As of 2021, Chinese cities had 223 operating subway lines, an increase of 34 lines compared to the previous year. During the past 12 years, the number of operating subway lines in China's cities has expanded 4.3 times from just 42 routes in 2010.
Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021
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Ministry of Transport of China. (May 25, 2022). Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/
Ministry of Transport of China. (2022). Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Number of Operating Subway Lines in China's Cities from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/
Ministry of Transport of China, Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Number of operating subway lines in China's cities from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Transport of China, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258603/number-of-subway-lines-in-chinas-cities/