Shenzhen Metro ranks first among mainland cities in passenger transport intensity for 33 consecutive months.

In the first three quarters of this year, Shenzhen Metro Group coordinated the development of its three major segmentsconstruction, operations, and businesswith core operating indicators ranking among the top in the country. Metro ridership has become the most intuitive window for observing urban vitalityduring this year's summer travel season, Shenzhen Metro's average daily passenger volume reached 10.096 million trips, surpassing the 10 million mark for the first time in history, carrying a total of 626 million passengers over the two months, a record high for the same period in previous years. As of September 21, single-day ridership had exceeded 10 million trips 86 times and 11 million trips 18 times during the year, comprehensively surpassing previous years' levels. In the first three quarters, Shenzhen Metro's total passenger volume reached 2.477 billion trips, up 5.2% year on year. In August, passenger volume and station entries ranked first nationwide for the first time, passenger intensity ranked first among mainland cities for 33 consecutive months, and network density, public transit modal share, and the smart travel index have long led the country. The continued rise in ridership stems from the ongoing expansion of the rail network. On June 28 this year, the northern extension of Phase II of Metro Line 13 officially opened, bringing Shenzhen's rail transit network to 18 lines totaling 653.7 kilometers. In 2026, Shenzhen Metro Group will simultaneously accelerate the construction of 2 railway lines, 4 intercity lines, and 11 metro lines, totaling 558.64 kilometers of "three-rail" lines. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Dongguan Intercity Railway's Airport to Qianhai section has completed track laying across the entire line, and the "metropolitan area on rails" is taking shape at an accelerated pace. (Shenzhen Release)