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Jiaxing Tram () is a
Jiaxing first disclosed the rail plan in 2015. On 16 September 2019, the Jiaxing Municipal People's Government approved the construction plan of the tram for 2019–2023. The plan was also approved by the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission on 9 December 2019, and the preliminary design of the first phase of the project was approved on 17 April 2020 by the same commission.
On 28 December 2019, the tram started construction at the hub of the
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
in Jiaxing
Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the ...
, Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...
, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. There are seven lines planned for construction, which will span a length of about .
History
Jiaxing first disclosed the rail plan in 2015. On 16 September 2019, the Jiaxing Municipal People's Government approved the construction plan of the tram for 2019–2023. The plan was also approved by the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission on 9 December 2019, and the preliminary design of the first phase of the project was approved on 17 April 2020 by the same commission.
On 28 December 2019, the tram started construction at the hub of the Jiaxing railway station
Jiaxing railway station () is a railway station located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China, on the Shanghai–Kunming railway. It handles all non-high-speed rail services for Jiaxing City. High-speed trains arrive at ...
, and construction of the whole line of the first phase began in May 2020.
On 5 November 2020, the first box substation of the first phase was moved to basis, and the leveling, installation, and connection of the equipment was completed. On the 14th of the same month, the first set of turnouts began to be laid. On the 17th, the platform design plan was released. On the afternoon of 11 December, the beam and slab erection of the first bridge of the T1 line was completed. This marked that the rail laying construction of the first phase had entered a comprehensive stage. In the same month, the Operations Control Center (OCC) completed the structural capping. In January 2021, the subgrade pile foundation of the first phase was completed.
The first phase, a long stretch from Jiaxing South railway station
Jiaxingnan (Jiaxing South) railway station () is a railway station on the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. It is only used for high-speed EMU G and D trains and has ...
to Fanggong Road Binhe Road stop (), opened on 25 June 2021. From opening until 7 October 2021, passengers could travel for free. It extended for 1 station () to Jiaxing railway station
Jiaxing railway station () is a railway station located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China, on the Shanghai–Kunming railway. It handles all non-high-speed rail services for Jiaxing City. High-speed trains arrive at ...
on 15 January 2022.
References
{{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China Tram transport in China Transport in Zhejiang