Tianjin metro Line 5 began trial operations on October 22. The 35 km underground route runs from Danhebeidao in the north to Zhongyiyifuyuan in the south, serving 26 stations including eight interchanges. End-to-end journey time is 57 min. Construction started in 2012 and cost 18bn yuan.Line 5 uses a fleet of six-car Type B trainsets, but all stations can take seven-car sets. At-grade single-station extensions are planned to be built at both ends of Line 5.
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