Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway 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 co ...
service in
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...
, part of the planned
Ningbo Intercity Railway network. It runs from
Ningbo railway station in
Haishu District
() is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China.
Since the district has a drum tower (''gulou'') that was constructed during the Tang Dynasty, it is alternatively called ...
to
Yuyao railway station in
Yuyao
Yuyao () is a county-level city in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo.
It is located west of central Ningbo, east of Hangzhou, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the north. Yuyao ...
on the existing
Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway. There are also through operation to
Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway. Passengers can transfer to
Line 2 and
Line 4 of
Ningbo Metro at Ningbo railway station.
It is the first line to provide "
Higher-speed" commuter rail services, with trains travelling up to in Ningbo and capable of transporting up to 2,000 people. By 2019, the operating speed of the line is limited to 120km/h.
Stations
Services
Eight trains per day run in each direction on the Ningbo–Yuyao Intercity Railway, 4 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. As of December 2019, trains only serve Ningbo and Yuyao stations, with a travel time of 32 to 38 minutes. In July 2019, 3 train services in each direction started
through operation with the
Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway, linking Ningbo and Yuyao with stations in Shaoxing.
Timetable
References
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Rail transport in Zhejiang
Railway lines in China
Transport in Ningbo
Yuyao