Trams in Nanjing

Nanjing tram is the tram system of Nanjing city in the province Jiangsu of the China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.

Trams in Nanjing
A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station
Overview
LocaleNanjing
Transit typeTram
Number of lines2
Technical
System length17.2 km (10.7 mi)

The Nanjing tram is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during acceleration.[1] Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is catenary-free.[2]

Lines

Hexi trams opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin trams began test runs on 10 October 2016.[2]

Hexi trams
Main article: Hexi trams

The starting point of the Hexi tram line is located at the Nanjing Metro Line 2 Olympic Stadium East Station. The other terminus is located in Hexi, 7.76 kilometers (4.82 mi) away. The tram stops at Olympic Stadium East, Fuchunjiang, Yuantong, Convention and Exhibition Center, Jiangshan Road, Youyiqiao Children's Hospital, Huanghe Road – Pingliang Avenue, Tianhe Road, Huaihe Road, Tianbao Road, Honghe Road, Baoshuangjie, and Qinxin Road, for a total of 13 stations.

Transfer is available to Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 10 at Yuantong.[3]

Qilin Tram

Qilin trams

Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi), runs between Maqun Station on Line 2, Nanjing Metro and Wangwuzhuang Station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Nanjing tram PRIMOVE". primove bombardier. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. "Test running starts on second Nanjing tram line". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. 河西有轨电车 4站点与地铁无缝对接 [Hexi tram and metro seamless at four sites]. 南京日报 [Nanjing Daily] (in Chinese). 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  4. 麒麟现代有轨电车 昨成功上线试跑 [Kirin modern streetcar line yesterday successfully test run]. 中国江苏网 [China Jiangsu Network] (in Chinese). 江苏中江网传媒股份有限公司 [Jiangsu Jiang Network Media Corp.] 14 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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