Nanjing–Tianchang Intercity Railway

Nanjing–Tianchang
Intercity Railway
宁天城际轨道交通

A Line S8 train approaching Jinniuhu Station
Overview
Type Suburban metro
Status In operation
Termini Taishanxincun
Jinniuhu
Stations 26
Operation
Opened 1 August 2014
Character Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length 45.21 km (28.1 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Nanjing–Tianchang Intercity Railway, commonly known as the Ningtian Intercity Railway (Chinese: 宁天城际轨道交通; pinyin: Níngtiān Xhéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng[Note 1]) or Tiancheng Line is a suburban metro rail line serving the northern suburbs of Nanjing and eventually link up with Tianchang in Anhui.[1][2]

A view of Nanjing Metro Line S8 train pantograph produced by CSR Nanjing Puzhen Co.,Ltd.

Station list

Service
routes
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hanzi
Platform Types
Transfer
Location
●● Taishanxincun 泰山新村 Island (Underground) Pukou
●● Taifenglu 泰冯路 Island (Underground)  3 
●● Nanjing High-Tech Zone 高新开发区 Island (Elevated)
●● NUIST 信息工程大学 Side (Elevated)
●● Xiejiadian 卸甲甸 Side (Elevated) Luhe
●● Dachang 大厂 Side (Elevated)
●● Getang 葛塘 Island (Elevated)
●● Changlu 长芦 Island (Elevated)
●● Huagongyuan 化工园 Island (Elevated)
●● Luhe Economic Zone 六合开发区 Island (Elevated)
●● Longchi 龙池 Island (Underground)
●● Xiongzhou 雄州 Island (Underground)
●● Fenghuangshangongyuan 凤凰山公园 Island (Underground)
●● Fangzhouguangchang 方州广场 Island (Underground)
● Shenqiao 沈桥 Side (Elevated)
● Babaiqiao 八百桥 Side (Elevated)
● Jinniuhu 金牛湖 Side (Elevated)

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ning" (宁), is the standard Chinese abbreviation for Nanjing. It comes from the name Jiangning that the city had in the early Qing.

References

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