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 ...

system of

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

city in the province

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

of the

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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 A pantograph (, from their original use for copying writing) is a mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces identical movements in a second pen. If a line dr ...

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 In physics and geometry, a catenary (, ) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field. The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superfici ...

-free.

Lines

Hexi trams The Hexi tram (opened in 2014) is one of two new tramlines that serve the city of Nanjing, China. These lines are part of the Nanjing tram network, which is an above-ground trolley system in Nanjing. The tram began its first trial run on August 13. ...

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

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 The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the c ...

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

Line 2 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 current ...

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 stati ...

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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