Nanchang Metro Line 1 (also known as Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1 in official documents) is the first rail transit line ever constructed in Nanchang and has opened in 2015. The Phase 1 of Line 1 runs from Shuanggang to Olympic Stadium, covered North Nanchang (Changbei, ), Old Town and East Nanchang (Changdong, ). It is planned in Phase 2 that Line 1 will be extended to Changbei Airport to the northwest and Maqiu () to the east.
Introduction Nanchang Metro Line 1 shapes like the letter 'L', its Phase 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations.南昌地铁一号线起点站双港大道站 邻近华东交大 南昌地铁1号线两标段招标 The average distance between stations is 1,251 m.南昌市轨道交通1号线一期工程系统设计06、08、09、11合同段资格预审招标公告 The construction has begun in 29 July 2009 and was finished by 2015.南昌地铁1号线推迟至2015年底通车 明确11个建设节点
In the initial plan of 2008, Line 1 spanned from Yao Lake () in the east to Lehua () in the northwest, and is 35 km in length in the long-term plan, which was confirmed in June 2013 again.南昌地铁三四号线拟建19.7公里高架 1号线北延至昌北机场 East extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 from Olympic Stadium on the west bank of Yao Lake to Maqiu on the east bank. This extension is planned to be 4 km in length, underground, and have 2 stations. North extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 to Changbei Airport via Lehua.
Opening timeline SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Shuanggang — Yaohu Lake West 26 December 2015 24 Phase 1Changbei Airport — Shuanggang28 June 20258North extensionYaohu Lake West — Maqiu2East extension Route and route map
Stations
Service Routes Station name Connections Distance Location(urban district) ● KHN 0.00 0.00Xinjian● 6.61 6.61● 1.56 8.17● 2.85 11.02● 1.15 12.17● 1.61 13.78● 0.90 14.68● 0.84 15.52●● 1.0216.54●● 1.22 17.76●● 3.08 20.84Honggutan●● 1.21 22.05●● 1.31 23.36●● 0.89 24.25●● 1.18 25.43●● 0.99 26.42●● 0.79 27.21●● 2.03 29.24Donghu / Xihu●● 0.81 30.05●● 0.59 30.64●● 1.10 31.74●● 1.05 32.79●● 1.05 33.84Donghu / Qingshanhu●● 0.86 34.70Qingshanhu●● 0.78 35.48●● 0.80 36.28●● 1.12 37.34●● 1.34 38.74●● 1.89 40.63●● 1.72 42.35Nanchang Co.●● 1.33 43.68●● 1.37 45.05●● 2.06 47.11●● 1.44 48.55
Rolling stock The line is operated with Type B rolling stock at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. 27 trains of 6-car set, 162 cars in total will be operated at the first stage.南昌地铁1号线24个车站确定 将拆除中山桥 These cars are 2.8 m in width, 3.8 m in height and 19 m in length, providing the system with a maximum capacity of 30,000 to 55,000 passengers per hour per direction, and minimum service interval of 2 minutes.南昌地铁拟采用B型车 单向每小时载乘客5.5万人次
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