Line 1 of the

Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network There are curre ...

() is an arc-shaped

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

line running from

Xianghu station Xianghu ( zh, s=湘湖) is a terminus station on Line 1 of the Hangzhou Metro in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, China. Xianghu is known as West Lake's "sister Lake" and is located in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang ...

in western

Xiaoshan District Xiaoshan suburban district HangzhouZhejiang was formerly a city in its own right, separated by the Qiantang River from Hangzhou proper, but the municipality was annexed by its more populous neighbor in 2001. Xiaoshan has a permanent population wi ...

to Xiaoshan International Airport in eastern

, passing through downtown

Hangzhou Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...

. The line opened on 24 November 2012. It is the oldest in the city's metro network. The line is long with 33 stations. The line is operated by Hangzhou MTR, a consortium consisting of the

, which holds a 51% share, and the Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation Ltd., which holds a 49% share. As a result, the voice of Cheri Chan Yu-yan, the announcer of the

Hong Kong MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, l ...

, can be heard on the English announcements on this line.

Opening timeline

Route description

After the Linping branch of Line 1 became part of Line 9, Line 1 now runs fully underground. The line begins at

, located just north of its namesake lake. Located adjacent to Xianghu station is the Xianghu Stabling Yard, where some of the line's trains are stored and where the metro is headquartered. The line proceeds northwards along Fengqing Avenue, Bin'an Road and Jiangling Road through the central part of

Binjiang District Binjiang () urban district HangzhouZhejiang The district's total area is , and its permanent population totals 503,859 people as of 2020. Toponymy The district's name is derived from its geographic location along the Qiantang River, and lit ...

. The line then crosses the

Qiantang River The Qiantang River (), formerly known as the Hangchow River Postal Map Romanization, or Tsientang River, is a rivers of China, river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial c ...

in a tunnel. Upon reaching Shangcheng District on the north side of the Qiantang River, the line passes by the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau's headquarters and runs for a short distance along Wujiang Road to Hangzhou Railway Station. It reaches the downtown "U" portion of the line, which is one of the busiest parts of the line, running next the

West Lake The West Lake (; ) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former Hangzhou City Walls, walled city, the lake has a surface area of , stretching from north to south and from east to west. In the lake are four ...

Scenic Area along Yan'an Road. The line crosses under the Grand Canal near the Wulinmen Dock and curves eastward towards Hangzhoudong Railway Station. Its respective metro station, East Railway Station, is located underneath the arrivals hall of the station. The line continues to proceed eastward along Jiuhe Road, past the Qibao Depot, another depot on the line located adjacent to Qibao station. At Coach Center station, the Linping branch of the line formerly branched off from the main line towards Linping station, but this branch of the line has since become part of Line 9. Upon reaching

Xiasha Subdistrict Xiasha (Chinese: t , s , p ''Xiàshā'', "Lower Sands") is an industrial and educational center, located about east of central Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in the People's Republic of China. It is admin ...

, the line runs along Jinsha Avenue and 2nd Street until it reaches South Wenhai Road station, where passengers can transfer to Line 8 to continue to the east end of Qiantang District. The line then curves southwards and runs along 25th Street to Xiashajiangbin Station, the terminus of short-turn trains (roughly every other train). The line crosses the Qiantang River in a tunnel a second time and returns to

. It passes through some low-density areas, crosses under one of the runways of

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is an international airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the capital of East China’s Zhejiang province.

, and finally terminates at

Xiaoshan International Airport station Xiaoshan International Airport () is a metro station on Line 1, Line 7 and Line 19 of Hangzhou Metro in China. It is located near the Terminal 3 of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is an ...

, located among the terminals.

Service routes

* — * — First trains departs at: Xianghu,5:54 Longxiangqiao,6:03 East railway station,6:07 Jiuhe Road,6:00 * — First trains departs at: Xiaoshan International Airport,6:00 Xiashajiangbin,5:54 Pengbu,6:00 Fengqi Road,6:07

Stations

Rolling stock

Notes

References

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