# Line 17 (Chengdu Metro)

Line 17 of the Chengdu Metro is a metro line in Chengdu. The whole line will be 30.286 km when Phase 2 opens. The line uses 8-car Type-A trains operating up to 140 km/h speed powered by 25kV AC overhead lines.
Phase 1 runs from Jinxing station in Wenjiang District to Jitouqiao station in Wuhou District. Phase 1 is 26.145 km long with 5.5 km running elevated and 20.6 km running underground. There are 9 stations with 2 elevated stations and 7 underground stations.
Phase 2, currently under construction, will extend the line west across central Chengdu to Gaohong station. It will be 24.8 km long, all underground with 18 additional stations.

## Progress

* On February 23, 2017, Sichuan Development and Reform Commission approved Line 17 Phase 1.
* On February 27, 2017, Line 17 Phase 1 started construction.
* On November 11, 2017, the first tunnel boring machine started digging section between Jiujiang North and Baifoqiao Stations.
* On March 24, 2019, Line 17 phase 1 elevated section was completed.
* On April 9, 2019, Huangshi－Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Mingguang－#1 Vent Tunnel sections are completed.
* On August 5, 2019, main structures of all stations on Line 17 was completed.
* On January 7, 2020, Line 17 Phase 2's Beimenqiao Station started excavation, marking the start of station construction for Phase 2.
* On March 25, 2020, Line 17 Phase 1 finished track-laying.
* On June 19, 2020, Chengdu Metro started 3-month trial operation for Line 17.
* On June 24, 2020, Construction finished for Wutongmiao Depot (五桐庙停车场) for Line 17.
* On December 18, 2020, Line 17 from Jinxing station to Jitouqiao station was opened.
* On October 20, 2022, 16:40, Line 17 Phase 2's Longzhuayan - Qingshuihedaqiao section finished both tunnel construction. This section is 369.602m long.
* On 12 Feb 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 is officially powered on.
* On 21 Feb 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 signal and communication system started operational testing in Xinmiao Control Centre (新苗控制中心), and Phase 2 signal now synchronizes with Phase 1.
* On 22 Feb 2023, Line 17 Phase 2 finished Jinxing station's main power centre's land clearance.
* On 20 March 2023, Line 19's Changshuncun Depot (长顺村停车场) is handover to operation.
* On 28 March 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished 160 km/h high-speed train testing, entering 1–2 months of systematic testing.
* On 28 March 2023, Chengdu Rail Transit 2023 Annal Media Gala was held in Wenjiashan Station of Line 19.
* On 30 March 2023, Line 19 Phase 2 finished construction and handover to operation team for operational testing.
* On 26 May 2023, all 45 trains of Line 19 Phase 2 are delivered.
* On 6 September 2023, Chengdu Metro debuted Train Maintenance Bots (车辆巡检机器人), AI-Railway Maintenance Bots (轨道智能巡检机器人), and Power-line Surveillance AI (弓网在线监测装置) on Line 19. This is the first AI-Maintenance Robot & System in the world. Chengdu Metro will implement full AI-Operation by 2025.
* On September 17, 2023, original Line 17 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jitouqiao) splits into Line 19 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jiujiang North) and new Line 17: (Jiujiang North - Jitouqiao), and 4-Car A-Train starts operation on Line 17. All passengers must transfer at the same platform at Jiujiang North between line 17 and line 19.
* On September 26, 2023, Line 18 and Line 19 starts co-operational testing.
* On September 30, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's People's Park station finished structure construction.
* On October 3, 2023, Line 17 Phase 2's Qingshuihedaqiao station to Huanhhali station finished both tunnel construction.

## Operation
### Opening - 2023 September

Line 17 Phase 1 and Line 19 Phase 1 were running in connection as one route.

### September 2023 - Now

Original Line 17 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jitouqiao) split into Line 19 Phase 1: (Jinxing - Jiujiang North) and new Line 17: (Jiujiang North - Jitouqiao), and 4-Car A-Train starts operation on Line 17. All passengers must transfer at the same platform at Jiujiang North between line 17 and line 19.

### Future

When Line 17 Phase 2 and Line 19 Phase 2 are finished, the operation plan will be:
Line 17 Section：Jiujiang North － Baifoqiao － Jitouqiao
Line 19 Section：Jinxing － Huangshi － Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital－ Fengxihe － Wenquan Avenue － Mingguang － Jiujiang North

## Stations

| Station № | Station name | Station name | Transfer | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| Station № | English | Chinese | Transfer | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| 1701 | Gaohong | 高洪 | | | | Chenghua |
| 1702 | Weiling | 威灵 | | | | Chenghua |
| 1703 | Hangtian Road | 航天路 | | | | Chenghua |
| 1704 | Renmintang | 人民塘 | 8 (OSI: Shengdeng Park) | | | Chenghua |
| 1705 | Jichechang | 机车厂 | | | | Chenghua |
| 1706 | Erxianqiao | 二仙桥 | 7 | | | Chenghua |
| 1707 | Tashui Bridge | 踏水桥 | | | | Chenghua |
| 1708 | Jianshe North Road | 建设北路 | 6 | | | Chenghua |
| 1709 | Hongxing Bridge | 红星桥 | 3 | | | Jinniu |
| 1710 | Chenghuangmiao | 城隍庙 | | | | Jinniu |
| 1711 | Xidajie Street | 西大街 | | | | Qingyang |
| 1712 | People's Park | 人民公园 | 2 10 | | | Qingyang |
| 1713 | Xiaonan Street | 小南街 | 13 | | | Qingyang |
| 1714 | Provincial Orthopaedics Hospital | 省骨科医院 | 5 | | | Qingyang |
| 1715 | Huanhuali | 浣花里 | | | | Wuhou |
| 1716 | Qingshuihe Bridge | 清水河大桥 | | | | Wuhou |
| 1717 | Longzhuayan | 龙爪堰 | 7 | | | Wuhou |
| 1718 | Yanggongqiao | 阳公桥 | | | | Wuhou |
| 1719 | Jitouqiao | 机投桥 | 9 | —— | 0.000 | Wuhou |
| 1720 | Baifoqiao | 白佛桥 | | 1.468 | 1.468 | Wuhou |
| 1721 | Jiujiang North | 九江北 | 19 | 4.179 | 5.647 | Shuangliu |