| Other Name: | Jinbin (Tianjin-Binhai) Light Rail (津滨轻轨) |
| Type: | Rapid transit |
| System: | Tianjin Metro |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Tianjin, China |
| Stations: | 21 |
| Routes: | 1 |
| Daily Ridership: | 97,000 (Avg.)[1] |
| Owner: | Tianjin |
| Operator: | Train Service Center III, Tianjin Rail Transit Group Corporation |
| Character: | Underground, At-grade, & Elevated |
| Linelength: | 52.762NaN2 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Line 9 is a rapid transit line of the Tianjin Metro. It spans with 21 stations, connecting the urban area of Tianjin with Binhai New Area, a new area within the jurisdiction of Tianjin Municipality. The one-way journey time is approximately one hour.
Line 9 is run by Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit Development Co., Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Tianjin Rail Transit Group Corporation in 2017.
Most of the line is elevated that runs parallel to the Jinbin Expressway (only the westernmost 6.67km (04.14miles) runs in tunnels). Hence, it is often wrongly called "light rail", as is commonplace in China with elevated or at-grade metro lines.
Trains can reach a speed of up to 100kph. Of the 4 bridges along the line, the No. 1 and No. 4 bridges are longer and use ballastless track, while the No. 2 and No. 3 bridges use ballasted track. The No. 1 bridge, from Guanghua Road (between Dongxing Road and Zhongshanmen stations) to Babao, with a total length of 25.8km (16miles), is the longest bridge used in rapid transit systems in China.
Line 9 first opened on 28 March 2004. It was extended to on 15 October 2012, connecting with the main metro network by allowing passengers to transfer to Lines 2 and 3.[2]
Train service on the whole line was suspended on 13 August 2015 after a series of massive explosions devastated the area. The explosions occurred less than a kilometre from Donghailu station; the roof of the station collapsed, and the control centre nearby was destroyed.[3] It resumed operation on 16 December from Tianjin Railway Station to Tianjin Pipe Corporation Station.[4]
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongshanmen — Donghai Road | 28 March 2004 | 45.4092NaN2 | 9 | Phase 1 |
| Yihaoqiao | 25 May 2004 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Citizen Plaza | 18 October 2004 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Convention and Exhibition Center | 27 March 2005 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Erhaoqiao | 28 April 2005 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Hujiayuan | 1 June 2006 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Shiyijing Road — Zhongshanmen | 1 May 2011 | 6.1512NaN2 | 3 | Phase 2 (1st section) |
| Tianjin — Shiyijing Road | 15 October 2012 | 1.22NaN2 | 2 | Phase 2 (2nd section) |
| Tianjin Pipe Corporation — Donghai Road | 16 December 2015 | Temporary ceased operation | -6 | Explosions reconstruction project |
| Tianjin Pipe Corporation — Citizen Plaza | 27 June 2016 | Reentered operation | 5 | |
| Citizen Plaza — Donghai Road | 31 December 2016 | Reentered operation | 1 | |
| Zhangguizhuang, Taihu Road | Infill stations | 2 |
Service routes:
| Serviceroutes | Station name | Connections | Bus Connections | Distance | Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | ● | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hedong | |||||
| ● | ||||||1.40|1.40|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|| | 0.74 | 2.14 | ||||||
| ● | ● | 1.54 | 3.68 | ||||||
| ● | ||||||1.08|4.76|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|||||||2.02|6.78|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|| | (via)[5] | 1.73 | 8.51 | |||||
| ● | ||||||0.90|9.41|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|||||||1.32|10.73|rowspan="6"|Dongli|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|| | 2.51 | 13.24 | ||||||
| ● | ||||||1.98|15.22|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|||||||4.32|19.54|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|| | 4.92 | 24.46 | ||||||
| ● | ||||||4.25|28.71|-|align="center"|| | ||bgcolor="lightgrey"||bgcolor="lightgrey"||bgcolor="lightgrey"||bgcolor="lightgrey"||bgcolor="lightgrey"|3.13|bgcolor="lightgrey"|31.84|rowspan=8|Binhai|-|align="center"|●|align="center"|| | 6.16 | 38.00 | |||||
| ● | ● | 4.81 | 42.81 | ||||||
| ● | ↓ | 1.64 | 44.45 | ||||||
| ● | ↓ | 2.21 | 46.66 | ||||||
| ● | ↓ | 2.18 | 48.84 | ||||||
| ● | ↓ | 1.35 | 50.19 | ||||||
| ● | ↓ | 1.31 | 51.50 | ||||||