Shaoxing Urban Rail Line ( zh, 绍兴城际线), also known as Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway ( zh, 绍兴风情旅游新干线) or Line S1, is a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

service. It runs from

Hangzhou South railway station Hangzhou South railway station () is a railway station located in the Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. History Xiaoshan railway station () opened in 1992. Xiaoshan station was renamed Hangzhou South station on January 1, 201 ...

Xiaoshan District Xiaoshan is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Xiaoshan was formerly a city in its own right, separated by the Qiantang River from Hangzhou proper, but the municipal ...

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

Shangyu railway station Shangyu District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. At the 2010 census, its population in the built-up (''or metro'') area was 779,412, up from 722,523 in the 2000 census. Shang ...

Shangyu District Shangyu District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. At the 2010 census, its population in the built-up (''or metro'') area was 779,412, up from 722,523 in the 2000 census. Shang ...

Shaoxing Shaoxing (; ) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as (''Yuè'') from the area's former inhabitants. ...

on the existing

Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway The Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway or Xiaoyong railway (), is a double-track railroad in eastern China between Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. Its name in Chinese, the Xiaoyong Line, is named after the railway's two terminal stations, Xiaos ...

. There are also through operation to

Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway is a commuter rail service in Ningbo, Zhejiang, part of the planned Ningbo Intercity Railway network. It runs from Ningbo railway station in Haishu District to Yuyao railway station in Yuyao on the existing Xiaos ...

. Between 18 April 2018 and 29 September 2018, the train does not stop at any station except Shaoxing and Shangyu stations. On 29 September 2018, a third station was open for operation and extending the line with an additional 20 km. On 1 July 2020, the line extended to . The fare is 6 yuan for Qianqing to Shaoxing, 12 yuan for Shangyu and 8 yuan for Shaoxing to Shangyu.

Stations

Planning

There will be a rename to Shaoxing Urban (Line S1), to Hangzhou Urban (Line H1), due to the government's announcement of merging Shaoxing Metro Line 1 and Hangzhou Metro Line 5. Shaoxing Station would also rename to Hangzhou Station, due to Hangzhou's government announcements of the merge.

References

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