Line S5 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S5
 S5 
Overview
Other names
  • Nanjing–Yangzhou intercity railway
  • Nanjing–Yizheng–Yangzhou intercity railway
  • Ningyang Line[1]
  • Nanjing-Yangzhou Line[1]
  • Ningyang Intercity railway[2][3]
  • Nanjing-Yizheng Line[4]
  • Nanjing-Yizheng Intercity railway[5]
  • Ningyi Intercity railway[6]
  • Ningyiyang Intercity railway[2]
  • Ningzhenyang Intercity railway[2]
  • Yangzhou Metro Line 6 (Yangzhou section)[7]
StatusUnder construction
LocaleNanjing and Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemNanjing Metro
OperatorNanjing Metro
Rolling stock4-car Type A
Technical
Line length57.61 km (35.8 mi)
CharacterElevated and underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line S5[8] is a planned rapid transit line connecting Nanjing and Yangzhou. It will be 57.61 kilometres (35.80 mi) long and have a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph).[9] Initially 4 car Type A trains will be used but the line is designed for expansion to 6 car trains in the future. The line will have passing loops at select stations allowing for express and local services to be offered.[10][11] Local services are expected to take 45 minutes to run end to end and express services will shorten end to end travel times to 34 minutes.[9] Construction started on December 28, 2021.[12] The line is planned to open in 2026.[9]

Stations

Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
Xianlinhu 仙林湖  4   2  Qixia, Nanjing
Sheshan 摄山  6 
Jiangcheng 江乘
Longtan 龙潭
Longtanxincheng 龙潭新城
Huayuanyingfang 花园营防
Jing'an 靖安 Ningzhen ICR
Huangtiandang 黄天荡
Wannianlu 万年路 Yizheng Yangzhou
Gongnonglu 工农路
Tianningdadao 天宁大道
Yizhengkaifaqu 仪征开发区
Puxi 朴席
Chahe 汊河 Hanjiang
Zhannanlu 站南路
Yangzhou West Railway Station 扬州西站 China Railway YLH

References

  1. 1 2 "放射状9线织密"轨道上的都市圈"". 20 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "地铁 S5 号线规划曝光!未来宁扬城际要设南延线和支线". 14 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "挖穿长江有多难?宁扬城际S5通车时间或腰斩,2026年变2030年". 23 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "南京地铁S5号线最新消息(不断更新)". 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "S5宁扬线:首个车站完成主体结构施工". 7 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "南京地铁S5号线概况".
  7. ↑ "扬州地铁6号线正在建设,地铁时代即将来临!". 19 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "宁扬S5号线首次环评公示". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  9. 1 2 3 "34分钟扬州至仙林!宁扬城际计划年底开建2026年通车" [34 minutes from Yangzhou to Xianlin! Nanjing-Yangzhou intercity railway planned to start construction by the end of this year and open in 2026.]. 人民网 (in Chinese). 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  10. ↑ "34分钟扬州至仙林!宁扬城际计划年底开建2026年通车". js.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  11. ↑ "和宁马城际南京段一期、宁滁城际南京段一起首次环评公示 宁扬城际铁路年内正式开工建设_南京信息_南京市人民政府". www.nanjing.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  12. ↑ "1小时拥抱"大蓝鲸"!宁马、宁滁、宁扬三条跨市域轨道交通线路开工-现代快报网". www.xdkb.net. Retrieved 2022-01-04.