Line 1 (Hangzhou Metro) Explained

Type:	Rapid transit
System:	Hangzhou Metro
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Stations:	33
Routes:	2
Daily Ridership:	520,000 (2016 Daily Avg.)^[1] 1,270,300 (2019-05-01 peak)
Owner:	City of Hangzhou
Operator:	Hangzhou MTR Corporation Limited
Character:	Underground
Depot:	Qibao Depot Xianghu Stabling Yard Nanyang Stabling Yard
Stock:	6 cars, type B
Linelength:	52.212NaN2
Tracks:	2
Electrification:	Overhead line,
Speed:	800NaN0
Map State:	collapsed

Line 1 of the Hangzhou Metro is an arc-shaped rapid transit line running from Xianghu station in western Xiaoshan District to Xiaoshan International Airport in eastern Xiaoshan District, passing through downtown Hangzhou. The line opened on 24 November 2012. It is the oldest in the city's metro network.^[2]

The line is 52km (32miles) long with 33 stations.

The line is operated by Hangzhou MTR, a consortium consisting of the Hangzhou Metro, which holds a 51% share, and MTR Corporation Ltd., which holds a 49% share. As a result, the voice of Cheri Chan Yu-yan, the announcer of the Hong Kong MTR, can be heard on the English announcements on this line.^[3]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Xianghu — Wenze Road	24 November 2012	34.822NaN2	24	Phase 1
Coach Center — Linping		12.52NaN2^[4]	6
East Railway Station	30 June 2013	Infill station	1
Wenze Road — Xiasha Jiangbin	24 November 2015	5.72NaN2	3	Phase 2
Xiasha Jiangbin — Xiaoshan International Airport	30 December 2020	11.22NaN2^[5]	5	Phase 3

Service routes

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Stations

Station name		Connections	Distance		Location
			0.00	0.00	Xiaoshan
			2.10	2.10	Binjiang
			1.02	3.12
			1.50	4.62
			1.05	5.67
			3.10	8.77	Shangcheng
			0.87	9.64
			1.27	10.91
			1.30	12.21
			1.20	13.41
			0.80	14.21	Gongshu
			1.13	15.34
			0.87	16.21
			1.43	17.64
			1.46	19.10	Shangcheng
			2.16	21.26
			1.10	22.36
			1.80	24.16
			1.20	25.36
			1.45	26.81
			1.26	28.07
			3.25	31.32	Qiantang
			1.27	32.59
			0.93	33.52
			1.25	34.77
			2.70	37.47
			1.40	38.87
			1.65	40.52
			3.97	44.49	Xiaoshan
			1.28	45.77
			1.00	46.77
			1.60	48.37
			3.84	52.21

See also

• Hangzhou Metro

Notes and References

1. Web site: 杭州地铁有两个最新消息要告诉你 1号线要添20多列新车 2号线西北段明年内开通运营 - 杭州新闻中心 - 杭州网 . 24 December 2016 . 12 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170112160045/http://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/chengshi/content/2016-06/17/content_6217552.htm . dead .
2. Web site: http://ori.hangzhou.com.cn/ornews/content/2015-11/23/content_5990378.htm . zh:杭州地铁1号线下沙延伸段24日通车 1号线有新变化 . 杭州网 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124164849/http://ori.hangzhou.com.cn/ornews/content/2015-11/23/content_5990378.htm . 2015-11-24 . dead .
3. Web site: 有什么关于杭州地铁、公交的冷知识？ - 知乎 . 2024-04-09 . www.zhihu.com.
4. Web site: 喜讯！众合科技助力杭州地铁9号线临平段改造工程圆满完成. 2021-07-15. 为9号线的中段，由既有1号线临平支线拆分独立运营构成，长约12.5公里.
5. Web site: 杭州地铁四段新线齐开 可以坐着地铁去机场了. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628024237/http://www.zj.xinhuanet.com/2020-12/31/c_1126929524.htm. dead. 28 June 2021. 2020-12-31.