On February 23, construction at Tianjiawan Station on Phase II of Xi'an Metro Line 6 has kicked into high gear following the Spring Festival holiday, with all 38 management staff on duty and more than 60 workers on site working at full capacity to advance construction.

Currently underway are earthwork excavation and support construction for the fourth section of the Tianjiawan Station foundation pit, rebar tying for the first section's middle slab, full scaffolding erection for the second section's middle slab, and rebar tying for the third section's side walls on the third basement level. Construction of the retaining piles for Entrance/Exit No. 1 of Tianjiawan Station is expected to begin in early April, and the left-line shield machine is scheduled to launch by the end of April.

The project will continue to strictly control safety and quality, keep optimizing the construction sequence, and save time on each process while ensuring safety and quality, so as to successfully achieve the milestone schedule targets.

It is reported that Phase II of Xi'an Metro Line 6 starts from the terminus of Phase I, Northwestern Polytechnical University Station (exclusive), and runs along Laodong South Road, Xiguan Zhengjie, West Street, East Street, Dongguan Zhengjie, Xianning Road, Fangzhicheng Zhengjie, and Changle East Road to the terminus at Fangzhicheng Station, with a total length of about 19.5 kilometers, entirely underground.

Phase II comprises 17 stations, including Datang Xishi, Andingkou, Qiaozikou, Guangji Street, Bell Tower, Dachashi, Changlemen, Jiaotong University • Xingqing Palace, Xianning Road, Gongyuan South Road, Wanshou South Road, Satellite Tracking and Control Center, Tianjiawan, Mujiangwang, Fangliu Road, Fang'er Road, and Fangzhicheng (including 6 transfer stations), with an average station spacing of 1.16 kilometers. A new Fangzhicheng depot will be built. It serves as an east-west trunk line in the Xi'an Metro network.