Line 1
1
Overview
Other name(s)	Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1
Native name	南昌地铁1号线
Status	Operational
Locale	Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Termini	Shuanggang Yaohu Lake West
Stations	24 (Phase 1)
Service
Type	Rail Transit
System	Nanchang Metro
Depot(s)	Jiaoqiao Train Shed Yaohu MPD[1][2]
Rolling stock	6-car Type B
History
Opened	26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)
Technical
Line length	28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary，DC 1500 V
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Jiaoqiao Train Shed Shuanggang Kongmuhu Lake Wusha River Changjiang Road Zhujiang Road South Lushan Avenue Lüyin Road Weidong Connection to Line 2 Metro Central  2  Qiushui Square Gan River Tengwang Pavilion Fu River Wanshou Palace Bayi Memorial  3  Bayi Square  2  Dinggong Road North  4  Beijing–Kowloon Railway Shidanan Road Yudai River Pengjiaqiao Xiejiacun Qingshanhu Avenue Gaoxin Avenue Aixihu Lake West Aixi Lake Aixihu Lake East Yaohu MPD Taizidian Olympic Stadium Yaohu Lake West

Nanchang Metro Line 1 (also known as Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1 in official documents) is the first rail transit line ever constructed in Nanchang and has opened in 2015. The Phase 1 of Line 1 runs from Shuanggang to Olympic Stadium, covered North Nanchang (Changbei, Chinese: 昌北), Old Town and East Nanchang (Changdong, Chinese: 昌东). It is planned in Phase 2 that Line 1 will be extended to Changbei Airport to the northwest and Maqiu (Chinese: 麻丘) to the east.

Introduction

Nanchang Metro Line 1 shapes like the letter 'L', its Phase 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations.^[3][4] The average distance between stations is 1,251 m.^[5] The construction has begun in 2009 and was finished by 2015.^[6]

Opening timeline

Route and route map

Stations

The Phase 1 of Metro Line 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations; further extension has been planned in Phase II.

Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Changbei Airport	昌北机场	KHN			Xinjian
Xingye Avenue	兴业大道
Jianye Avenue	建业大道
Yuexiu Road	曰修路
Changbei Avenue	昌北大道
Central Lushan Avenue	庐山中大道
Zhimin Avenue	志敏大道
Jiaoqiao	蛟桥
Shuanggang	双港		0.00	0.00
Kongmuhu Lake	孔目湖		1.20	1.20
Changjiang Road	长江路		3.07	4.27	Honggutan
Zhujiang Road	珠江路		1.18	5.45
South Lushan Avenue	庐山南大道		1.48	6.93
Lüyin Road	绿茵路		0.77	7.70
Weidong	卫东		1.18	8.88
Metro Central	地铁大厦	2	1.00	9.88
Qiushui Square	秋水广场		0.82	10.70
Tengwang Pavilion	滕王阁		1.95	12.65	Donghu/Xihu
Wanshou Palace	万寿宫		0.98	13.63
Bayi Memorial	八一馆	3	0.56	14.19
Bayi Square	八一广场	2	1.12	15.31
Dinggong Road North	丁公路北	4	1.00	16.31
Shidanan Road	师大南路		1.04	17.35	Donghu/Qingshanhu
Pengjiaqiao	彭家桥		0.85	18.20	Qingshanhu
Xiejiacun	谢家村		0.82	19.02
Qingshanhu Avenue	青山湖大道		0.75	19.77
Gaoxin Avenue	高新大道	5	1.13	20.90
Aixihu Lake West	艾溪湖西		1.33	22.23
Aixihu Lake East	艾溪湖东		1.88	24.11
Taizidian	太子殿		1.73	25.84	Nanchang Co.
Olympic Stadium	奥体中心		1.30	27.14
Yaohu Lake West	瑶湖西		1.33	28.47
Yaohu Lake East	瑶湖东
Maqiu	麻丘

Rolling stock

The line is operated with Type B rolling stock at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. 27 trains of 6-car set, 162 cars in total will be operated at the first stage.^[7] These cars are 2.8 m in width, 3.8 m in height and 19 m in length, providing the system with maximum capacity of 30 000 to 55 000 passenger per hour per direction, and minimum service interval of 2 minutes.^[8]

Future development

In the initial plan of 2008, Line 1 spanned from Yao Lake (Chinese: 瑶湖) in the east to Lehua (Chinese: 乐化) in the northwest, and is 35 km in length in the long-term plan,^[9] which was confirmed in June 2013 again.^[10]

• East extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 from Olympic Stadium on the west bank of Yao Lake to Maqiu on the east bank. This extension is planned to be 4 km in length, underground, and have 2 stations.
• North extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 to Changbei Airport via Lehua.

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