Trams in Nanjing

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Trams in Nanjing
Nanjing Hexi Trams train.jpg
A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station
Overview
Locale Nanjing
Transit type Tram
Number of lines2
Technical
System length17.2 km (10.7 mi)

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.

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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. [2]

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, 7.76 kilometers (4.82 mi) away. Transfer is available to Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 10 at Yuantong. [3]

Qilin trams

Qilin Tram Nan Jing Qi Lin You Gui Dian Che Shi Xiang Ma Qun Fang Xiang .jpg
Qilin Tram

Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi), 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
Map of Nanjing Qilin Tram Nanjing Qilin Tram Map.svg
Map of Nanjing Qilin Tram
Station nameConnections
EnglishChinese
Maqun 马群  2    S6  
Baishuiqiaolu百水桥路
Magaolu马高路
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
Shuijiefang水街坊
Guanghualu光华路
Zhihuilu智汇路
Shiyanglu石杨路  10   (via Wangwuzhuang) (U/C)

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References

  1. "Nanjing tram PRIMOVE". primove bombardier. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Test running starts on second Nanjing tram line". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. Retrieved 10 August 2014.