Amking Metro
| Amking Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 阿姆京捷運 | ||
| Locale | Amking, Baoan City | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 8 | ||
| Number of stations | 141 served (123 owned) | ||
| Daily ridership | 2 million (September 2021) | ||
| Annual ridership | 700 million (2020/21) | ||
| Website | www.amkingmetro.ms | ||
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| Began operation | 10 January 1984 | ||
| Operator(s) | Amking Metro Company | ||
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The Amking Metro, officially the Amking Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is a rapid transit system serving Amking and Baoan City, Zaixian in Monsilva.
The metro originated as a group of private rail companies that were establishing networks throughout the capital as its population grew in the hope that passengers would bring the companies a large income. There were around 6 rail companies serving the Amking region by 1960, all of which were private and had little to no affiliation with the government. After the establishement of the Monsilvan Republic, the smaller companies began to be bought by the larger companies. In 1984, the last two companies that were left were aquired by the Amking State Government under the Amking Metro Company. This lead to the metro having much cheaper fares and therefore much high passenger numbers.
Most of the original network was overground, with tunnels occasionally under rivers and hills. However, in the 50s, tunnelling through the central urban region of Amking became popular amongst the rail companies. The majority of the current Amking metro network was built since 1984, most of which has been underground, however the metro consists of many above ground sections. The network consists of 141 stations, 18 of which are owned by the Monsilvan Railways Administration, whilst the rest are owned by the Amking Metro Company. The metro is made up of 8 different lines and is currently undergoing an expansion which will add 6 new stations to the network.
