Line 1, Nanjing Metro

Line 1, Nanjing Metro
Line 1 一号线
A view of a Line 1 train at Zhangfuyuan Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Status	In operation
Termini	Maigaoqiao China Pharmaceutical University
Stations	31
Daily ridership	763,000 (2014 Avg.) 1,087,000 (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	August 12, 2005
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	46.8 km (29.1 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend Line 1, Nanjing Metro North extension Maigaoqiao Hongshan Zoo Beijing-Shanghai Railway Nanjing Railway Station Jinchuan River Xinmofanmalu Xuanwumen Gulou Zhujianglu XinjiekouInterchange with Line 2 Zhangfuyuan Sanshan Street Qinhuai River Zhonghuamen Nanjing-Wuhu Railway Andemen West Extension of Line 1 Tianlongsi Ruanjiandadao Huashenmiao Line 3 Nanjing South Railway Station Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway Shuanglongdadao Qinhuai New River Hedingqiao Shengtailu Baijiahu Xiaolongwan Qinhuai River Zhushanlu Tianyindadao Longmiandadao Nanjing Ring Railway NMU–JIETT NJCI CPU CPU Depot Legend Line 10, Nanjing Metro Andemen Line 1 Xiaohang Service Depot Xiaohang Nanjing–Wuhu Railway Zhongsheng Yuantong Interchange with Line 2 Olympic Stadium

Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁1号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is the first operating metro line in the Nanjing Metro system, inaugurated on September 3, 2005. After the opening of the 25.08 km-long south extension line on May 28, 2010,^[2] the total length of Line 1 is now 46.8 km.^[3]

Route

This line mainly runs in a north-south direction. It starts at Maigaoqiao station in the north, and continues southwards towards China Pharmaceutical University 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.

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 English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location
●	●	Maigaoqiao	迈皋桥	Island (Elevated)		Qixia
●	●	Hongshan Zoo	红山动物园	Island (Elevated)		Xuanwu
●	●	Nanjing Railway Station	南京火车站	Island (Underground)	3
●	●	Xinmofanmalu	新模范马路	Island (Underground)		Gulou
●	●	Xuanwumen	玄武门	Island (Underground)		Xuanwu
●	●	Gulou	鼓楼	Island (Underground)		Gulou
●	●	Zhujianglu	珠江路	Island (Underground)		Qinhuai
●	●	Xinjiekou	新街口	Island (Underground)	2	Qinhuai
●	●	Zhangfuyuan	张府园	Island (Underground)
●	●	Sanshanjie	三山街	Island (Underground)
●	●	Zhonghuamen	中华门	Island (Elevated)		Yuhuatai
●	●	Andemen	安德门	Island (Elevated)	10
●	●	Tianlongsi	天隆寺	Side (Underground)
●	●	Ruanjiandadao	软件大道	Island (Underground)
●	●	Huashenmiao	花神庙	Island (Underground)
●	●	Nanjing South Railway Station	南京南站	Dual-island (Underground)	3   S1
●	●	Shuanglongdadao	双龙大道	Island (Underground)		Jiangning
●	●	Hedingqiao	河定桥	Island (Underground)
●		Shengtailu	胜太路	Island (Underground)
●		Baijiahu	百家湖	Island (Underground)
●		Xiaolongwan	小龙湾	Side (Elevated)
●		Zhushanlu	竹山路	Side (Elevated)
●		Tianyindadao	天印大道	Side (Elevated)
●		Longmiandadao	龙眠大道	Side (Elevated)
●		Nanjing Medical University – Jiangsu Institute of Economic and Trade Technology	南医大·江苏经贸学院	Side (Elevated)
●		Nanjing Communications Institute of Technology	南京交院	Side (Elevated)
●		China Pharmaceutical University	中国药科大学	Side (Elevated)

Proposed extensions

North

There are plans for Line 1 to extend northwards to Yanziji Station. 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.
3. "南京地铁". www.nj-dt.com. 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