Taizhou Rail Transit | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China | ||
Transit type | Hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 1 (in operation) | ||
Number of stations | 15 (in operation) | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 28 December 2022 | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 52.4 km (32.6 mi)[1] | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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Taizhou Rail Transit[2] (simplified Chinese: 台州轨道交通; traditional Chinese: 台州軌道交通; pinyin: Tāizhōu Guǐdào Jiāotōng) is an urban rail transit system in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The system is operated by Taizhou Rail Transit Construction and Development Co., Ltd. In the near term (Phase I), two lines, S1 and S2, are planned; in the long term, lines S3 and S4 are planned. The first phase of the plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China in December 2014,[3] and approved by the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission in September 2016.[4] Construction of Line S1 started in November 2016[5][6] and lasted until opening in December 2022.
Nomenclature
In the PRC both the terms simplified Chinese: 市郊铁路; traditional Chinese: 市郊鐵路; pinyin: shìjiāo tiělù (Urban-Suburban railway) and simplified Chinese: 市域铁路; traditional Chinese: 市域鐵路; pinyin: shìyù tiělù (Prefectural area railway) refer to newly-opened commuter/regional railway services. These terms are usually interchangeable and are designated with the Latin letter S. In Southern Zhejiang province, however, shìjiāo tiělù refers to genuine commuter/regional lines like that of Transilien, while shìyù tiělù, dubbed with S, refers to partially underground urban systems like that of the RER. Taizhou, in particular, has both systems in its rail transit in operation; while Wenzhou has both a RER-like system in operation and a planned rapid transit. The RER-like system has everything similar to a rapid transit in terms of operation, and has no direct connections with the national railway system, yet still has a loading gauge and signaling system inherited from the interprovincial railway and runs on the left track,[7] and comes with a longer distance between stations (approximately 3 km). Due to the state restrictions on rapid-transit building in smaller cities some city governments use this methods to circumvent such restrictions, branded as a rapid transit toward the citizens while as a commuter rail toward the central government.
Lines
Line | Terminals | Construction started | Opening | Length km |
Stations | |
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S1 | Taizhou Railway Station | Chengnan | November 2016 | 28 December 2022 | 52.4[1] | 15 |
S2 | Beiyang | Fangte[8] | 2023 | 2027 | 66[8] | 22[8] |
Line S1 functions to locate the north-south express track passage in the central urban area of Taizhou and the express track passage connecting Wenling and Yuhuan to the south of the urban area, connecting Toumen Port Area, Taizhou railway station, Wenling railway station and other important integrated transportation nodes.
Line S2 is an east-west fast track passage in the central city of Taizhou, connecting Huangyan District, Taizhou West railway station, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou Railway Station, Taizhou Bay New District, Jinqing, Wenling East New District, Songmen, Shitang and other important blocks and stations, together with Line S1, built a cross-speed track in downtown Taizhou.
Long-term planning
Line S3 is functionally positioned as a rapid rail transit channel connecting Linhai's downtown area and Taizhou's downtown area, connecting important transportation nodes such as Linhai Railway Station, Linhai South Railway Station, and Taizhou Railway Station.
The M line is mainly a general rail line serving the "three districts and two cities". The function of M1 line is to connect the east-west rail transit line of Huangyan City and Jiaojiang City; the function of line M2 is the east-west rail transit line connecting Taizhou West Station, Huangyan City, Luqiao City, Taizhou Airport, and Taizhou Bay New District; the function of M3 line is It is positioned as a north-south rail transit line connecting Jiangbei New District, Jiaojiang District, Luqiao District, and Wenling City; the function of M4 line is to connect Huangyan District, Jianyang Lake, The rail transit line of Luqiao City and Taizhou Airport; the M5 line is functionally positioned as an east-west rail transit line within Wenling City, connecting Wenling Eastern New District, Ruoheng Town, Wenling City, Wenling Railway Station, Daxi Town, etc.[9]
References
- ^ a b "市域铁路S1线:决胜"6·30"全线完工试运行". 2022-04-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27.
全长近52.4公里,总投资228亿元,设计最高行车速度140公里/小时,全线设车站15座,平均站间距3.5公里
- ^ "Táizhōu guǐdào jiāotōng logo yǐjīng gōngbù" 台州轨道交通logo已经公布 [Taizhou Rail Transit Logo Announced]. 1zhengji.com (in Chinese). 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Guójiā fāzhǎn gǎigé wěi guānyú zhèjiāng shěng dūshì quān chéng jì tiělù guīhuà de pīfù" 国家发展改革委关于浙江省都市圈城际铁路规划的批复 [Reply of the National Development and Reform Commission on the Intercity Railway Planning of Zhejiang Metropolitan Area] (in Chinese). 2014-12-22. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-02 – via Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guójiā Fāzhǎn hé Gǎigé Wěiyuánhuì.
- ^ Lu, Zhenzhen 卢珍珍 (2014-08-29). "Táizhōu dūshì quān jiāng jiàn 2 tiáo chéng jì tiělù zuìgāo shísù dádào 140 gōnglǐ" 台州都市圈将建2条城际铁路 最高时速达到140公里 [Taizhou Metropolitan Area Will Build 2 Intercity Railways with a Maximum Speed of 140 Kilometers per Hour]. Zhōngguó táizhōu wǎng (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ "Zhèjiāng táizhōu shǒu tiáo shìyù tiělù jīnrì kāigōng; zhōng chē táizhōu pèitào chǎnyè yuán jīnrì diànjī" 浙江台州首条市域铁路今日开工;中车台州配套产业园今日奠基 [Construction of the First Municipal Railway in Taizhou, Zhejiang Starts Today; Foundation of CRRC Taizhou Supporting Industrial Park Laid Today]. Zhōngguó guǐdào wǎng (in Chinese). 2016-11-18. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Táizhōu shì shìyù tiělù xiàn wǎng guīhuà xiū biān chéngguǒ gōngshì" 台州市市域铁路线网规划修编成果公示 [Announcement of the Results of Taizhou Municipal Railway Network Planning and Revision]. Táizhōu Shì Fāzhǎn hé Gǎigé Wěiyuánhuì (in Chinese). 2017-03-08. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Unlike North America, Mainland Eurasian right-hand driving countries usually have different traffic handness concerning subway (or road traffic) and commuter rail (or national intercity rail).
- ^ a b c "台州市域铁路S2线环境影响评价第一次公示". 2022-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "zh: 官方答复!台州城市轨道交通线网规划最新进展" (in Chinese). 2021-07-06.