In 2012, 35 cities nationwide were constructing rail transit lines

According to the "2012-2013 China Urban Rail Transit Development Report" completed by the Transportation Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, in 2012, 35 cities in China were constructing rail transit lines, with an estimated total investment of approximately 260 billion yuan. In 2013, the approved projects will enter the stage of large-scale construction, and the investment scale of urban rail is expected to reach 280 billion to 290 billion yuan.

According to reports, as one of the important components of stable economic growth, urban rail transit investment has achieved rapid development this year. According to the construction plan, urban rail investment is expected to reach a growth rate of 15% next year, and will still maintain a rapid growth momentum.

Maintaining a high level of investment in urban rail construction is directly beneficial for construction and vehicle equipment enterprises. According to predictions, the domestic sales of urban rail transit vehicles (excluding exports) will increase from approximately 10.9 billion yuan/year in 2011 to nearly 28 billion yuan/year in 2017.

Expected new construction lines in 24 cities

According to the report, in 2012, 7 cities including Shenzhen, Qingdao, Chengdu, and Changchun launched a total of 11 new rail transit lines with a total length of 252 kilometers and 167 stations. As of the end of 2012, a total of 28 cities in China continued to construct rail transit line projects, with a total of 63 sections, 1399 kilometers of mileage, and 970 stations.

Zhang Jiangyu, the person in charge of the report from the Comprehensive Transportation Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, told reporters: "With the release of newly approved urban projects in 2012, it is expected that 24 cities will start new rail transit lines in 2013, with a scale of over 40 sections and 846 kilometers

Among them, cities with a large number of new construction lines include: Beijing is expected to start construction of Line 6 Phase III, Line 8 Phase III, Line 16, and Changping Line Phase II in 2013, with a total of 4 sections and 70 kilometers; 60 kilometers from Shanghai, 60 kilometers from Guangzhou, 56 kilometers from Wuhan, etc. The newly approved cities include Xiamen 26 kilometers, Shijiazhuang 24 kilometers, Changzhou 24 kilometers, Foshan 21 kilometers, and so on.

According to the unfinished investment progress of the line last year and the rough calculation of the scale of new construction lines next year, the investment scale of urban rail transit in China in 2013 is expected to increase by about 12% -15% compared to this year, reaching 280 billion to 290 billion yuan. "Zhang Jiangyu told China Securities News.

It is reported that in 2012, 35 cities across the country were constructing rail transit lines, with 82 lines and 22 sections. The total construction mileage reached 2016 kilometers, and 1388 stations were constructed. The estimated total investment completed was approximately 260 billion yuan.

Among the four municipalities directly under the central government, a total of 629 kilometers of rail transit were constructed in 2012, accounting for 31% of the total 2016 kilometers in China. The total mileage of more than 30 other cities accounts for 69%. The longest construction mileage is 195 kilometers in Beijing, 149 kilometers in Shanghai, 147 kilometers in Tianjin, and 138 kilometers in Chongqing.

Multiple urban planning projects will be approved

According to the report, a total of 14 sections of rail transit engineering lines were approved for construction by the state and relevant departments in 2012, with a total approved construction mileage of 419.69 kilometers and 308 stations. The approved investment amounted to 265.019 billion yuan.

According to reports, among the approved subway line investments, the average cost per kilometer is 632 million yuan. The highest comprehensive cost per kilometer is Shenzhen Metro Line 7, which is 842 million yuan; The lowest comprehensive cost per kilometer is the first phase of Xi'an Metro Line 3, which is 469 million yuan.

According to the progress in the preparation and approval of rail transit construction plans for various cities in China, it is expected that in 2013, more than 10 cities will be approved for the recent construction plan of a new round of rail transit, including Xi'an, Tianjin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuxi, and Dongguan; It is expected that Xuzhou and Wenzhou will be approved as new cities in 2013. At that time, there will be 37 cities in China that have obtained national approval for the construction of rail transit, and urban construction will continue to rank first in the world.

In addition, according to the summary statistics of the report, as of the end of 2012, the total number of rail transit operating lines in China reached 67, an increase of 12 compared to the previous year's 55 lines; The total operating length reached 2042 kilometers, an increase of 21.76% compared to the previous year's 1677 kilometers; The total number of operating stations reached 1353, an increase of 22.77% compared to the previous year's 1102 stations.

It is expected that 12 cities will open and operate rail transit lines in 2013, including Harbin, Changsha, Ningbo, and Zhengzhou, with a total of approximately 387 kilometers of newly added operating mileage and 252 stations.

On November 26, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) reported that in November, the NDRC approved several planning and feasibility study reports such as Urumqi urban rail transportation planning.

According to a report from Yicai.com, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that the short-term construction plan for Urumqi's urban rail transit is to complete the first phase of Line 1 and Line 2 by 2019, with a length of approximately 47.9 kilometers, forming a basic framework for north-south rail transit. The total planned investment is 31.24 billion yuan, with capital accounting for 40% of the total investment, totaling 12.5 billion yuan. It will be jointly funded by the financial funds of Xinjiang Autonomous Region and Urumqi City, and appropriately subsidized by investments within the central budget.

The feasibility study report of Fuzhou Metro Line 2 plans to construct 26.3 kilometers of underground lines and 22 underground stations. The total investment of the project is 18.227 billion yuan. The engineering capital is 7.51 billion yuan, accounting for 41.2% of the total investment, and is borne by the finance of Fuzhou City; Funds other than capital will be resolved through domestic bank loans.

The feasibility study report of the Fuzhou Pingtan Railway approved by the National Development and Reform Commission shows that the total investment of the project is 25.73 billion yuan, including 24.33 billion yuan in engineering investment, 1.4 billion yuan in locomotive and vehicle procurement cost, and a construction period of five and a half years.

In addition, the National Development and Reform Commission has approved the funding application report for the comprehensive treatment of saline alkali land in Weinan Lake, Shaanxi Province, loaned by the Asian Development Bank, and the funding application report for the Fujian Meizhou Bay Waterway Project loaned by the World Bank.