Line 1 of the Dalian Metro (M1; Chinese: 大连地铁1号线; pinyin: Dàlián Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line running from north to south in central Dalian. It was first opened on 30 October 2015.^[2] The line is 28.34 km (17.61 mi)^[1] long with 22 stations.

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Line 1
Xinghai Square station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Dalian
Locale	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Termini	Yaojia Hekou
Stations	22
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dalian Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Dalian Metro Group Co., Ltd.
History
Opened	30 October 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-30)
Technical
Line length	28.34 km (17.61 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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The line was built in phases, with the 13-station first phase, running from Yaojia to Fuguo Street, opening on 30 October 2015.^[3] The line was extended to Convention & Exhibition Center on 29 January 2016^[4] and Hua'nan North station was opened on 1 June 2017.^[5] The second phase of the line, which consisted of the eastward extension of the line from Convention & Exhibition Center to Hekou, opened on 7 June 2017.^[6] In October 2017, most station names were re-translated from Pinyin into conventional English.

Phase 3 of Line 1 from Yaojia to Dalian New Airport (Dalian Jinzhouwan Airport) is under planning.^[7][8]

• Hekou — Yaojia