Line 1 of Kunming Metro (Chinese: 昆明轨道交通1号线; pinyin: Kūnmíng Guǐdào Jiāotōng Yī Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line connecting Chenggong District with Kunming's urban center. The line is 34.0 kilometres (21.1 mi) long with 22 stations (excluding Line 2) with South Ring Road as the northern terminal, and University Town (South) as the southern terminal of the main line, and Kunming South Railway Station as the southern terminal of the branch line. The line started operation on 20 May 2013. Line 1's color is   red. Currently, through service is provided between Line 2 and this line, meaning passengers from/to Line 2 do not need to transfer at South Ring Road station. Nevertheless, once Line 1 Northwestern extension and Line 2 Phase 2 are completed, this line will be separated from Line 2, and South Ring Road station will become an interchange station.

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Line 1
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Termini	South Ring Road University Town (South) / Kunming South Railway Station (branch)
Stations	22
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kunming Metro
Operator(s)	Kunming Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
History
Opened	20 May 2013; 10 years ago (2013-05-20)
Technical
Line length	34.0 km (21.13 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Highest elevation	Underground and elevated

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Since 2013, the operation hours for line 1, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 midnight daily with an 8 minutes interval frequency.

Line 1/2 trains travels at speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). On the initial operation one-way trip will take approximately 34 minutes.^[1]