Line 1 (Nanchang Metro)

Line 1 (Nanchang Metro)
Rail Transit
Other name	Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1
Native name	南昌地铁1号线
Locale	Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
System	Nanchang Metro
Status	Operational
Open	26 December 2015 (age 10)
Stations	34
Linelength	48.55 km
Speed km/h	80
Electrification	Overhead catenary, DC 1500 V
Depot	Jiaoqiao Train Shed Yaohu MPD^[1]^[2]
Stock	6-car Type B

Nanchang Metro Line 1 (also known as Nanchang Rail Transit Line 1 in official documents) is the first rail transit line ever constructed in Nanchang and has opened in 2015. The Phase 1 of Line 1 runs from Shuanggang to Olympic Stadium, covered North Nanchang (Changbei, ), Old Town and East Nanchang (Changdong, ). It is planned in Phase 2 that Line 1 will be extended to Changbei Airport to the northwest and Maqiu () to the east.

Introduction

Nanchang Metro Line 1 shapes like the letter 'L', its Phase 1 is 28.737 km in length and includes 24 stations.^[3]^[4] The average distance between stations is 1,251 m.^[5] The construction has begun in 2009 and was finished by 2015.^[6]

In the initial plan of 2008, Line 1 spanned from Yao Lake () in the east to Lehua () in the northwest, and is 35 km in length in the long-term plan,^[7] which was confirmed in June 2013 again.^[8]

East extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 from Olympic Stadium on the west bank of Yao Lake to Maqiu on the east bank. This extension is planned to be 4 km in length, underground, and have 2 stations.
North extension: Phase 2 extends Line 1 to Changbei Airport via Lehua.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Shuanggang — Yaohu Lake West	26 December 2015	28.737 km (17.86 mi)	24	Phase 1
Changbei Airport — Shuanggang	28 June 2025^[9]	16.62 km (10.33 mi)	8	North extension
Yaohu Lake West — Maqiu	28 June 2025^[9]	4.34 km (2.70 mi)	2	East extension

Stations

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

●			昌北机场	KHN	0.00	0.00	Xinjian
●			汇贤大道		6.61	6.61
●			建业大道		1.56	8.17
●			定子山		2.85	11.02
●			冠山		1.15	12.17
●			南齿		1.61	13.78
●			方志敏大道		0.90	14.68
●			蛟桥		0.84	15.52
●	●		双港		1.02	16.54
●	●		孔目湖		1.22	17.76
●	●		长江路		3.08	20.84	Honggutan
●	●		珠江路		1.21	22.05
●	●		庐山南大道		1.31	23.36
●	●		绿茵路		0.89	24.25
●	●		卫东		1.18	25.43
●	●		地铁大厦		0.99	26.42
●	●		秋水广场		0.79	27.21
●	●		滕王阁		2.03	29.24	Donghu / Xihu
●	●		万寿宫		0.81	30.05
●	●		八一馆		0.59	30.64
●	●		八一广场		1.10	31.74
●	●		丁公路北		1.05	32.79
●	●		师大南路		1.05	33.84	Donghu / Qingshanhu
●	●		彭家桥		0.86	34.70	Qingshanhu
●	●		谢家村		0.78	35.48
●	●		青山湖大道		0.80	36.28
●	●		高新大道		1.12	37.34
●	●		艾溪湖西		1.34	38.74
●	●		艾溪湖东		1.89	40.63
●	●		太子殿		1.72	42.35	Nanchang Co.
●	●		奥体中心		1.33	43.68
●	●		瑶湖西		1.37	45.05
●	●		瑶湖东		2.06	47.11
●	●		麻丘		1.44	48.55

Rolling stock

The line is operated with Type B rolling stock at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. 27 trains of 6-car set, 162 cars in total will be operated at the first stage.^[10] These cars are 2.8 m in width, 3.8 m in height and 19 m in length, providing the system with a maximum capacity of 30,000 to 55,000 passengers per hour per direction, and minimum service interval of 2 minutes.^[11]

References

^ 南昌地铁1号线停车场设在蛟桥镇建设项目面向全国招标
^ "Schematic diagram of Nanchang rail transit construction plan" (in Chinese). Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine.
^ 南昌地铁一号线起点站双港大道站邻近华东交大 Archived 2013-04-25 at archive.today
^ 南昌地铁1号线两标段招标
^ 南昌市轨道交通1号线一期工程系统设计06、08、09、11合同段资格预审招标公告 Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ 南昌地铁1号线推迟至2015年底通车明确11个建设节点
^ "南昌地铁远景规划征询民意(图)". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
^ 南昌地铁三四号线拟建19.7公里高架 1号线北延至昌北机场
^ "南昌地铁1、2号线延长线6月28日10点18分开通！！". 2025-06-25.
^ 南昌地铁1号线24个车站确定将拆除中山桥
^ 南昌地铁拟采用B型车单向每小时载乘客5.5万人次