Line 2 (Nanjing Metro)

Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁2号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě ÈrHào Xiàn) is a subway line that runs mainly in an east-west direction on the Nanjing Metro network, running from Jingtianlu to Youfangqiao; it entered operation on May 28, 2010.[1][3] It covers a length of 37.95 km (23.58 mi) with 26 stations.[1][4] Of the 26 stations, 17 stations are underground, 2 stations are on the surface, and the other 7 station are either above ground or elevated stations.

Line 2
A line 2 train approaching Xianhemen station
Overview
Other name(s)Maqun Line
StatusIn operation
LocaleQixia, Xuanwu, Qinhuai, Gulou, and Jianye districts
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini
Stations26 [1]
Service
TypeRapid transit
Rolling stockAlstom Metropolis
Daily ridership526,000 (2014 Avg.)
1.064 million (2019 Peak)[2]
History
OpenedMay 28, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-28)[1]
Technical
Line length18.233 km (11.33 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground, ground level, and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

Yuzui  9 
Left arrow  9  Right arrow
Tianbaojie
Qinglianjie
Luotanglu  7 
Youfangqiao  S3   S2 
Left arrow  S2  Right arrow
Youfangqiao Stabling Yard
( 10 Connecting railway to Xiaohang Right arrow)
Go over  7 
Yurun­dajie
Yuantong  10 
(Left arrow Andemen  10  Yushanlu Right arrow)
Olympic Stadium East
Xinglong­dajie
Jiqingmen­dajie
*:Where the shuttle line between  2  and  9  is unclear yet.
Yunjinlu
Mochouhu  7 
( 7  Xianxinlu Right arrow)
Hanzhongmen
Shanghailu  5 
Xinjiekou  1 
Daxinggong  3 
Xi'anmen
Minggugong  6 
Muxuyuan
Xiamafang
Xiaolingwei
Zhonglingjie
Maqun  S6 
Maqun Depot
  ( S6  Jurong Down arrow)
(Up arrow Xianlinhu  4 )
Jinmalu  4 
Zijinshandong(Abandoned)
( 4  Longjiang Down arrow)
Xianhemen
Xuezelu
Xianlin­zhongxin
Yangshan­gongyuan
NJU Xianlin Campus
Jingtianlu

The section between Maqun and Jingtianlu was originally planned as an east extension of Line 2, but it entered operation, together with the main line, on the same day.[4]

Opening timeline

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SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Youfangqiao — Jingtianlu28 May 201037.95 km (23.58 mi)26Initial phase & Eastern extension
Yuzui - Youfangqiao28 Dec 20215.4 km (3.4 mi)[5]4Western extension

Stations

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Station nameConnectionsDistance
km
Location
EnglishChinese
Yuzui鱼嘴Jianye
Tianbaojie天保街
Qinglianjie青莲街
Luotanglu螺塘路 7 
Youfangqiao油坊桥 S3 0.0000.000
Yurun­dajie雨润大街2.6312.631
Yuantong元通 10  Hexi Tram1.6224.253
Olympic Stadium East奥体东 Hexi Tram (via Olympic East)1.2625.515
Xinglong­dajie兴隆大街1.3796.894
Jiqingmen­dajie集庆门大街1.4738.367
Yunjinlu云锦路1.3129.679
Mochouhu莫愁湖 7 1.25710.936
Hanzhongmen汉中门1.00211.938Gulou/Qinhuai
Shanghailu上海路 5 0.87412.812
Xinjiekou新街口 1 0.74513.557Gulou/Qinhuai/Xuanwu
Daxinggong大行宫 3 1.02214.579Qinhuai/Xuanwu
Xi'anmen西安门1.02415.603
Minggugong明故宫 6   13 1.30016.903
Muxuyuan苜蓿园1.52118.424Xuanwu
Xiamafang下马坊1.30719.731
Xiaolingwei孝陵卫0.93720.668
Zhonglingjie钟灵街1.16821.836
Maqun马群 S6  Qilin Tram2.77924.615Qixia
Jinmalu金马路 4 3.01527.630
Xianhemen仙鹤门1.67529.305
Xuezelu学则路1.32630.631
Xianlin­zhongxin仙林中心1.51932.150
Yangshan­gongyuan羊山公园1.06633.216
NJU Xianlin Campus南大仙林校区1.94735.163
Jingtianlu经天路1.84637.009

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 首页 > 运营服务 > 二号线 [Home > Operations Services > Line 2] (in Chinese). 南京地铁官方网站 [Nanjing Metro official website]. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ 南京地铁 (2019-03-09). 【刷新纪录!妇女节南京地铁客流突破408万人次】. 新浪微博 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. ^ 南京地铁二号线及一号线南延线开通 [Nanjing Metro Line 2 and Line 1 South extension open]. China News (in Chinese). May 28, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  4. ^ a b 南京地铁 [Nanjing Metro]. nj-dt.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  5. ^ "南京轨道交通"大爆发" 15条线路同时开建". Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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  • Line 2 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)