shuangta West Street Station, Nanneihuan Street Station, Dananmen Station, Jihuying Station, Kuangji Station, Small Commodity Market Station, and Xijianhe Station have been excavated to the base and are undergoing main structure construction; the enclosure structures of three stations—Zhonglou Street Station, Fuxi Street Station, and Beida Street Station—have been completed and foundation pit excavation is underway; Longcheng Street West Station is undergoing enclosure structure construction; the tunnel from Zhongxin Street West Station to Jinyang Street Station has been excavated 1,061 meters, with the left line already through.
It is reported that Taiyuan Metro Line 3 starts from Chaicun in the north, passes through Heping Road and turns into South Central Ring Street, crosses the Fen River, then goes via Jinyang Street to Taiyuan South Station and ends at Dongfeng Village. The line is about 30.523 kilometers long with 25 stations. The survey work is conducted from October 1 to November 9, mainly involving Jiancaoping District, Wanbailin District, Jinyuan District, and Xiaodian District, primarily located on Heping Road (Xinghua West Street - South Central Ring Street), South Central Ring Street (Jinci Road - Binhe West Road), and Jinyang Street (Binhe East Road - Jinyang Street North Fourth Alley). Temporary enclosures will be set up during the survey construction along the route, occupying roads or sidewalks, with each enclosure lasting one to two days.
The survey work for Taiyuan Metro Line 1 Phase I occupies roads for construction, mainly involving Wanbailin District, Yingze District, and Xiaodian District. The route passes through Xikuang Street (Baijiazhuang Intersection - Yingze West Street Intersection), Yingze West Street, Yingze Street, Haojiagou Street (Shuangta North Road - East Central Ring Road), and East Central Ring Road (Haojiagou Street - Changfeng East Street). Temporary enclosures will be set up during the survey construction along the route, occupying roads or sidewalks, with each enclosure lasting 1-2 days. The construction period is from October 3 to November 23.
The survey work for Taiyuan Metro Line 2 Phase II requires road occupation on Hengshan Road and Xinlan Road, with temporary enclosures set up, each lasting 1-2 days. The construction period is from October 15 to December 5.