Line 1 of
Ningbo Rail Transit
Ningbo Rail Transit, also known as the Ningbo Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang and its suburbs. Six metro lines are being built inside the urban area of Ningbo, serving Haishu, Jiangbei, Zhenhai, Beilun an ...
() is a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
line 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 ...
. It starts from Gaoqiao Town in the west, crosses the central area of Ningbo, and reaches Beilun District in the east. The line started service on May 30, 2014.
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Route
Line 1 is the first metro line in Ningbo, stretching in the east-west direction. The Phase 1 section starts as elevated rail from Gaoqiao Town in the west and turns underground when it approaches 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 ...
(Wangchun Bridge Station). The tunnel stretches under Zhongshan Road, an east-west arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ...
in Ningbo while crossing Fenghua River
Fenghua (; ) is a district of the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The district and its administrative hinterlands has a population of over 480,000.
Fenghua is most famous for being the hometown of former Presidents Chiang Kai-shek an ...
to enter Yinzhou District. The route travels through the Ningbo East New Town, where Phase 1 terminates (Donghuan South Road Station). Phase 2 starts underground at Donghuan South Road Station and continues as elevated rail after Qiuga East Station. The route travels through rural area of Yinzhou District and Beilun District, before entering Downtown Beilun around Daqi Station. The final section travels to the eastern end of Downtown Beilun before terminating at Xiapu Station. Phase 1, connecting Gaoqiao, Xiapu, Yinzhou, and Ningbo East New Town, started service on May 30, 2014.
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Railway lines opened in 2014
2014 establishments in China