Nanchang Metro Line 2 (also known as Nanchang Rail Transit Line 2 in official documents) 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 Nanchang, from Nanlu to Xinjia'an. The line is 31.51 km in length with 28 stations. The section from Nanlu to Metro Central (19.63 km) opened on 18 August 2017. The section from Metro Central to Xinjia'an (11.88 km) opened on 30 June 2019.

Opening timeline

Map

Stations

Rolling stock

The line is operated with Type B rolling stock with a maximum speed of 80 km/h. 22 trains of 6-car set, 132 cars in total will be operated at the first stage. These cars are 2.8 m in width, 3.8 m in height and 19 m in length, providing the system with a maximum capacity of 30,000 to 55,000 passengers per hour in each direction, and a minimum service interval of 2 minutes.

History

The construction of Phase 1 started in July 2013. In the initial plan of 2008, Line 2 spans from Luojia Town in the east to Wangcheng () in the west, and is 39 km in length in the long-term plan. Its Phase 1 starts from

Nanchang West railway station Nanchang West or Nanchangxi () is a railway station on the Shanghai–Kunming and Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed lines located in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. The foundation was laid in August 2010 and the station opened to service on 26 September ...

to Hongdu Zhong Dadao, which was extended to Xinjia'an to the east in the end of 2010 and then extended further south to Jiulonghu in early 2013.

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