Line S1 of the
Nanjing Metro (), is a suburban
metro
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to:
Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
* Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...
rail line serving the southern suburbs of
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
, running from to . It connects
Nanjing South railway station
Nanjingnan (Nanjing South) railway station () is a high-speed railway station in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, serving the Beijing–Shanghai (Jinghu) high-speed railway, Shanghai–Nanjing (Huning) intercity railway, Nanjing– ...
with
Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Nanjing Lukou International Airport is the main airport serving Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu Province) and a major airport serving the Yangtze River Delta area. As of 2020, it is the 12th busiest civil airport in China, Dropping one plac ...
. It is long has 8 stations. The line started construction on December 27, 2011,
and was opened on July 1, 2014. In September 2011 a contract for 15 6 car Type B metro trains was given to
CSR Corporation Limited
CSR Corporation Limited (CSR), formerly known as China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp was a Chinese manufacturer of locomotive and rolling stock.
In 2015, the company merged with China CNR to form CRRC.
History
In 2007 the China Sout ...
, with the first train arriving in August 2013.
Line S1 also serves as the first stage of the Nanjing–
Gaochun intercity railway, with
Line S9 serving as the second stage.
Opening timeline
Station list
References
External links
Line S1on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map)
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Nanjing Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 2014
Airport rail links in China