Jinhua Rail Transit

Summary

Jinhua Rail Transit (simplified Chinese: 金华轨道交通; traditional Chinese: 金華軌道交通; pinyin: Jīnhuá Guǐ​dào Jiāotōng) is a suburban rapid transit system in the prefecture-level city of Jinhua, in Zhejiang Province, China. It opened on 30 August 2022.[1]

Jinhua Rail Transit
Overview
LocaleJinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
Transit typeRapid Transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations30
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Operation
Began operation30 August 2022; 18 months ago (2022-08-30)[1]
Operator(s)Jinhua Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd.
CharacterElevated and underground
Technical
System length107 km (66.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Jinhua Rail Transit
Simplified Chinese金华轨道交通
Traditional Chinese金華軌道交通

History edit

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 28 July 2017.[2]

The Jinyi section of the Jinyidong line opened on 30 August 2022.[1]

Lines edit

The initial phase of construction will see two sections of the Jinyidong line (Jinyi section and Yidong section) built, with a total length of 107 kilometres (66 mi) and 30 stations.[2]

Line Termini
(District)
Commencement Newest
Extension
Length
km
Stations
 Jinyi  Jinhua Railway Station
(Wucheng District)
Qintang
(Yiwu)
30 Aug 2022[1] 58.4 17
 Yidong  Yiwu Railway Station
(Yiwu)
Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces
(Dongyang)
28 Dec 2022 48.77 15
Total 107.2 32

Jinyidong line edit

Jinyi section edit

 
Jinyidong Line train at Xiuhu Station, Yiwu

The Jinyi section runs from Jinhua to Yiwu. It starts at the Jinhua railway station and heads east via Jinhua South railway station [zh]. It terminates at Qintang station. The Jinyi section opened on 30 August 2022.[1] It is colored red on official system maps.

Yidong section edit

the Yidong section runs from Yiwu to Dongyang. It starts at Yiwu railway station and heads south. It terminates at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station. Furthermore, it interchanges with the Jinyi section at Qintang station. The Yidong section is expected to open in late 2022.[3] It is also colored red on official system maps.

Jinwuyongdong line (Planned) edit

Jinwuyongdong line, or Jinhua-Wuyi-Yongkang-Dongyang line, starts at Luodian and heads south. It terminates at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station. It interchanges with the Yidong section at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station and with the Jinyi section at South Bayi Street station. The line will be 111.7 kilometres (69.4 mi) in length and has 26 stations (15 underground, 11 elevated). The line is under planning.

Network Map edit

 


References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "金义东市域轨道交通金义线今起正式开通试运营". zj.zjol.com.cn. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ye, Xingchen 叶星辰; Ye, Mengting 叶梦婷 (28 July 2017). 金义东市域轨道交通工程首批标段今日开工. 浙江新闻 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ Xu, Zhaohui 徐朝晖 (9 March 2021). 轨道交通义东线西段实现洞通. 金华市人民政府 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.