Line 1 (Nanjing Metro)

Line 1
 1 
A line 1 train is approaching Hongshan Zoo station
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Status In operation
Locale Jiangning, Yuhuatai, Qinhuai, Gulou, Xuanwu and Qixia districts
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini Maigaoqiao
CPU
Stations 27
Daily ridership 763,000 (2014 Avg.)
1,087,000 (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened August 12, 2005
Character Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length 37.9 km (23.5 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed 65km/h (Normal), 80km/h (Maxmium)
Route map

 North extension
Maigaoqiao
 Hongshan Zoo
 3 
Left arrow to Linchang
to Mozhoudonglu Right arrow
Nanjing railway station
 3  China Railway China Railway High-speed
Beijing–Shanghai railway
 Jinchuan River
 Xinmofan­malu
 Xuanwumen
 Gulou
 4 
 4 
Left arrow to Longjiang
to Xianlinhu Right arrow
 Zhujianglu
 Xinjiekou
 2 
 2 
Left arrow to Youfangqiao
to Jingtianlu Right arrow
 Zhangfuyuan
 Sanshanjie
Qinhuai River
 Nanjing–Tongling railway
 Zhonghuamen
China Railway
Andemen
 10 
to Line 10
 10  to Yushanlu
 Xiaohang Depot
 Tianlongsi
 Ruanjian­dadao
 Huashenmiao
 3  to Linchang
 S1   S3 
Nanjing South
railway station
 3   S1   S3  China Railway High-speed
Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway
 3  to Mozhou­donglu
Shuanglong­dadao
 Qinhuai New River
 Hedingqiao
 Shengtailu
 Baijiahu
Xiaolongwan
 Qinhuai River
 Zhushanlu
 Tianyin­dadao
 Longmian­dadao
 NMU - JIETT
 NJCI
 CPU
 CPU Depot

Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁1号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is a north-south line and the first operating metro line in the Nanjing Metro system, inaugurated on September 3, 2005. After the opening of the 25.08 km (15.58 mi)-long south extension line on May 28, 2010,[2] the total length of Line 1 is now 37.9 km (23.5 mi),[3] running from CPU to Maigaoqiao.

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Maigaoqiao — Andemen 27 August 2005 21.72 km (13.50 mi) 12 Phase 1 (1st section)
Andemen — Xiaohang 27 August 2005 2.1 km (1.30 mi) 1 Phase 1 (2nd section)
Xiaohang — Olympic Stadium 3 September 2005 4.6 km (2.86 mi) 3 Phase 1 (3rd section)
Andemen — CPU 28 May 2010 25.08 km (15.58 mi) 14 Southern extension
Nanjing South 28 June 2011 Infill station 1
Andemen[lower-alpha 1] — Olympic Stadium 1 July 2014 −6.7 km (−4.16 mi) -4 Line 1 & 10 realignment project
  1. ↑ Not including Andemen (elevated) station.

Route

This line mainly runs in a north-south direction. It starts at Maigaoqiao station in the north, and continues southwards towards CPU station which is located at the southeastern side of Nanjing.

Of the total 21.72 km of the main line track, 14.33 km of the Line 1 track runs underground, while 7.39 km of the track run on or above the ground. Of the total 16 stations, 11 of them are underground stations while the other 5 are either ground or elevated stations.

A view of Line 1 train stopping at Zhangfuyuan when first opened in 2006

The southern extension line of Metro Line 1 has a total length of 25.08 km with 15 stations (excluding Andemen station). Of the total 15 stations, 8 of them are underground and the other 7 are all elevated stations.[4]

Current stations

Service
routes		 Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
●● Maigaoqiao 迈皋桥 0.000 0.000 Qixia
●● Hongshan Zoo 红山动物园 1.142 1.142 Xuanwu
●● Nanjing Railway Station 南京火车站  3  Nanjing railway station NJH 1.123 2.265
●● Xinmofan­malu 新模范马路 1.691 3.956 Gulou
●● Xuanwumen 玄武门 1.061 5.017 Xuanwu
●● Gulou 鼓楼  4  1.254 6.271 Gulou
●● Zhujianglu 珠江路 0.862 7.133 Qinhuai
●● Xinjiekou 新街口  2  1.147 8.280 Qinhuai
●● Zhangfuyuan 张府园 1.125 9.405
●● Sanshanjie 三山街 0.909 10.314
●● Zhonghuamen 中华门 Zhonghuamen railway station VNH 1.914 12.228 Yuhuatai
●● Andemen 安德门  10  2.093 14.321
●● Tianlongsi 天隆寺 1.455 15.776
●● Ruanjian­dadao 软件大道 1.283 17.059
●● Huashenmiao 花神庙 1.076 18.135
●● Nanjing South Railway Station 南京南站  3   S1   S3  Nanjing South railway station NKH 1.853 19.988
●● Shuanglong­dadao 双龙大道 2.276 22.264 Jiangning
●● Hedingqiao 河定桥 1.345 23.609
● Shengtailu 胜太路 0.904 24.513
● Baijiahu 百家湖 1.332 25.845
● Xiaolongwan 小龙湾 1.475 27.320
● Zhushanlu 竹山路 1.135 28.455
● Tianyin­dadao 天印大道 1.919 30.374
● Longmian­dadao 龙眠大道 1.312 31.686
● NMU / JIETT 南医大·江苏经贸学院 1.550 33.236
● NJCI 南京交院 2.720 35.956
● CPU 中国药科大学 1.964 37.920

Proposed extensions

North

There are plans for Line 1 to extend northwards to Yanziji. The first phase of the extension line will cover a length of 5 km with 4 elevated stations.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 南京地铁日均客流创新纪录 187万人次 (in Chinese). 1 Oct 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Nanjing Metro places €85·5m train order". Railway Gazette International. 2008-01-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22.
  3. ↑ 南京地铁. www.nj-dt.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  4. ↑ "南京地铁". www.nj-dt.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  5. ↑ 南京地铁一号线北延到新港 Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Line 1 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)
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