Xi'an Yunba Starts Operation Connecting Metro Lines, High Speed, and Advanced Features
TapTechNews August 12th news, TapTechNews learned from Shaanxi City Express that Xi'an Yunba officially started operation on the morning of August 12 (today). The Xi'an Yunba line is 17.2 kilometers long in total, all of which are elevated, with 18 stations and 1 comprehensive depot. It starts from Yuhua Village Station in Xi'an High-tech Zone in the north and ends at Hengye Avenue Station in the south. It can be connected with Metro Lines 3, 6, and 15 to facilitate passengers' quick transfer.
It is known that the Xi'an Yunba line is 17.2 kilometers long in total, all of which are elevated, with 18 stations and 1 comprehensive depot. It starts from Yuhua Village Station in Xi'an High-tech Zone in the north and ends at Hengye Avenue Station in the south. It can be connected with Metro Lines 3, 6, and 15 to facilitate passengers' quick transfer. It connects more than 70 industrial and residential areas such as the Shaanxi Provincial Library High-tech New Area, Huawei Research Institute, Ziwei Pastoral City, and BYD.
In terms of ticket price, the initial operating fare system and ticket price of Xi'an Yunba are implemented according to the current rail transit mileage fare system in Xi'an. The starting price is 2 US dollars for 3.73 miles (including 3.73 miles, the same below), and then for each additional 1 US dollar, you can travel 2.49, 2.49, and 3.73 miles. That is, 0-3.73 miles (including) 2 US dollars; 3.73-6.21 miles (including) 3 US dollars; 6.21-9.94 miles (including) 4 US dollars; 9.94-12.43 miles (including) 5 US dollars.
The maximum operating speed of Yunba can reach 49.71 miles per hour, and the peak interval in the initial stage is 3.5 minutes. The departure time is 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, and 22 trains are put on the line, and one train can carry 210 people. In the future, the departure interval of Yunba is expected to be further shortened to 2 minutes.
According to The Paper, Wu Han, the publicity specialist of the Rail Marketing Department of BYD Rail Transit Business Division, introduced that there is no driver and cab in Yunba, and the entire operation process is unmanned and autonomous. The train automatically leaves the depot, goes online, and operates in the morning, and automatically returns to the depot, charges, and hibernates at night. Its construction cost is 1/10 of that of the subway, and the operating cost is only 1/15 of that of the subway. Yunba is driven by batteries, equipped with BYD's independently developed blade battery, with lower energy consumption and higher safety.