Line 2, Ningbo Rail Transit

Line 2, Ningbo Rail Transit
Line 2 2号线
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Ningbo Rail Transit
Status	Operational
Locale	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Termini	Lishe International Airport Qingshuipu Station
Stations	28
Operation
Opened	26 September 2015
Owner	Ningbo
Operator(s)	Ningbo Rail Transit Co.,Ltd.
Character	Underground Elevated
Technical
Line length	28.35 km (17.62 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Line 2 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese: 宁波轨道交通2号线) is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It stretches from Ningbo Lishe International Airport in the southwest towards Zhenhai in the northeast of the city and will further run into Xiaogang Township, Beilun. The line started service on 26 September 2015.^[1]

Route

Line 2 will be the second metro line in Ningbo. It starts near Ningbo Lishe International Airport and stretches eastwards as underground tunnels. After reaching Youngor Avenue it turns northwards and passes Ningbo Textile City following which the route zigzags into Ningbo Coach Terminal and then goes eastwards while crosses Ningbo Railway Station, the main railway station of the city. Then the route extends northwards into Jiangbei District and turn eastwards until it reaches Lulin Market, where it turns into viaducts before reaching Zhenhai District. The line will go further into Xiaogang Township in the second phase of construction.^[2]

Stations

Station Name English	Station Name Chinese	Transfer	Location
Lishe International Airport	栎社国际机场		Yinzhou
Lishe	栎社
Yinzhou Avenue	鄞州大道
Shiqi	石碶	5  (plan)
Qingfangcheng	轻纺城
Ouchi	藕池		Haishu
Coach Terminal	客运中心
Liyuan South Road	丽园南路
Yunxia Road	云霞路
Ningbo Railway Station	宁波火车站	4  (u.c.), CRH
Chenghuangmiao	城隍庙
Gulou	鼓楼	1
Waitan Bridge	外滩大桥	7  (plan)	Jiangbei
Zhengda Road	正大路	6  (plan)
Nijiayan	倪家堰
Yasaiyan	压赛堰
Datong Bridge	大通桥	3  (u.c.)
Kongpu	孔浦
Lulin	路林
Sanguantang	三官堂	5  (plan)
Ningbo University	宁波大学
Qingshuipu	清水浦		Zhenhai

Phase 2 (to open in 2017)

Station Name English	Station Name Chinese	Transfer	Location
Linjiang	临江		Zhenhai
Zhenhai Power Plant	电厂
Congyuan Road	聪园路
Shengli Road	胜利路
Xiaogang	小港	6  (plan)	Beilun

References

1. "Ningbo opens second metro line". Railway Gazette International. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
2. "2号线一期工程今日动工 环城北路站等七大站点开建" [Line 2 Ring Road project started today with seven stations open construction site]. news.cnnb.com (in Chinese). 23 December 2010.