Nanjing tram is the

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

system of

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city in the province

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. There are two lines which are not connected to each other. The Nanjing tram is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during acceleration. Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is catenary-free.

Lines

Hexi trams opened on 13 August 2014. Qilin trams began test runs on 10 October 2016.

Hexi trams

The starting point of the Hexi tram line is located at 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 ...

Line 2 Line 2 or 2 Line may refer to: Public transport Americas *2 (New York City Subway service), a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway *2 Line (Sound Transit), a light rail line in Seattle, Washington *Line 2 Bloor–Dan ...

Olympic Stadium East station Olympic Stadium East station (), formerly Xiangxinglu station () during planning until 2007, is a station of Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. On 30 September 2016 the station ser ...

. The other terminus is located in Hexi, away. Transfer is available to

and Line 10 at Yuantong.

Qilin trams

Qilin Tram, with a total length of , runs between

Maqun station Maqun station (), is a station of Line 2 and Line S6 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 28 May 2010 along with the rest of Line 2. The theme of this station's decorations is the New Year New Year is the time or day curren ...

Line 2, Nanjing Metro Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro () is a subway line 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 stat ...

and Shiyanglu station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level. ;Stations Nanjing Qilin Tram Map

References

{{Southern Jiangsu transit Transport in Nanjing Railway lines opened in 2014

2014 establishments in China

Lines

Hexi trams

Qilin trams

See also

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