The 28.7km line has 24 stations and links Shuanggang in the north of the city with Yaohu Lake West station in the east.
The first 23.3km phase of the east-west Line 2 is due to open in 2016 and a five-line network totalling 162km is planned.
THE Chinese city of Nanchang opened its first metro line on December 26 with the start of passenger operations on the initial phase Line 1.
The 28.7km line has 24 stations and links Shuanggang in the north of the city with Yaohu Lake West station in the east.
The first 23.3km phase of the east-west Line 2 is due to open in 2016 and a five-line network totalling 162km is planned.