Line 2 of
Ningbo Rail Transit
Ningbo Rail Transit, also known as the Ningbo Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang and its suburbs. Six metro lines are being built inside the urban area of Ningbo, serving Haishu, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, Beilun an ...
() is a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
line in
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
. It stretches from
Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Ningbo Lishe International Airport is the principal airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in Zhejiang Province, China.
In 2013, the airport handled 5.4 million passengers, ranking ...
in the southwest towards
Zhenhai District
Zhenhai is a district and former county of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. It has a population of 200,000.
History
The town of Zhenhai grew up at the foot of Zhaobao Hill on a tongue of land at the mo ...
in the northeast of the city and further run into Honglian station in
Beilun District
(; Wu: ''Poh-len Chiu'') is a district of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, China. It is dominated by Beilun port, an international port of the easternmost edge of the southern coast of Hangzhou Bay. It primarily services the regional city of Ningbo. ...
. The line started service on 26 September 2015.
Route
Line 2 is the second metro line in Ningbo. It starts near
Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Ningbo Lishe International Airport is the principal airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in Zhejiang Province, China.
In 2013, the airport handled 5.4 million passengers, ranking ...
and stretches eastwards as tunnels. After reaching Yage'er Avenue it turns northwards and passes Ningbo Textile City following which the route zigzags into
Ningbo Coach Terminal and then goes eastwards while crosses
Ningbo railway station
Ningbo railway station () is a railway station on the Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway, Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway and Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway located in Haishu District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
History
The station opened on Septem ...
, the main railway station of the city. Then the route extends northwards into
Jiangbei District and turn eastwards until it reaches Lulin Market, where it turns into viaducts before reaching
Zhenhai District
Zhenhai is a district and former county of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. It has a population of 200,000.
History
The town of Zhenhai grew up at the foot of Zhaobao Hill on a tongue of land at the mo ...
. The line will go further into Honglian in the second phase of construction.
Wulipai, Fengyuan and Congyuan Road stations opened on May 30, 2020.
Zhaobaoshan and Honglian stations opened on December 1, 2022.
Opening timeline
Stations
References
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Railway lines opened in 2015
2015 establishments in China
Airport rail links in China