Line 5 of the

Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network Metro Commuter rail Descrip ...

() is a subway line in Hangzhou. The line is colored cyan on system maps.

Opening timeline

Stations

Line 5 runs from Jinxing and Guniangqiao. The western terminus, Guniangqiao, is an interchange with Shaoxing Metro Line 1. In the future, there will be an expansion to Yuxiong Academy School and Fangquan, changing Shaoxing Metro Line 1 stations in the main line to Line 5. Hangzhou_Metro_Line_5

;Legend: - Operational - Under construction

Description

Phase 1 of the line is long with 36 stations and runs between Central Park station in

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and Xiangzhang Road station in

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in the east, passing through downtown

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and providing transfers with multiple other lines in the system including

Hangshao line Line 1 of Shaoxing Metro () is a metro line in Shaoxing. Section ;Main line (Keqiao section) The section from Guniangqiao to China Textile City opened on 28 June 2021. The section is in length with 10 stations. ;Main line (remaining section) ...

(through operation to Line 1 of the neighboring

Shaoxing Metro Shaoxing Metro (), also known as Shaoxing Rail Transit, is the metro system in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and large ...

). Phase 2 of the line further extends 3.2 km and two stations east to . A , two station extension west to Laoyuhang station in

started construction in 2018.

Rolling stock

The line uses higher capacity six car Type A_H trains which are 20 cm wider than the Type B trains used in other Hangzhou Metro lines, increasing capacity by about 10%.

Planning

The eastern and western extensions to Yuxiong Academy School and Fangquan, merges Line 1 of Shaoxing Metro's system to Line 5 of Hangzhou's metro system.

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