Nanjing–Tianchang Intercity Railway

Nanjing–Tianchang
Intercity Railway
宁天城际轨道交通
 S8 

A Line S8 train approaching Jinniuhu Station
Overview
Type Rapid Transit
Status In operation
Termini Taishanxincun
Jinniuhu
Stations 26
Operation
Opened 1 August 2014
Operator(s) Nanjing Metro
Character Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length 45.21 km (28.1 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The Nanjing–Tianchang Intercity Railway, commonly known as the Ningtian Intercity Railway (Chinese: 宁天城际轨道交通; pinyin: Níngtiān Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng[Note 1]) or Tiancheng Line is a suburban metro line serving the northern suburbs of Nanjing and eventually link up with Tianchang in Anhui.[1][2]

A view of Nanjing Metro Line S8 train pantograph produced by CSR Nanjing Puzhen Co.,Ltd.

Opening timeline

SegmentDate openedLength
Taishanxincun — Jinniuhu 1 August 2014 45.2 km (28.09 mi)

Station list

Service
routes
Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
Taishanxincun 泰山新村 0.00 0.00 Pukou
Taifenglu 泰冯路  3  1.12 1.12
Nanjing High-Tech Zone 高新开发区 2.78 3.90
NUIST 信息工程大学 2.83 6.73
Xiejiadian 卸甲甸 1.40 8.13 Luhe
Dachang 大厂 1.83 9.96
Getang 葛塘 1.25 11.21
Changlu 长芦 3.88 15.09
Huagongyuan 化工园 1.57 16.66
Luhe Economic Zone 六合开发区 2.89 19.55
Longchi 龙池 2.07 21.62
Xiongzhou 雄州 2.34 23.96
Fenghuangshangongyuan 凤凰山公园 1.69 25.65
Fangzhouguangchang 方州广场 1.39 27.04
Shenqiao 沈桥 6.12 33.16
Babaiqiao 八百桥 4.97 38.13
Jinniuhu 金牛湖 5.47 43.6

Notes

  1. "Ning" (宁), is the standard Chinese abbreviation for Nanjing. It comes from the name Jiangning that the city had in the early Qing.

References

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