Jinhua Rail Transit

Jinhua Rail Transit (simplified Chinese: 金华轨道交通; traditional Chinese: 金華軌道交通; pinyin: Jīnhuá Guǐ​dào Jiāotōng) is a suburban rapid transit system in the prefecture-level city of Jinhua, in Zhejiang Province, China. It opened on 30 August 2022.^[1]

Jinhua Rail Transit
Jinyidong Line train at Xiuhu Station, Yiwu
Overview
Locale	Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	30
Website	www.jhmtr.net
Operation
Began operation	30 August 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-30)[1]
Operator(s)	Jinhua Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd.
Character	Elevated and underground
Technical
System length	107 km (66.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Jinhua Rail Transit
Simplified Chinese	金华轨道交通
Traditional Chinese	金華軌道交通
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīnhuá Guǐ​dào Jiāotōng

History

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 28 July 2017.^[2] The Jinyi section of the Jinyidong line opened on 30 August 2022.^[1]

Lines

The initial phase of construction will see two sections of the Jinyidong line (Jinyi section and Yidong section) built, with a total length of 107 kilometres (66 mi) and 30 stations.^[2]

Line	Termini (District)		Commencement	Newest Extension	Length km	Stations
Jinyi	Jinhua Railway Station (Wucheng District)	Qintang (Yiwu)	30 Aug 2022[1]		58.4	17
Yidong	Yiwu Railway Station (Yiwu)	Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces (Dongyang)	28 Dec 2022		48.77	15
Total					107.2	32

Jinyidong line

Jinyi section

Main article: Jinyi Line (Jinhua Rail Transit)

The Jinyi section runs from Jinhua to Yiwu. It starts at the Jinhua railway station and heads east via Jinhua South railway station [zh]. It terminates at Qintang station. The Jinyi section opened on 30 August 2022.^[1] It is colored red on official system maps.

Yidong section

Main article: Yidong Line (Jinhua Rail Transit)

The Yidong section runs from Yiwu to Dongyang. It starts at Yiwu railway station and heads south. It terminates at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station. Furthermore, it interchanges with the Jinyi section at Qintang station. The Yidong section is expected to open in late 2022.^[3] It is also colored red on official system maps.

Jinwuyongdong line (Planned)

Jinwuyongdong line, or Jinhua-Wuyi-Yongkang-Dongyang line, starts at Luodian and heads south. It terminates at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station. It interchanges with the Yidong section at Ming & Qing Dynasty Palaces station and with the Jinyi section at South Bayi Street station. The line will be 111.7 kilometres (69.4 mi) in length and has 26 stations (15 underground, 11 elevated). The line is under planning.

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