Nantong Metro

Nantong Metro (Chinese: 南通地铁; pinyin: Nántōng Dìtiě), officially Nantong Rail Transit, is a rapid transit system under construction in Nantong, Jiangsu, China. In August 2014, China's National Development and Reform Commission approved Nantong Metro's short-term (2014-2020) construction plan, including Line 1 and Line 2.[2][3]

Nantong Metro
Overview
Native name南通地铁
LocaleNantong. Jiangsu, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2 (under construction)
Operation
Operation will startMarch 2022 (2022-03)[1]
Operator(s)Nantong City Rail Transit Co., Ltd.
CharacterAt-grade, elevated and underground

In long-term, Nantong Metro will consist of 4 subway lines with a total length of 170.8 kilometres (106.1 mi) and several commuter railway lines totaling 153.2 kilometres (95.2 mi).

History

In October 2011, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of Nantong City heard the report of the municipal government on urban rail rapid transit construction planning, and launched the "Nantong Urban Rail Transit Planning Work" plan. In April 2012, the Nantong Metro plan was released and circulated online.

On August 19, 2014, Nantong's urban rail rapid transit construction plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission,[2][3] becoming the sixth in Jiangsu and the 37th city overall approved for rapid transit.[4]

Lines under construction

Line 1
See also: Line 1 (Nantong Metro)

Line 1's construction began on December 18, 2017,[5] and will last until March 2022.[1] Line 1 begins at Pingchao Station (平潮站) and ends at Zhenxing Road Station (振兴路站), and will consist of 28 stations.

Line 2

Construction for Line 2 began on October 26, 2018. Line 2 is 20.85 km in length with 17 stations. It is scheduled to open in March 2023.[1]

References
  1. "最新消息！南通地铁1、2号线计划通车试运行时间是…". 2019-12-12.
  2. "迈入地铁时代 引领城市转型". 2018-01-04. 2014年8月，国家发改委批复《南通市城市轨道交通近期建设规划（2014-2020年）》
  3. "南通市城市轨道交通近期建设规划（2014～2020年）" (PDF). 近期建设方案 建设1号线一期工程和2号线一期工程
  4. Congrong, Ding (2015-12-25). "Nantong surpasses goals set for 12th Five-Year Plan". China Daily. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. "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]. people.com.cn. 18 December 2017.


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