Recently, the Second Session of the 13th Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress voted to approve the "Implementation of Shaanxi Province's 2018 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2019 National Economic and Social Development Plan". A total of 117 provincial-level key construction projects with a total investment of over 748.9 billion yuan will start construction this year. Among them are a batch of major projects related to Xi'an's long-term development and people's livelihood, such as Xi'an Metro Line 1 Phase III, Metro Line 8, Metro Line 14, and the Xi'an-Shiyan High-speed Railway.

Among the 117 provincial-level key new construction projects, there are 3 metro-related projects, all in Xi'an, including Metro Line 1 (Phase III), Metro Line 8, and Metro Line 14.

Xi'an Metro Line 1 (Phase III) will build a new 10.5-kilometer metro line from Qindu Station to Forest Park, all underground, using B-type trains, with 7 stations. The construction period is 2019-2023, with a total investment of 7.338 billion yuan and an investment of 1.5 billion yuan in 2019. Upon completion, Xi'an Metro Line 1 (Phase III) will connect the central area of Xi'an with the central area of Xianyang, greatly facilitating citizens' travel and truly integrating Xianyang into the comprehensive transportation system of Greater Xi'an.

Xi'an Metro Line 8 will build a new 50-kilometer loop metro line, all underground, using A-type trains, with 35 stations, and one depot and one parking lot each. The construction period is 2019-2023; total investment is 38.572 billion yuan; investment in 2019 is 7.7 billion yuan. Metro Line 8 is the only loop line in Xi'an's rail transit network, which will make transfers more convenient for citizens and is also the metro line most anticipated by the public.

Xi'an Metro Line 14 will build a new 13.8-kilometer metro line from North Railway Station to Heshao Village, all underground, using B-type trains, with 8 stations and one parking lot. The construction period is 2019-2021; total investment is 8.521 billion yuan; investment in 2019 is 2.8 billion yuan.