Trams in Nanjing explained

Locale:Nanjing
Transit Type:Tram
Lines:2
System Length:17.2km (10.7miles)

Nanjing tram is the tram system of Nanjing city in the province Jiangsu of the China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.

The Nanjing tram is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during acceleration.[1] Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is catenary-free.[2]

Lines

Hexi trams opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin trams began test runs on 10 October 2016.

Hexi trams

See main article: Hexi trams. The starting point of the Hexi tram line is located at the Nanjing Metro Line 2 Olympic Stadium East station. The other terminus is located in Hexi, 7.76km (04.82miles) away. Transfer is available to Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 10 at Yuantong.[3]

Qilin trams

Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9.4km (05.8miles), runs between Maqun station on Line 2, Nanjing Metro and Shiyanglu station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level.[4]

Stations
Station nameConnections
Baishuiqiaolu
Magaolu
Beiwanyingjie
Tianquanlu
Nanwanyingjie
Tianxinglu
Qididajie
Qilin Ecological Park
Shuijiefang
Guanghualu
Zhihuilu
Shiyanglu

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nanjing tram PRIMOVE. primove bombardier. 18 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Test running starts on second Nanjing tram line. Railway Gazette. 18 July 2017.
  3. News: http://njrb.njdaily.cn/njrb/html/2013-01/04/content_46993.htm . zh:河西有轨电车 4站点与地铁无缝对接 . 南京日报 [Nanjing Daily] . zh . Hexi tram and metro seamless at four sites . 4 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715005506/http://njrb.njdaily.cn/njrb/html/2013-01/04/content_46993.htm . 15 July 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. News: http://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/system/2014/06/14/021175682.shtml . zh:麒麟现代有轨电车 昨成功上线试跑 . 中国江苏网 [China Jiangsu Network] . 江苏中江网传媒股份有限公司 [Jiangsu Zhongjiang Network Media Corp.] . zh . Qilin modern tram line yesterday successfully test run . 14 June 2014 . 2014-08-10.