Line 1 (Nantong Rail Transit)

Line 1
The train of Nantong Rail Transit Line 1
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleNantong, Jiangsu, China
Termini
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNantong Rail Transit
History
Opened10 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-10)
Technical
Line length39.182 kilometres (24.347 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Highest elevationUnderground

Line 1 of the Nantong Rail Transit (Chinese: 南通轨道交通1号线; pinyin: Nántōng Guǐdào Jiāotōng yī hào xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Nantong, Jiangsu, China. It runs from Pingchao station (平潮站) to Zhenxing Lu station (振兴路站). The line is 39.182 kilometres (24.3 mi) in length with 28 underground stations.[1]

History

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Construction began on December 18, 2017.[2] On May 9, 2022, the line started running without passengers. During Sept 23-24 and Nov 5-6, the line started trial-ride activity. The line started operation on November 10, 2022.[3]

Stations

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Station name Connections Location
English[4] Chinese
Pingchao 平潮 Tongzhou
Nantongxi Railway Station 南通西站 China Railway China Railway High-speed
Jichengcun 集成村 Chongchuan
Hekou 河口
Tangzha Park 唐闸公园
Puxian Lu 普贤路
Shilifang 十里坊
Chenggang Lu 城港路
Shuguang 曙光
Cha'an Dian 茶庵殿
Hai'er Xiang 孩儿巷
Hepingqiao 和平桥  2 
Youyiqiao 友谊桥
Xuetian 学田
Wenfeng 文峰  2 
Charity Museum 慈善博物馆
Government Affairs Center 政务中心
Shiji Dadao 世纪大道
Nantong Library 图书馆
Nantong University 南通大学
Panxiang Lu 盘香路
Chongzhou Dadao[5] 崇州大道
Jinghai Dadao 静海大道
Grand Theatre 大剧院
Zilang Lake 紫琅湖
NETDA Business District 能达商务区
Shipping College 航运学院
Zhenxing Lu 振兴路

Trains

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OLED smart screen of trains of Line 1

The trains of Nantong Rail Transit Line 1 can run up to 80 km/h, and hold a maximum number of 2132 passengers. Its main colors are white and red.[6][7][8]

Among the 35 trains, 6 trains provide OLED smart windows, which provides a wide range of functions, including city information, foods nearby, line information query, train information query.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "南通轨道交通1号线一期工程竣工验收". 2022-08-31. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06.
  2. ^ 南通轨道交通1号线开工建设 一期设28座站点 [Nantong Metro Line 1 construction begins, including 28 subway stations]. 人民网 (in Chinese). 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "南通轨交1号线将于11月10日开通运营". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08.
  4. ^ 江海晚报 (2022-05-01). "来啦!南通地铁各站英文名!和平桥站这么说……". Archived from the original on 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ "更名公示". 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. 因片区土地利用规划调整,经南通城市轨道交通有限公司申请,拟将"医学中心站"更名为"崇州大道站"
  6. ^ 江苏经纬. "南通地铁又近一步!经纬轨道牵引系统顺利通过客户首检" (in Chinese (China)).
  7. ^ 南通发布. "来了!南通地铁1号线首列车亮相". sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  8. ^ Nantong Daily. "江苏南通地铁1号线动车调试正式启动". 光明网 (in Chinese).
  9. ^ "智慧出行 江海创造 南通轨道交通OLED智慧专列正式发布". Nantong Rail Transit (in Chinese). 2022-09-15.