Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway
Railway line in China
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Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway is a commuter rail service in Ningbo, Zhejiang, part of the planned Ningbo Intercity Railway network. It runs from Ningbo railway station in Haishu District to Yuyao railway station in Yuyao on the existing Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway. There are also through operation to Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway. Passengers can transfer to Line 2 and Line 4 of Ningbo Metro at Ningbo railway station.[1]
| Yongyu | |
Train in Ningbo station (阳明号) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Commuter rail, Intercity rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China |
| First service | 10 June 2017 |
| Current operators | Ningbo Intercity Railway, CR Shanghai |
| Route | |
| Termini | Ningbo Yuyao |
| Distance travelled | 48.7 km (30.26 mi) |
| Line used | Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | CRH6F |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 120km/h |
| Track owner | CR Shanghai |
| Rake maintenance | Yuyao |
It is the first line to provide "Higher-speed" commuter rail services, with trains travelling up to 160 km/h (99 mph) in Ningbo and capable of transporting up to 2,000 people. By 2019, the operating speed of the line is limited to 120 km/h (75 mph).
Stations
| Station No. |
Station name | Connections | Distance km |
Location | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | ||||||
| Through operation to Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway | |||||||
| NGH | Ningbo | 宁波 | 2 4  Ningbo |
0.00 | 0.00 | Haishu | Xiaoyong railway |
| ZQH | Zhuangqiao | 庄桥 | 4 | 7.37 | 7.37 | Jiangbei | |
| Cicheng | 慈城 | 4 | 12.06 | 19.43 | Jiangbei | ||
| Zhangting | 丈亭 | Yuyao | |||||
| YYH | Yuyao | 余姚 | Yuyao |
48.09 | Yuyao | ||
Services
Eight trains per day run in each direction on the Ningbo–Yuyao Intercity Railway, 4 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. As of December 2019, trains only serve Ningbo and Yuyao stations, with a travel time of 32 to 38 minutes. In July 2019, 3 train services in each direction started through operation with the Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway, linking Ningbo and Yuyao with stations in Shaoxing.[2]
Timetable
| Toward Ningbo[3][4] | Toward Yuyao | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train number |
Origin | Yuyao | Ningbo | Train number | Ningbo | Yuyao | Destination | |
| S1101 | 06:39 | 07:13 | S3002 | 08:00 | 08:33/35 | Shaoxing 09:30 | ||
| S1103 | 07:34 | 08:07 | S1102 | 09:17 | 09:49 | |||
| S3001 | Qianqing 07:48 | 08:49/51 | 09:24 | S1104 | 10:06 | 10:39 | ||
| S1105 | 10:00 | 10:34 | S3004 | 11:41 | 12:14/16 | Qianqing 13:19 | ||
| S3003 | Qianqing 13:34 | 14:40/42 | 15:20 | S1106 | 14:56 | 15:29 | ||
| S1107 | 14:04 | 14:41 | S3006 | 16:03 | 16:35/37 | Qianqing 17:38 | ||
| S1109 | 16:21 | 16:56 | S1108 | 17:30 | 18:02 | |||
| S3005 | Qianqing 16:25 | 17:26/28 | 18:02 | S1110 | 18:41 | 19:13 | ||