Line S1 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S1
Line S1
	A line S1 train is leaving Zhengfangzhonglu station
Overview
Other name(s)	Airport line; Nanjing–Gaochun intercity railway Phase 1; Ninggao intercity railway Phase 1
Status	In operation
Owner	China Railways Airport Construction Group
Locale	Jiangning and Yuhuatai districts; Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini	Nanjing South Railway Station; Konggangxinchengjiangning;
Stations	9
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	Nanjing Metro
Daily ridership	53,000 (2014 Avg.) ; 94,000 (2014 Peak)
History
Opened	July 1, 2014; 10 years ago
Technical
Line length	36.3 km (22.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line S1 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁S1号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě S-Yī Hào Xiàn), is a suburban metro rail line serving the southern suburbs of Nanjing, running from Nanjing South Railway Station to Konggangxinchengjiangning. It connects Nanjing South railway station with Nanjing Lukou International Airport. It is 34.9 km (21.7 mi) long has 8 stations.^[5] The line started construction on December 27, 2011,^[6]^[7] and was opened on July 1, 2014. In September 2011 a contract for 15 6 car Class B metro trains was given to CSR Corporation Limited, with the first train arriving in August 2013.^[8]

Line S1 also serves as the first stage of the Nanjing–Gaochun intercity railway, with Line S9 serving as the second stage.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Nanjing South — Nanjing Lukou International Airport	1 July 2014	35.8 km (22.25 mi)	8	Ninggao ICR Phase 1 & Ningli ICR Phase 1
Nanjing Lukou International Airport — Konggangxinchengjiangning	26 May 2018	1.5 km (0.93 mi)	1	Ningli ICR Phase 2
Konggangxinchengjiangning — Wuxiangshan	26 May 2018	see Line S7		(through services)

Servies Routes			Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
Servies Routes			English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

●	●	●	Nanjing South Railway Station	南京南站	1 3 6 S3 NKH	0.000	0.000	Yuhuatai / Jiangning
\|	●	\|	Cuipingshan	翠屏山		4.077	4.077	Jiangning
\|	●	\|	HHU / Fochengxilu	河海大学·佛城西路	12	3.252	7.329
\|	●	\|	Jiyindadao	吉印大道	5	3.242	10.571
\|	●	\|	Zhengfangzhonglu	正方中路		4.723	15.294
\|	●	\|	Xiangyulubei	翔宇路北		7.283	22.577
●	●	●	Xiangyulunan	翔宇路南	S9	4.234	26.811
●	●	●	Lukou International Airport	禄口机场	18 NKG	7.926	34.734
●	●	\|	Konggangxinchengjiangning	空港新城江宁		1.583	36.317

		\|	Zhetang	柘塘		see Line S7		Lishui
		\|	Konggangxinchenglishui	空港新城溧水
		\|	Qunli	群力
		\|	Wolonghu	卧龙湖
		●	Lishui	溧水
		●	Zhongshanhu	中山湖
		●	Xingzhuang	幸庄
		●	Wuxiangshan	无想山

The map of Nanjing Metro Airport Line S1

^ simplified Chinese: 机场线; traditional Chinese: 機場線; pinyin: Jīchǎng Xiàn
^ 南京到高淳城际轨道交通一期; 南京到高淳城際軌道交通一期; Nánjīng dào Gāochún Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng Yīqī
^ 宁高城际轨道交通一期; 寧高城際軌道交通一期; Níng-Gāo Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng Yīqī
^ 南京地铁日均客流创新纪录 187万人次 (in Chinese). October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
^ 置业倾城策：连接江宁两大交通枢纽实探宁高城际机场线 (in Chinese). Includes a map.
^ 南京开建地铁机场线第一次地铁将抵达机场. Sohu (in Chinese). December 28, 2011.
^ 地铁机场线、宁天城际一期工程传新动态 (in Chinese).
^ 南京地铁机场线首列车将于2013年8月交付. People's Daily Online Jiangsu (in Chinese). September 7, 2012.

^ "Ning" (宁), is the standard Chinese abbreviation for Nanjing. It comes from the name "Jiangning" (江宁) that the city had in the early Qing.