On December 28, 2021, as the key project of Nanjing Metro to start construction, Nanjing-Ma'anshan City (Suburb) Railway (Nanjing Section), Nanjing-Chuhe City (Suburb) Railway, Nanjing-Yizheng Line (including Yangzhou Extension Line) City The construction of the third line of the first phase of the (suburban) railway (excluding the section across the river) has officially started.

Nanjing-Ma'anshan City (Suburb) Railway

The Nanjing-Ma'anshan city (suburban) railway starts from Nanjing Xishanqiao Station (transferred to Line 7) and is laid along Ningwu Highway, Jingming Street and Jiangdong Avenue, effectively connecting Nanjing Banqiao New Town, Binjiang New Town, Ma'anshan Huashan District, Yushan District, Dangtu County, the end to Maanshan Dangtu South Station. The length of the whole line is about 54.23km. There are 16 stations in total, including 4 underground stations, 1 ground station and 11 elevated stations. The maximum operating speed of the vehicle is 120km/h. Among them, the Nanjing section has a total length of 26.51km. There are 8 stations on the whole line, including 4 underground stations, 1 ground station, 3 elevated stations, and 1 riverside vehicle base.

After completion, the Nanjing-Ma'anshan city (suburban) railway will play an important role in building a multi-level comprehensive transportation corridor between Ningma and Ma'an, promoting the development of Ningma and Ma'an urbanization, and accelerating the process of urbanization along the line.

Nanjing-Chuzhou Railway

The Nanjing-Chuzhou Railway starts at Nanjing North Station in Nanjing and ends at Chuzhou Station in Chuzhou City. It has a total length of 55.351km and has 17 stations, including 3 underground stations and 14 elevated stations. The maximum operating speed of the vehicle is 120km/h (reserved) 140km/h). Among them, the Nanjing section (Nanjing-Chuhe city (suburban) railway) is 5.688km, with 2 stations, including 1 elevated station and 1 underground station.

The Nanjing-Chuzhou Railway is a cross-provincial inter-city railway with municipal characteristics in China. It breaks the traditional inter-provincial administrative barriers and plays a pilot role in building cross-border integration in the Yangtze River Delta and developing new functional areas; it has a role in enhancing the radiation of the Jiangbei New Area. Bringing momentum, strengthening the connection between Chuzhou City in Anhui Province and Nanjing Jiangbei New District, improving the collection and distribution system of Nanjing North Station, and promoting the development of multi-network integration of rail transit play a key role.

Nanjing-Yizheng line (including Yangzhou extension line)

The Nanjing-Yizheng line (including the Yangzhou extension line) is located in Nanjing and Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. It starts from Dongliu Station in the core area of Zidong, Nanjing, and passes through Nanjing Xianlin University Town, Qixia District, Yizheng City, Yizheng Development Zone, and Yangzhou Economic The development zone and Hanjiang District stop at Yangzhou Railway Station. The first phase of the Nanjing-Yizheng Line (including the Yangzhou Extension Line) starts at Xianlinhu Station (transferred to Line 4) and follows Weidi Road-Qimin East Road-Runyang Road-Lingang Road-Planning Dapeng River Laying the road, it crosses the Yangtze River downstream at the mouth of the Shuanggang River. After crossing the river, follow Wannian South Road-Zhenzhou Road to the Yizheng Comprehensive Transportation Hub, then turn to the southeast and cross the Yiyang River, and then go east through the Yizheng Development Zone and pass through Puxi Town. , Then turn to the north and enter Chahe Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, and then along Zhannan Road to connect to the end of the line at Yangzhou West Station. The total length of the line is 53.75km (excluding the section across the river). There are 16 stations, including 8 elevated stations. There are 8 underground stations. The maximum operating speed of the vehicle is 160km/h.

According to reports, the Nanjing-Yizheng line (including the Yangzhou extension line) is a key project to realize the integrated development of Ning-Zhen-Yang, and a traction project to realize the coordinated development of the towns along the Ning-Yi-Yang line. After completion, it will promote the development of the same city of Ningyang and Yangzhou, strengthen the connection between the central urban area of Nanjing, the central urban area of Yangzhou and the peripheral clusters, and improve the overall efficiency of the rail transit network. Editor/He Yuting