On December 24, 2021, the first phase of Changsha Metro Line 7 officially started construction.

Phase 1 of Line 7

Changsha Rail Transit Line 7 is an encrypted supplementary line in the main urban area of Hedong in the third phase of Changsha rail transit construction plan, connecting the provincial government cluster, Muyun cluster, Hedong center and Xingsha area in the main urban area of Hedong. The line connects 3 transportation hubs (South Bus Station, Changsha Railway Station, East Bus Station), 3 important business districts (Hongxing, Dongtang, Yuanjialing), 4 large hospitals (Changsha Central Hospital, Hunan Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated One, Changsha Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiangya Second Hospital), 4 universities (Changsha University of Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Central South University, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine).

The first phase project of Line 7 (Yuntang Station-Wulipai Station) starts at Yuntang Station in Tianxin District, is laid along Huijin Road, Shaoshan Road and Bayi Road, and ends at Wulipai Station in Furong District. The total length of the line is 16.84 kilometers. , With 16 stations (including 9 transfer stations), with a total investment of 16.4 billion yuan, it is designed as the first fully autonomous driving line in Changsha, and it is expected to open and operate in 2027.

The first-phase project of Line 7 (Yuntang Station-Wulipai Station), the rapid reconstruction of Shaoshan Road, and the power tunnel project are all laid along Shaoshan Road. It is difficult for traffic evacuation, pipeline relocation and greening migration, engineering geological conditions and surrounding areas The environment is complex, and the line has passed through the Chang-Zhu-Tan intercity and the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, and has traversed the existing rail transit lines four times. At the same time, Shazitang Station, Yuanjialing Station and other stations are located in the development plots, and the above-mentioned TOD development needs to be implemented simultaneously, which will play a demonstrative and leading role in the rational use of urban underground space and the intensive conservation of urban land.

Line 7 is an important distribution channel for the urban passenger transport hub and the main function center of the city. After completion, it will accelerate the track network in the southern area and become an important growth pole of the Changsha-Zhutan metropolitan circle. It can effectively enhance the status of Changsha's transportation hub and realize the national region. Transportation development strategy. Editor/He Yuting