Line 1 (Nanchang Metro)

Summary

Nanchang Metro Line 1 (also known as Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1 in official documents) is the first rail transit line ever constructed in Nanchang and has opened in 2015. The Phase 1 of Line 1 runs from Shuanggang to Olympic Stadium, covered North Nanchang (Changbei, Chinese: 昌北), Old Town and East Nanchang (Changdong, Chinese: 昌东). It is planned in Phase 2 that Line 1 will be extended to Changbei Airport to the northwest and Maqiu (Chinese: 麻丘) to the east.

Line 1
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Overview
Other name(s)Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1
Native name南昌地铁1号线
StatusOperational
LocaleNanchang, Jiangxi, China
Termini
  • Shuanggang
  • Yaohu Lake West
Stations24 (Phase 1)
Service
TypeRail Transit
SystemNanchang Metro
Depot(s)Jiaoqiao Train Shed
Yaohu MPD[1][2]
Rolling stock6-car Type B
History
Opened26 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-26)
Technical
Line length28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary,DC 1500 V
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Legend
Jiaoqiao Train Shed
Shuanggang
Kongmuhu Lake
Wusha River
Changjiang Road
Zhujiang Road
South Lushan Avenue
Lüyin Road
Weidong
Connection to Line 2
Metro Central
 2 
Qiushui Square
Tengwang Pavilion
Wanshou Palace
Bayi Memorial
 3 
Bayi Square
 2 
Dinggong Road North
 4 
Beijing–Kowloon Railway
Shidanan Road
Yudai River
Pengjiaqiao
Xiejiacun
Qingshanhu Avenue
Gaoxin Avenue
Aixihu Lake West
Aixi Lake
Aixihu Lake East
Yaohu MPD
Taizidian
Olympic Stadium
Yaohu Lake West

Introduction edit

Nanchang Metro Line 1 shapes like the letter 'L', its Phase 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations.[3][4] The average distance between stations is 1,251 m.[5] The construction has begun in 2009 and was finished by 2015.[6]

Opening timeline edit

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Shuanggang — Yaohu Lake West 26 December 2015 28.737 km (17.86 mi) 24 Phase 1

Route and route map edit

  Stations edit

The Phase 1 of Metro Line 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations; further northern extension to the Nanchang Changbei International Airport as Phase II is under construction.

Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
Changbei Airport 昌北机场   KHN Xinjian
Xingye Avenue 兴业大道
Jianye Avenue 建业大道
Yuexiu Road 曰修路
Changbei Avenue 昌北大道
Central Lushan Avenue 庐山中大道
Zhimin Avenue 志敏大道
Jiaoqiao 蛟桥
Shuanggang 双港 0.00 0.00
Kongmuhu Lake 孔目湖 1.20 1.20
Changjiang Road 长江路 3.07 4.27 Honggutan
Zhujiang Road 珠江路 1.18 5.45
South Lushan Avenue 庐山南大道 1.48 6.93
Lüyin Road 绿茵路 0.77 7.70
Weidong 卫东 1.18 8.88
Metro Central 地铁大厦  2  1.00 9.88
Qiushui Square 秋水广场 0.82 10.70
Tengwang Pavilion 滕王阁 1.95 12.65 Donghu/Xihu
Wanshou Palace 万寿宫 0.98 13.63
Bayi Memorial 八一馆  3  0.56 14.19
Bayi Square 八一广场  2  1.12 15.31
Dinggong Road North 丁公路北  4  1.00 16.31
Shidanan Road 师大南路 1.04 17.35 Donghu/Qingshanhu
Pengjiaqiao 彭家桥 0.85 18.20 Qingshanhu
Xiejiacun 谢家村 0.82 19.02
Qingshanhu Avenue 青山湖大道 0.75 19.77
Gaoxin Avenue 高新大道  5  1.13 20.90
Aixihu Lake West 艾溪湖西 1.33 22.23
Aixihu Lake East 艾溪湖东 1.88 24.11
Taizidian 太子殿 1.73 25.84 Nanchang Co.
Olympic Stadium 奥体中心 1.30 27.14
Yaohu Lake West 瑶湖西 1.33 28.47
Yaohu Lake East 瑶湖东
Maqiu 麻丘

Rolling stock edit

The line is operated with Type B rolling stock at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. 27 trains of 6-car set, 162 cars in total will be operated at the first stage.[7] These cars are 2.8 m in width, 3.8 m in height and 19 m in length, providing the system with maximum capacity of 30 000 to 55 000 passenger per hour per direction, and minimum service interval of 2 minutes.[8]

Future development edit

In the initial plan of 2008, Line 1 spanned from Yao Lake (Chinese: 瑶湖) in the east to Lehua (Chinese: 乐化) in the northwest, and is 35 km in length in the long-term plan,[9] which was confirmed in June 2013 again.[10]

  • East extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 from Olympic Stadium on the west bank of Yao Lake to Maqiu on the east bank. This extension is planned to be 4 km in length, underground, and have 2 stations.
  • North extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 to Changbei Airport via Lehua.

References edit

  1. ^ 南昌地铁1号线停车场设在蛟桥镇 建设项目面向全国招标
  2. ^ http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/large/9f5bd91dgw1drtbou74ecj.jpg [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ 南昌地铁一号线起点站双港大道站 邻近华东交大 Archived 2013-04-25 at archive.today
  4. ^ 南昌地铁1号线两标段招标
  5. ^ 南昌市轨道交通1号线一期工程系统设计06、08、09、11合同段资格预审招标公告 Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 南昌地铁1号线推迟至2015年底通车 明确11个建设节点
  7. ^ 南昌地铁1号线24个车站确定 将拆除中山桥
  8. ^ 南昌地铁拟采用B型车 单向每小时载乘客5.5万人次
  9. ^ "南昌地铁远景规划征询民意(图)". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  10. ^ 南昌地铁三四号线拟建19.7公里高架 1号线北延至昌北机场