Line 2, Nanjing Metro

Line 2, Nanjing Metro

A line 2 train approaching Xianhemen Station
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Status In operation
Termini Youfangqiao
Jingtianlu
Stations 26[1]
Daily ridership 526,000 (2014 Avg.)
693,000 (2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened May 28, 2010[1]
Character Underground, ground level, and elevated
Technical
Line length 37.95 km (23.58 mi)[1]
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁2号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě ÈrHào Xiàn) is a subway line that runs mainly in an east-west direction on the Nanjing Metro network in China. This line entered operation on May 28, 2010.[1][3] It covers a length of 37.95 km with 26 stations.[1][4] Of the 26 stations, 17 stations are underground, 2 stations are on the surface, and the other 7 station are either above ground or elevated stations.

The section between Maqun Station and Jingtianlu Station was originally planned as an east extension of Line 2, but it entered operation, together with the main line, on the same day.[4]

Current stations

Station Name
English
Station Name
Hanzi
Platform Types
Transfer
Location
Youfangqiao 油坊桥 Side (At-grade) Jianye
Yurundajie 雨润大街 Island (Underground)
Yuantong 元通 Island (Underground)  10 
Olympic Stadium East 奥体中心 Island (Underground)
Xinglongdajie 兴隆大街 Island (Underground)
Jiqingmendajie 集庆门大街 Dual-island (Underground)
Yunjinlu 云锦路 Island (Underground) Gulou
Mochouhu 莫愁湖 Island (Underground) Jianye
Hanzhongmen 汉中门 Island (Underground) Gulou/Qinhuai
Shanghailu 上海路 Island (Underground)
Xinjiekou 新街口 Island (Underground)  1  Qinhuai
Daxinggong 大行宫 Island (Underground)  3  Xuanwu
Xi'anmen 西安门 Island (Underground) Xuanwu/Qinhuai
Minggugong 明故宫 Island (Underground) Qinhuai
Muxuyuan 苜蓿园 Island (Underground) Xuanwu
Xiamafang 下马坊 Island (Underground)
Xiaolingwei 孝陵卫 Island (Underground)
Zhonglingjie 钟灵街 Island (Underground)
Maqun 马群 Island (Elevated) Qixia
Jinmalu 金马路 Island (At-grade)
Xianhemen 仙鹤门 Island (Elevated)
Xuezelu 学则路 Island (Elevated)
Xianlinzhongxin 仙林中心 Island (Elevated)
Yangshangongyuan 羊山公园 Island (Elevated)
NJU Xianlin Campus 南大仙林校区 Island (Elevated)
Jingtianlu 经天路 Island (Elevated)

Transfers to other modes of transportation

Rail

The Zijinshan Station (紫金山站) of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway (on its branch going to the new Nanjing South Railway Station, rather than the one to the Nanjing Railway Station) will be located next to Jinmalu Station (Nanjing).[5]

Bus

A line 2 train near the terminal station Jingtianlu Station

Maqun Bus Station, with services to a few cities east of Nanjing, is located near Maqun Station.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 首页 > 运营服务 > 二号线 [Home > Operations Services > Line 2] (in Chinese). 南京地铁官方网站 [Nanjing Metro official website]. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ↑ 南京地铁日均客流创新纪录 187万人次 (in Chinese). 1 Oct 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ↑ 南京地铁二号线及一号线南延线开通 [South Nanjing subway Line 2 and Line 1 extension open]. China News (in Chinese). May 28, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  4. 1 2 南京地铁 [Nanjing Metro]. nj-dt.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  5. ↑ 沪汉蓉铁路南京段昨通车 [The Nanjing section of the Hu-Han-Rong rail line opened to traffic yesterday] (in Chinese). 南京市规划局 [Nanjing Urban Planning Bureau]. January 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  6. ↑ 2011 Nanjing city maps
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