Nanjing Trams is the tram system of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.
| Nanjing Trams | |
|---|---|
 A Nanjing Hexi tram leaving Yuantong Station | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Nanjing, China |
| Transit type | Tram |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | August 13, 2014 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 17.2 km (10.7 mi) |
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 acceleration.[1] Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is catenary-free.[2]
Lines
editHexi tram opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin tram began test runs on 10 October 2016.[2]
Hexi tram
editThe 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] All stations of Hexi tram are located in Jianye District.
Qilin tram
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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
| 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 | ||
| Shuijiefang | 水街坊 | ||
| Guanghualu | 光华路 | ||
| Zhihuilu | 智汇路 | ||
| Shiyanglu | 石杨路 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nanjing tram PRIMOVE". primove bombardier. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Test running starts on second Nanjing tram line". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.