Shaoxing Urban Rail Line Explained

Shaoxing Urban Rail Line
(Line S1)
Type:Commuter rail, Intercity rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Shaoxing and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China
Operator:Shaoxing Rail Transit, China Railway Shanghai Group
Ridership:4,000 (April 19, 2018)
Stops:,
Distance:80.20NaN0 (147.3km through service to Ningbo)
Line Used:Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway
Stock:CRH6F-A
Speed:120 km/h
Owners:China Railway Shanghai Group

Shaoxing Urban Rail Line (Chinese: 绍兴城际线), also known as Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway (Chinese: 绍兴风情旅游新干线) or Line S1,[1] is a commuter rail service. It runs from Hangzhou South railway station in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou to Shangyu railway station in Shangyu District, Shaoxing on the existing Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway. There are also through operation to Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway.

Fare

The fare is 6 yuan for Qianqing to Shaoxing, 12 yuan for Shangyu and 8 yuan for Shaoxing to Shangyu.

Fares can be paid with a QR code in Weixin Pay or Alipay. Passengers can also purchase single-ride tickets offline at ticket counters or machines at some stations, but they cannot purchase these tickets online. These tickets come in the form of a plastic RFID-enabled card. These cards are to be tapped on the faregates at the start of a journey and are to be inserted into the faregates at the exit to be collected and reused. The ticket cards cannot be taken home after the completion of a trip, but a paper reimbursement receipt can be obtained just before exiting the station and taken home for reimbursement purposes.

When departing from Hangzhou South railway station, identity information may be required for some trains. In these cases, a seat number will also be assigned.

Stations

Station
Station nameConnectionsDistance
LocationSection
XHHHangzhou Metro00Xiaoshan (Hangzhou)Xiaoyong railway
QQHShaoxing Metro28.628.6Keqiao
SOHShaoxing Metro20.248.8Yuecheng
Shangyu
BDH31.480.2
Through operation to Ningbo-Yuyao intercity railway (19km to Yuyao)

History

Between 18 April 2018 and 29 September 2018, the train does not stop at any station except Shaoxing and Shangyu stations.[2] On 29 September 2018, a third station was open for operation and extending the line with an additional 20 km. On 1 July 2020, the line extended to . On 30 December 2022, Didang railway station opened.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-07-15 . zh:绍兴市人民政府办公室关于印发绍兴市推进高水平交通强市基础设施建设三年行动计划(2020—2022年)的通知 . http://www.sx.gov.cn/art/2020/7/15/art_1467567_181321.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719142816/http://www.sx.gov.cn/art/2020/7/15/art_1467567_181321.html . 2020-07-19 . 2020-07-19 . zh . 绍兴市域铁路S1线(风情线) . zh:绍兴市人民政府.
  2. News: 2018-04-13 . zh:绍兴风情旅游新干线18日正式开通,先免费乘坐十天,明起开始领票 . zh . http://www.sxnews.cn/p/68710.html . dead . 2018-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629030846/http://www.sxnews.cn/p/68710.html . 2018-06-29 . zh:掌上绍兴.
  3. News: 今天正式开通!绍兴城际线迪荡站来了. 越牛新闻. 绍兴网. 2022-12-30.