October 2021 - Construction underway on Phase III; December 2016 - Commercial operations commenced on Phase I and Phase II; Line 1 starts from Zhangwa Station in the north and reaches Jiulianwei Station in the south with total 26 stations; Construction commenced on Phase-I worth CNY16.5bn (USD2.6bn) in June 2012; Project is being carried out in 3 phases, Phase I and Phase II has combined length of 24.6 km and Phase III is 4.4 km