Line S9 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S9 is a north-south suburban line in the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁S9号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě S-Jiǔ Hào Xiàn) system, which opened on December 30, 2017.[4] It connects to Line S1 at Xiangyulunan and crosses Shijiu Lake on a 12km long bridge between Mingjue and Tuanjiewei.[5]

Line S9
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A Line S9 train at Gaochun station
Overview
Other name(s)Gaochun line[1]
Nanjing–Gaochun intercity railway Phase 2[2]
Ninggao intercity railway Phase 2[3][lower-alpha 1]
StatusIn operation
LocaleJiangning, Lishui, and Gaochun districts
Nanjing, Jiangsu
TerminiXiangyulunan
Gaochun
Stations6
Service
TypeRapid Transit
Operator(s)Nanjing Metro
History
Opened30 December 2017 (2017-12-30)
Technical
Line length52.4 km (32.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line S9 also serves as the second stage of the Nanjing–Gaochun Intercity Railway, with Line S1 serving as the first stage. On June 2019 a few express trains started operating during rush hour, running non-stop between Xiangyulunan and Gaochun.[6]

Opening timetable
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Xiangyulunan — Gaochun 30 December 2017 52.4 km (32.56 mi) 6 Ninggao ICR Phase 2

Station list
Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
Xiangyulunan 翔宇路南  S1  0.000 0.000 Jiangning
Tongshan 铜山 10.003 10.003
Shiqiu 石湫 7.374 17.377 Lishui
Mingjue 明觉 11.219 28.596
Tuanjiewei 团结圩 16.912 45.508 Gaochun
Gaochun 高淳 6.232 51.740

References
  1. simplified Chinese: 高淳线; traditional Chinese: 高淳線; pinyin: Gāochún Xiàn
  2. 南京到高淳城际轨道交通二期; 南京到高淳城際軌道交通二期; Nánjīng dào Gāochún Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng Èrqī
  3. 宁高城际轨道交通二期; 寧高城際軌道交通二期; Níng-Gāo Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng Èrqī
  4. "南京地铁S9宁高线12月底试运行！小苏带你先睹为快_我苏网". www.ourjiangsu.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. "南京版"千与千寻"海景地铁来啦！_我苏网". www.ourjiangsu.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. 中国江苏网 (2019-06-05). "6月6日起，地铁宁高线开行直达快车". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  1. "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.
  • Line S9 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)
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