Nanjing Trams

Nanjing Trams
A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station
A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station
Overview
LocaleNanjing, China
Transit typeTram
Number of lines
2
Operation
Began operation
13 August 2014; 12 years ago (2014-08-13)
Technical
System length16.76 km (10.41 mi)

Nanjing Trams is the tram system of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.

The Nanjing trams is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during deceleration. Charging time is 46 seconds at intermediate stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the lines are catenary-free.

Lines

Hexi tram opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin tram opened on 31 October 2017.

Hexi tram

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, 7.76 kilometers (4.82 mi) away. Transfer is available to Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 10 at Yuantong. All stations of Hexi tram are located in Jianye District.

Qilin tram

Qilin Tram

Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9 kilometers (5.6 mi), runs between Maqun station and Shiyanglu station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level.

Stations
Map of Nanjing Qilin Tram
Station name Connections Location
English Chinese
Maqun 马群  2   S6  Qixia
Baishuiqiaolu 百水桥路
Magaolu 马高路 Jiangning
Beiwanyingjie 北湾营街
Tianquanlu 天泉路
Nanwanyingjie 南湾营街
Tianxinglu 天兴路
Qididajie 启迪大街
Qilin Ecological Park 麒麟生态公园
Guanghualu 光华路
Shuijiefang 水街坊
Zhihuilu 智汇路
Shiyanglu 石杨路  10 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nanjing tram PRIMOVE". primove bombardier. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Test running starts on second Nanjing tram line". Railway Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ↑ 麒麟有轨电车一号线昨通车 全长8.95公里设13个站点. jschina.com.cn. 1 November 2017.
  4. ↑ 河西有轨电车 4站点与地铁无缝对接 [Hexi tram and metro seamless at four sites]. 南京日报 [Nanjing Daily] (in Chinese). 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 麒麟现代有轨电车 昨成功上线试跑 [Qilin modern tram line yesterday successfully test run]. 中国江苏网 [China Jiangsu Network] (in Chinese). 江苏中江网传媒股份有限公司 [Jiangsu Zhongjiang Network Media Corp.] 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.