Line 1, Ningbo Rail Transit

Line 1 1号线
A view of the Jiangxia Bridge East Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Ningbo Rail Transit
Status	Operational
Locale	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Termini	Gapqiao West Donghuan South Road Xiapu (2016)
Stations	20 (operational) 29 (total)
Operation
Opening	2014-05-30
Owner	Ningbo
Operator(s)	Ningbo Rail Transit Co.,Ltd.
Character	Underground Elevated
Technical
Line length	20.878 km (12.97 mi) (operational) 46.317 km (28.78 mi) (total)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 1 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese: 宁波轨道交通1号线) is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It stretches from Gaoqiao Town in the west towards Qiuga Town in the east of the city and will further run into Beilun. The line started service on May 30, 2014.^[1]

Route

Line 1 is the first metro line serving Ningbo. It stretches in west-east direction, starting from Gaoqiao Town in the west as a viaduct and turns into underground tunnel when it approaches Haishu District. After that the tunnel stretches under Zhongshan Road, a main road in Ningbo, crossing Fenghua River and enters Jiangdong District. Then it passes Ningbo East New Town and then go overground. Finally the metro line extends into Beilun District and ends there. The section between Gaoqiao and Ningbo East New Town has been constructed as the first phase which starts service in May 30, 2014. The rest section from Ningbo East New Town to Beilun District is expected to open in 2015. The line has 28 stations in total, of which 12 are elevated and the rest are underground. Till June 2014, 20 stations of Line 1 are operational.^[1]

Stations

Route map

References

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