Line 4 (Ningbo Rail Transit)

Line 4 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese: 宁波轨道交通4号线) is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It starts from Cicheng Town, Jiangbei District, and ends near Dongqian Lake in Yinzhou District.[1] The project was approved on November 5, 2013[2] and opened on December 23, 2020. Construction of Line 4 started in 2011 with the groundbreaking of the North Ring Elevated Expressway with the second deck of the structure being used for Line 4 trains.[3] The rest of the line started construction on November 30, 2015.[4] The line will initially use 36 sets of six car B-type trains with a maximum service speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).[5][6]

Line 4
Line 4 Train at Guanshanhe Station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNingbo
LocaleNingbo, Zhejiang, China
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNingbo Rail Transit
Operator(s)Ningbo Rail Transit Co., Ltd.
History
Opened23 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-23)
Technical
Line length36.11 km (22.44 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground / Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary (+ third rail return)

Route

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Line 4 starts from Cicheng Station in Cicheng Town in east-west direction as an elevated line. Then it turns south into the North Outer Ring Expressway where it turns east-west running under the elevated expressway forming a three level structure similar to the northern section of Shanghai Metro Line 1.[3] After reaching Jiangbei Avenue, it starts to turn underground and deviates from the viaduct to Zhuangqiao Railway Station where it turns south, crosses Yaojiang River and reaches Ningbo Railway Station. Then Line 4 goes along Changchun Road, Xingning Road until it reaches Canghai Road and become north-south again. After reaching Shounan Road it turns into southeast direction and reaches Dongqian Lake, its destination.[1]

The Phase 3 of Ningbo Rail Transit includes both western and eastern extensions of line 4. The western extension is a 1.77 km long section with a new station Cicheng West, while eastern extension is 2.37 km with a new station International Conference Center.[7][8] Eastern extension started construction in 25 February 2021,[9] and western in 22 November 2022.[10]

Stations

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Station name Connections Location
English Chinese
Cicheng West 慈城西 Jiangbei
Cicheng 慈城
Guanshanhe 官山河
Changxing Road 长兴路
Jinshan Road 金山路
Olympic Sports Center 奥体中心
Hongtang Middle Road 洪塘中路
Hongda Road 洪大路  8 
Zhuangqiao Railway Station 庄桥火车站   ZQH
Lijiang Road 丽江路
Shuangdong Road 双东路
Cuibaili 翠柏里  6  Haishu
Daqing Bridge 大卿桥  1 
Liuxi 柳西
Ningbo Railway Station 宁波火车站  2 
  NGH (   Yongyu )
Xingning Bridge West 兴宁桥西
Xingning Bridge East 兴宁桥东 Yinzhou
Baihe 白鹤
Children's Park 儿童公园  3 
Ailiu 矮柳
Panhuo Road 潘火路
Songjiang East Road 嵩江东路
South Higher Education Park 南高教园区  5 
Jinda South Road 金达南路
Xiaoyangjiang 小洋江  7   Ningxiang 
Dongqian Lake 东钱湖
International Conference Center 国际会议中心

References

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  1. ^ a b Ningbo Environment Protection Design Group. Report of Environment Impact of Line 4, Ningbo Rail Transit. Ningbo. November 2014.
  2. ^ "《宁波市城市轨道交通近期建设规划(2013-2020年)》获国家批复". 2013-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. ^ a b "宁波北外环快速路高架上开建轨道交通-北外环,宁波,快速路,轨道交通-中国宁波网-新闻中心". news.cnnb.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ^ "又一条地铁来了!宁波轨交4号线今开工 工期5年_中国宁波网_特别推荐". news.cnnb.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ^ "宁波市轨道交通4号线工程设计总体总包(SJ4001标段)(勘察设计)招标公告". 2014-02-01. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ^ "宁波市公共资源交易中心". archive.is. 2017-06-11. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ^ 国家发展改革委基础司 (2020-12-14). "国家发展改革委关于宁波市城市轨道交通 第三期建设规划(2021-2026年)的批复(发改基础〔2020〕1899号)". 国家发展改革委. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. ^ 陈晓旻 (2020-12-18). "福泉大道要来了!宁波国际会议中心5条配套道路也启动招标". 中国宁波网. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  9. ^ 张燕 (2021-02-25). "4号线东延段国际会议中心站开工 系轨交三期建设规划首个项目". 中国宁波网. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  10. ^ "宁波轨道交通4号线西延段开工 设一站一区间". 中国宁波网. 2022-11-22. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22.