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	Template:NJM stations; Template:NJM stations;
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; 9 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 Template:NJM stations to Template:NJM stations. 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 Type 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)

Service routes		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
Service routes		English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

●	●	Template:NJM stations	南京南站	1 3 S3 NKH	0.000	0.000	Yuhuatai
●	●	Template:NJM stations	翠屏山		4.077	4.077	Jiangning
●	●	Template:NJM stations	河海大学·佛城西路		3.252	7.329
●	●	Template:NJM stations	吉印大道		3.242	10.571
●	●	Template:NJM stations	正方中路		4.723	15.294
●	●	Template:NJM stations	翔宇路北		7.283	22.577
●	●	Template:NJM stations	翔宇路南	S9	4.234	26.811
●	●	Template:NJM stations	禄口机场	NKG	7.926	34.734
●	●	Template:NJM stations	空港新城江宁		1.583	36.317
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	●	Template:NJM stations	柘塘		see Line S7		Lishui
	●	Template:NJM stations	空港新城溧水
	●	Template:NJM stations	群力
	●	Template:NJM stations	卧龙湖
	●	Template:NJM stations	溧水
	●	Template:NJM stations	中山湖
	●	Template:NJM stations	幸庄
	●	Template:NJM stations	无想山

^ 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
^ "Archived copy" 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 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.