Line 1 (Hangzhou Metro)

Line 1 of the Hangzhou Metro (Chinese: 杭州地铁一号线; pinyin: Hángzhōu Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is an arc-shaped rapid transit line running from Xianghu station in western Xiaoshan District to Xiaoshan International Airport in eastern Xiaoshan District, passing through downtown Hangzhou. The line opened on 24 November 2012. It is the oldest in the city's metro network.[2]

Line 1
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A Line 1 train on the Linping branch (now part of Line 9)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Hangzhou
LocaleHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Termini
Stations33
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemHangzhou Metro
Services2
Operator(s)Hangzhou MTR Corporation Limited
Depot(s)Qibao Depot
Xianghu Stabling Yard
Nanyang Stabling Yard
Rolling stockPM0G
PM121
PM144
Daily ridership520,000 (2016 Daily Avg.)[1]
1,270,300 (2019-05-01 peak)
History
Opened24 November 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-24)
Technical
Line length52.21 km (32.44 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1500 V DC
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Xianghu Yard
1
Xianghu
2
Binkang Road
 5 
3
Xixing
4
Binhe Road
5
Jiangling Road
 6 
6
Jinjiang
 4 
7
Wujiang Road
8
Chengzhan
 5  Hangzhou railway station HZH
9
Ding'an Road
10
Longxiangqiao
Line 2 interconnection
11
Fengqi Road
 2 
Left arrow Chaoyang – Liangzhu Right arrow
12
Wulin Square
 3  Hangzhou BRT
13
West Lake Cultural Square
 3   19 
14
Datieguan
 5 
CR interconnection
Line 19 crossing
15
Zhalongkou
16
East Railway Station
 4  Hangzhou East Railway Station HGH
 6   19  East Railway Station (East Square)
17
Pengbu
 4 
18
Qibao and Qibao Depot
19
Jiuhe Road
20
Jiubao
21
Coach Center
 9 
22
West Xiasha
23
Jinshahu
24
Gaosha Road
25
Wenze Road
26
South Wenhai Road
 8 
27
Yunshui
28
Xiasha Jiangbin
29
Hangzhou Grand Convention and Exhibition Center
30
Gangcheng Avenue
31
Nanyang
Nanyang Yard
32
Xiangyang Road
33
Xiaoshan International Airport
 7   19  Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

The line is 52 km (32 mi) long with 33 stations.

The line is operated by Hangzhou MTR, a consortium consisting of the Hangzhou Metro, which holds a 51% share, and MTR Corporation Ltd., which holds a 49% share. As a result, the voice of Cheri Chan Yu-yan, the announcer of the Hong Kong MTR, can be heard on the English announcements on this line.[3]

Opening timeline

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Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Xianghu — Wenze Road 24 November 2012 34.82 km (21.64 mi) 24 Phase 1
Coach Center — Linping[a] 12.5 km (7.77 mi)[5] 6
East Railway Station 30 June 2013 Infill station 1
Wenze Road — Xiashajiangbin 24 November 2015 5.7 km (3.54 mi) 3 Phase 2
Xiashajiangbin — Xiaoshan International Airport 30 December 2020 11.2 km (6.96 mi)[6] 5 Phase 3
  1. ^ The branch line (Coach CenterLinping) is operated as Line 9 since 10 July 2021.[4]

Service routes

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Stations

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Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
Xianghu 湘湖 0.00 0.00 Xiaoshan
Binkang Road 滨康路  5  2.10 2.10 Binjiang
Xixing 西兴 1.02 3.12
Binhe Road 滨和路 1.50 4.62
Jiangling Road 江陵路  6  1.05 5.67
Jinjiang 近江  4  3.10 8.77 Shangcheng
Wujiang Road 婺江路 0.87 9.64
Chengzhan 城站  5      HZH 1.27 10.91
Ding'an Road 定安路 1.30 12.21
Longxiangqiao 龙翔桥 1.20 13.41
Fengqi Road 凤起路  2  0.80 14.21 Gongshu
Wulin Square 武林广场  3  1.13 15.34
West Lake Cultural Square 西湖文化广场  3   19  0.87 16.21
Datieguan 打铁关  5  1.43 17.64
Zhalongkou 闸弄口 1.46 19.10 Shangcheng
East Railway Station 火车东站  4   6 [a]  19 [a]

    HGH

2.16 21.26
Pengbu 彭埠  4  1.10 22.36
Qibao 七堡 1.80 24.16
Jiuhe Road 九和路 1.20 25.36
Jiubao 九堡 1.45 26.81
Coach Center 客运中心  9  1.26 28.07
West Xiasha 下沙西 3.25 31.32 Qiantang
Jinshahu 金沙湖 1.27 32.59
Gaosha Road 高沙路 0.93 33.52
Wenze Road 文泽路 1.25 34.77
South Wenhai Road 文海南路  8  2.70 37.47
Yunshui 云水 1.40 38.87
Xiashajiangbin 下沙江滨 1.65 40.52
Hangzhou Grand Convention and Exhibition Center 杭州大会展中心 3.97 44.49 Xiaoshan
Gangcheng Avenue 港城大道 1.28 45.77
Nanyang 南阳 1.00 46.77
Xiangyang Road 向阳路 1.60 48.37
Xiaoshan International Airport 萧山国际机场  7   19   HGH 3.84 52.21
 
To scale map of Hangzhou Metro Line 1

Rolling stock

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Stock Class Year built Builder Number built Numbers Formation Depots Line assigned Notes
PM0G B 2010-2013 CSR Nanjing Puzhen 288 (48 sets) 01 001 - 01 048 (010011-010486) Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc Xianghu Yard
Qibao Depot
Nanyang Yard
 1 
PM121 2017-2019 CRRC Nanjing Puzhen 144 (24 sets) 01 049 - 01 072 (010491-010726)
PM144 2020-2021 48 (8 sets) 01 073 - 01 080 (010731-010806)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Out-of-station interchange with East Railway Station (East Square)

References

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  1. ^ "杭州地铁有两个最新消息要告诉你 1号线要添20多列新车 2号线西北段明年内开通运营 - 杭州新闻中心 - 杭州网". Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ 杭州地铁1号线下沙延伸段24日通车 1号线有新变化. 杭州网. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "有什么关于杭州地铁、公交的冷知识? - 知乎". www.zhihu.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "7月10日起,杭州地铁9号线来了!". 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "喜讯!众合科技助力杭州地铁9号线临平段改造工程圆满完成". 15 July 2021. 为9号线的中段,由既有1号线临平支线拆分独立运营构成,长约12.5公里
  6. ^ "杭州地铁四段新线齐开 可以坐着地铁去机场了". 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021.