Line 8 (Hangzhou Metro)

Line 8 of the Hangzhou Metro (simplified Chinese: 杭州地铁八号线; traditional Chinese: 杭州地鐵八號線; pinyin: Hángzhōu Dìtiě Bāhào Xiàn) is a metro line in Hangzhou.[2] The line is 17.17 km long and will run in a west–east direction between South Wenhai Road station and Xinwan Road station in Qiantang District.[3] The line was opened on 28 June 2021.[4]

Line 8
 8 
Train of Line 8 is departing from South Wenhai Road station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Hangzhou
LocaleHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemHangzhou Metro
Services1
Operator(s)Hangzhou Metro Corporation
Depot(s)Xinwan Depot
Rolling stock6 cars, type A
History
Opened28 June 2021; 2 years ago (2021-06-28)
Technical
Line length17.17 km (10.67 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead, 1500 V DC
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

1
South Wenhai Road
 1 
2
Gongshang University Yunbin
3
Qiaotoubao
4
Hezhuang Road
5
Qingxisan Road
6
Middle Qingliu Road
 7 
7
Cangbeicun
8
Fengloucun
9
Xinwan Road
Xinwan Depot

Stations edit

Station name[1] Connections Location
English Chinese
South Wenhai Road 文海南路  1  Qiantang
Gongshang University Yunbin 工商大学云滨
Qiaotoubao 桥头堡
Hezhuang Road 河庄路
Qingxisan Road 青西三路
Middle Qingliu Road 青六中路  7 
Cangbeicun 仓北村
Fengloucun 冯娄村   Qiantang (planned)
Xinwan Road 新湾路
 
Hangzhou Metro Line 8 map drawn to scale.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "杭州市人民政府关于杭州地铁4号线二期工程、8号线一期工程、9号线一期工程车站站名的批复". 2021-03-11.
  2. ^ "地铁8号线下沙段一期交改顺利完成". hzmetro.com.
  3. ^ "杭州地铁6号线、8号线初步设计获批 具体站点信息首次披露". zjol.com. 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "杭州地铁8号线开始铺轨 计划明年建成,全程约20分钟". 2020-06-06. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020.