Yinfeng line

Yinfeng line of Ningbo Rail Transit (宁波轨道交通鄞奉线), also known as Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway, Ningfeng line or Line S3, is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It starts from Gaotang Bridge station in Yinzhou District and ends in Jinhai Road station in Fenghua District. Through train service will be operated on Line 3 and Ningfeng Line and no interchange is needed.[3] Construction of Ningfeng Line started on December 30, 2015.[4] The initial section of the line (3 stations) opened on September 28, 2019. The remaining section of the line (6 stations) will open on September 27, 2020.[2]

Yinfeng Line (鄞奉线)
Overview
Other name(s)	Line S3 (S3号线) Ningbo–Fenghua intercity railway (宁波至奉化城际轨道交通) Ningfeng line (宁奉线)
Status	Operational
Owner	Ningbo
Locale	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Termini	Gaotang Bridge Jinhai Road
Stations	9
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Ningbo Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Ningbo Rail Transit Co.,Ltd.
Rolling stock	6-car Type B
History
Opened	28 September 2019[1] (initial section) 27 September 2020[2] (entire line)
Technical
Line length	21.53 km (13.38 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (The section from Fangqiao to Jinhai Road reserved to be 120 km/h)

Route

The railway starts south of Gaotang Bridge station in south Yinzhou District, goes south until it reaches the Ningbo Ring Expressway and turns into an elevated line and enters the Huanzhen North Road of Jiangshan Town. After reaching Jiangshan Station, it turns east into Yanhu Road and passes Yinzhou Industrial Park and Yongjiang Village until it reaches Fangqiao and turns south again along Donghuan Road before it reaches its destination, Jinhai Road Station.[5] The section between Fangqiao to Dacheng stations the elevated structure will run under the elevated south extension of the Ningbo Airport Expressway forming a three level structure similar to the northern section of Shanghai Metro Line 1.[6]

The route is 21.53 km in length,[2][7] of which 0.916 km is underground[7] with the rest being elevated.

The line will running up to 80 km/h (the section from Fangqiao to Jinhai Road reserved to be 120 km/h).

It is proposed that in the future, this line will be divided at Fangqiao station: northern part will be integrated into Line 3 and southern part will be extended northwards until it finally reaches Jinfang station of Line 5. A further extension southwards into Ninghai County[3] and a branch line west to Xikou Town has also been proposed.[8]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Gaotang Bridge — Minghui Road	28 September 2019	5.61 km (3.49 mi)[1]	3	initial section
Minghui Road — Jinhai Road	27 September 2020[2]	15.92 km (9.89 mi)	6	remaining section

Stations

Section	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
Line 3 (through operation)	Datong Bridge	大通桥	2			Jiangbei
	Zhongxing Bridge South	中兴大桥南				Yinzhou
	Minglou	明楼	6
	Sports Center	体育馆	7
	Sakura Park	樱花公园	1
	Children's Park	儿童公园	4
	Qiubi	仇毕
	Qianhu North Road	钱湖北路
	Jinyu Road	锦寓路
	Siming Middle Road	四明中路
	Yinzhou Government	鄞州区政府	5
	Southern Business District	南部商务区
	Yinzhou Coach Terminal	鄞州客运总站
	Gouzhang Road	句章路
	Gaotang Bridge	高塘桥
Yinfeng line	Jiangshan	姜山
	Shishan	狮山
	Minghui Road	明辉路
	Chaoyang	朝阳
	Fangqiao	方桥				Fenghua
	Jinlin	琎琳
	Nandu	南渡
	Dacheng East Road	大成东路
	Jinhai Road	金海路

References

1. "官宣 定了！宁奉线首通段9月28日开通，与3号线一期贯通运营". Ningbo Rail Transit. 2019-09-19.
2. "3号线鄞奉段、机场快速路南延南段、三官堂大桥9月27日开通". 2020-09-26.
3. China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group. Report of Environment Impact of Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway. Wuhan. July 2015.
4. "Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway begins construction and is scheduled to open in June, 2019". Ningbo PAI Client. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
5. "The route of Ningbo–Fenghua Intercity Railway is almost fixed. Construction expected to start next year". Ningbo Daily. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
6. "二层跑城铁三层跑汽车宁波至奉化快速路开建-宁波频道". nb.zjol.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
7. "宁波市轨道交通2号线二期及宁波至奉化城际铁路工程后通段供电系统安装施工招标公告". 2018-06-29.
8. "宁波市奉化区人民政府门户网站". www.fh.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-06.