METRO lines 10 and 6, running from north to south, will be put into operation in June and May next year, respectively, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported, citing information confirmed by Shenzhen Metro Group.

Metro Line 10 extends about 29.56 kilometers with a total of 24 stations, including eight interchange stations. It starts from Futian Checkpoint and reaches Pinghu Center, passing through Pinghu, Banxuegang, Huawei new town and Melinguan.

Metro Line 6 is divided into two phases. The first phase extends 37.6 kilometers with 20 stations, running from Shenzhen North Station to Songgang Station, which is also an interchange station with Line 11.

The second phase extends around 11.5 kilometers, running from Shenzhen North Station to Science Museum with seven stations, five of which, namely Science Museum, Tongxinling, Bagualing, Yinhu and Shenzhen North, are interchange stations with lines 1, 3, 7, 9, and 4 and 5, respectively.

At present, Shenzhen Metro only has one line, line 4, that runs north to south. The operation of lines 10 and 6 will help to relieve the traffic burden on Line 4 and congestion at Meilin Checkpoint.

At the same time, it will improve traffic in the Longhua, Bantian and Pinghu areas, the report said. (Wang Jingli)