The first metro line in the city of Changsha was opened for revenue service on April 29. The initial phase of Line 2 is 22.3 km long with 19 stations. Starting at Wangchengpo in the west, it runs across the Xiangjiang River to Wuyi Square, where there will be an interchange with Line 1, and Changsha's main station. It then heads south to Changsha South station and terminates at Guangda. Construction of the line started in 2009 and cost US$1.9bn. The north-south Line 1, running from North Coach Terminal to Shangshuangtang, has been under construction since 2010 and is due to open later this year. The city authorities plan to build four more lines in the next 25 years, as well as a western extension of Line 2 and a northern extension of Line 1.
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