Line 2 (Nanjing Metro)

Line 2 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁2号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě ÈrHào Xiàn) is a subway line that runs mainly in an east-west direction on the Nanjing Metro network, running from Jingtianlu to Youfangqiao; it entered operation on May 28, 2010.[1][3] It covers a length of 37.95 km (23.58 mi) with 26 stations.[1][4] Of the 26 stations, 17 stations are underground, 2 stations are on the surface, and the other 7 station are either above ground or elevated stations.

Line 2
A line 2 train approaching Xianhemen station
Overview
Status	In operation
Locale	Qixia, Xuanwu, Qinhuai, Gulou, and Jianye districts Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini	Youfangqiao Jingtianlu
Stations	26[1]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Daily ridership	526,000 (2014 Avg.) 1.064 million (2019 Peak)[2]
History
Opened	May 28, 2010[1]
Technical
Line length	37.95 km (23.58 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground, ground level, and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Jingtianlu NJU Xianlin Campus Yangshan­gongyuan Xianlin­zhongxin Xuezelu Xianhemen  4  to Longjiang Jinmalu  4   4  to Xianlinhu Maqun Depot Maqun Zhonglingjie Xiaolingwei Xiamafang Muxuyuan Minggugong Xi'anmen Daxinggong  3   3  to Linchang to Mozhou­donglu Xinjiekou  1   1  to Maigaoqiao to CPU Shanghailu Hanzhongmen Mochouhu Yunjinlu Jiqingmen­dajie Xinglong­dajie Olympic Stadium East Yuantong  10   10  to Yushanlu to Andemen Yurun­dajie Youfanqiao Stabling Yard Youfangqiao  S3   S3  to Gaojiachong to Nanjing South Railway Station

The section between Maqun and Jingtianlu was originally planned as an east extension of Line 2, but it entered operation, together with the main line, on the same day.[4]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Youfangqiao — Jingtianlu	28 May 2010	37.95 km (23.58 mi)	26	(initial phase) & Eastern extension

Current stations

Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Youfangqiao	油坊桥	S3	0.000	0.000	Jianye
Yurun­dajie	雨润大街		2.631	2.631
Yuantong	元通	10  Hexi Tram	1.622	4.253
Olympic Stadium East	奥体东	Hexi Tram	1.262	5.515
Xinglong­dajie	兴隆大街		1.379	6.894
Jiqingmen­dajie	集庆门大街		1.473	8.367
Yunjinlu	云锦路		1.312	9.679	Gulou
Mochouhu	莫愁湖		1.257	10.936	Jianye
Hanzhongmen	汉中门		1.002	11.938	Gulou/Qinhuai
Shanghailu	上海路		0.874	12.812
Xinjiekou	新街口	1	0.745	13.557	Qinhuai
Daxinggong	大行宫	3	1.022	14.579	Xuanwu
Xi'anmen	西安门		1.024	15.603	Xuanwu/Qinhuai
Minggugong	明故宫		1.300	16.903	Qinhuai
Muxuyuan	苜蓿园		1.521	18.424	Xuanwu
Xiamafang	下马坊		1.307	19.731
Xiaolingwei	孝陵卫		0.937	20.668
Zhonglingjie	钟灵街		1.168	21.836
Maqun	马群	Qilin Tram	2.779	24.615	Qixia
Jinmalu	金马路	4	3.015	27.630
Xianhemen	仙鹤门		1.675	29.305
Xuezelu	学则路		1.326	30.631
Xianlin­zhongxin	仙林中心		1.519	32.150
Yangshan­gongyuan	羊山公园		1.066	33.216
NJU Xianlin Campus	南大仙林校区		1.947	35.163
Jingtianlu	经天路		1.846	37.009

Transfers to other modes of transportation

Rail

The Zijinshan station (紫金山站) of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway (on its branch going to the new Nanjing South railway station, rather than the one to the Nanjing railway station) will be located next to Jinmalu station.[5]

Bus

Maqun Bus Station, with services to a few cities east of Nanjing, is located near Maqun.[6]

References

1. 首页 > 运营服务 > 二号线 [Home > Operations Services > Line 2] (in Chinese). 南京地铁官方网站 [Nanjing Metro official website]. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
2. 南京地铁 (2019-03-09). 【刷新纪录！妇女节南京地铁客流突破408万人次】. 新浪微博 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-03-12.
3. 南京地铁二号线及一号线南延线开通 [South Nanjing subway Line 2 and Line 1 extension open]. China News (in Chinese). May 28, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
4. 南京地铁 [Nanjing Metro]. nj-dt.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
5. 沪汉蓉铁路南京段昨通车 [The Nanjing section of the Hu-Han-Rong rail line opened to traffic yesterday] (in Chinese). 南京市规划局 [Nanjing Urban Planning Bureau]. January 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
6. 2011 Nanjing city maps

External links

• Line 2 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)