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Line 17 (Shenzhen Metro)

planned metro line in Shenzhen, China

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ113629689 ↗
Source-derived summary

Line 17 (simplified Chinese: 十七号线; traditional Chinese: 十七號線; pinyin: Shíqī Hàoxiàn; Jyutping: Sap6 Cat1 Hou6 Sin3) of the Shenzhen Metro is a Phase V expansion metro line under construction in the eastern Shenzhen districts of Luohu and Longgang. Construction on Phase 1 started on 10 October 2023, and the line is expected to open in 2028, which will run from Luohu West in Luohu District to Shanglilang in Longgang District, with 18 stations and 18.8 kilometers of track.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Line 17 (Shenzhen Metro)” as planned metro line in Shenzhen, China. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2023, 2028—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Line, Shenzhen and Metro can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as planned metro line in Shenzhen, China. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q113629689. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2023 and 2028.

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This entry incorporates text from “Line 17 (Shenzhen Metro)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.