Nantong Rail Transit () 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 ...
system in
Nantong
Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...
,
Jiangsu Province
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, China.
In August 2014, China's
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...
approved Nantong Rail Transit's short-term (2014-2020) construction plan, including Line 1 and Line 2.
History
In October 2011, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress of Nantong City heard the report of the municipal government on urban rail rapid transit construction planning, and launched the "Nantong Urban Rail Transit Planning Work" plan. In April 2012, the Nantong Rail Transit plan was released and circulated online.
On 19 August 2014, Nantong's urban rail rapid transit construction plan was approved by the
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...
,
becoming the sixth in
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
and the 37th city in mainland China approved for rapid transit.
Phase 1 of Nantong Rail Transit
Line 1
Line 1's construction began on 18 December 2017,
and opened on 10 November 2022.
Line 1 begins at Pingchao Station () and ends at Zhenxing Lu Station (). The line is in length with 28 underground stations.
Line 2
Construction for Line 2 began on 26 October 2018. Line 2 is 20.85 km in length with 17 stations. It is scheduled to open in March 2023.
Long-term planning
In long-term, Nantong Rail Transit will consist of 4
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 ...
lines with a total length of and several commuter rail lines totaling .
References
External Links
Nantong Metro from UrbanRail.Net
Rapid transit in China
Rail transport in Jiangsu
Nantong Rail Transit
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