Line 2 of the
Nanjing Metro
The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China.
Proposals for a metro system serving Nanjing first began in 1984, with appr ...
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subway line
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 ...
that runs mainly in an east-west direction on the Nanjing Metro network, running from to ; it entered operation on May 28, 2010.
It covers a length of with 26 stations.
Of the 26 stations, 17 stations are underground, 2 stations are on the surface, and the other 7 station are either above ground or elevated stations.
The section between and was originally planned as an east extension of Line 2, but it entered operation, together with the main line, on the same day.
Opening timeline
Stations
Transfers to other modes of transportation
Rail
The
Zijinshan railway station (紫金山站) of the
Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line and the
Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway (on its branch going to the new
Nanjing South railway station, rather than the one to the
Nanjing railway station) will be located next to
Jinmalu station.
Bus
Maqun Bus Station, with services to a few cities east of Nanjing, is located near .
[2011 Nanjing city maps]
References
External links
Line 2on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map)
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Nanjing Metro lines
Siemens Mobility projects
Railway lines opened in 2010