On August 6th, 9am, Tianjin Metro Line 6 opened for trial operations of its first section, transfers to Line 2 and Line 3 at Chang Hong Gong Yuan station and Hong Qi Nan Lu station.
During the initial stage of trial operation, Line 6 operates from 9 am till 16 pm, trains departs concurrently from two terminuses at Chang Hong Gong Yuan station and Nan Cui Ping station. They will be running approximately 15 minutes for a single journey trip, 10 minutes’ interval of each two trains, and 87 times scheduled per day.
There are total 8 stations opens during the trial operation: Chang Hong Gong Yuan station, Yi Bin Dao station, An Shan Xi Dao station, Tian Tuo station, Yi Zhong Xin Yi Yuan station, Hong Qi Nan Lu station, Ying Feng Dao station and Nan Cui Ping station. Among them, Chang Hong Gong Yuan station is the transfer station for line 2 and Line 6, Hong Qi Nan Lu station is the transfer station for Line 3 and Line 6.
With higher level of automation, Line 6 achieves auto and manual driving mode switching automatically while no train stopping required. Line 6 opens to the public and runs in auto driving mode during trial operation. The operators just need some very simple operations to confirm the signals which not only reduce their work intensity but also ensure safety of them.