Shaoxing Metro (), also known as Shaoxing Rail Transit, is the

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Shaoxing Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the south ...

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province, China. It operates 2 subway lines. Line 1 (including branch line) and Line 2.

Network

Line 1

Line 1 began construction in 2016. The section from Guniangqiao to China Textile City opened on 28 June 2021, the remaining section from China Textile City to Fangquan opened on 29 April 2022. A branch line from Huangjiu Town to Daqingsi will opened in 2024. The extension of the branch line to Convention and Exhibition Center will open in 2025. The Line connects the Yuecheng and

Keqiao Keqiao District (), formerly Shaoxing County, is a district of the city of Shaoxing in Zhejiang province, China. The Keqiao section of the Eastern Zhejiang Canal is one of the best preserved, having historic bridges of the ancient towpath. Geogr ...

districts to Hangzhou through the western terminus, , as it is also the eastern terminus of Hangzhou Metro Line 5. A Line 2 Backup Train Parked at Tandu Station in Shaoxing

Line 2

Line 2 is 10.73 km in length with 9 stations. All stations are located underground. Line 2 opened on 26 July 2023. The Phase two extension will connect the Yuecheng and

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districts of Shaoxing.

Line 4

Line 4, a southern extension of the Line 1 branch, is presently under construction. It includes 20.7 km of new track and 15 new underground stations. It is entirely located in Yuecheng district and will have two interchange stations with Line 1, with one at Huangjiu Town and

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Lines under Construction

Planned

The Phase II Construction Plan of the Shaoxing Metro, which encompasses Lines 3, and 5, are currently in the planning stages. Lines S2 (Shaoxing–Zhuji) and S3 (Shaoxing–Shengzhou–Xinchang) are also under planning.

Rolling Stock

Line 1 utilizes rolling stock produced by

CRRC Nanjing Puzhen CRRC Nanjing Puzhen () is a Chinese railway rolling stock manufacturer, based in Puzhen, Nanjing, Nanjing city. It is a subsidiary of CRRC. Nanjing Puzhen has supplied trains to Shanghai Metro Line 3 and Nanjing Metro in partnership with Alst ...

, with a length of 120 m, height of 3.8 m and width of 2.88 m. It has 2 power cars with 6 cars in total. Each train set has 232 seats with a maximum capacity of 2034 people. It has a top speed of 100 km/h. It features LCD screens that display the station information. Line 2 ultilizes 4 car trainsets from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen, with a length of 80.84 m and a width of 2.88 m. Line 2 is self driving with windows on both ends of the train. It also features LCD screens that display station information.

References

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