Line 5 (Hangzhou Metro)

Line 5 of the Hangzhou Metro (simplified Chinese: 杭州地铁五号线; traditional Chinese: 杭州地鐵五號線; pinyin: Hángzhōu Dìtiě Wǔhào Xiàn) is a subway line in Hangzhou. The line is colored cyan on system maps.

Line 5
 5 
Train of Line 5 departing The Grand Canal station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Hangzhou
LocaleHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Termini
Stations40 (39 in service)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemHangzhou Metro
Services1
Operator(s)MTR Corporation (Hangzhou)[2]
Depot(s)Wuchang Depot
Guniangqiao Stabling Yard
Rolling stock6 cars, Type AH
Daily ridership535,000 (working days in the first half of 2021)[3]
History
Opened24 June 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-24)[4]
Technical
Line length56.21 km (34.93 mi)[5]
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead 1,500 V DC
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

1
East Nanhu
2
Jinxing
3
Lvting Road
 3   16 
4
Gexiang
5
Chuangjing Road
 19 
6
Liangmu Road
7
Cangqian Campus Hangzhou Normal University
8
Yongfu
Wuchang Depot
9
Wuchang
district
Yuhang
Xihu
10
Jiangcun
11
Zijingang Campus Zhejiang University
12
Sanba
 2 
Left arrow Chaoyang – Liangzhu Right arrow
district
Xihu
Gongshu
13
Pingshui Street
14
Hemu
 10 
15
The Grand Canal
16
East Gongchen Bridge
Line 3 interconnection
17
Shanxian
 3 
18
Xiwen Street
19
Dongxinyuan
20
Hangyang
21
Datieguan
 1 
22
Baoshan Bridge
23
North Jianguo Road
 2 
Left arrow Liangzhu – Chaoyang Right arrow
24
Wan'an Bridge
Hangzhou railway station China Railway High-speed HZHMoyetang  7 
25
Chengzhan
 1 
26
Jiangcheng Road
 7 
27
Houchaomen
28
Nanxingqiao
 4 
29
Changhe
 6 
30
Jucai Road
31
Jianghui Road
32
Binkang Road
 1 
33
Bo'ao Road
34
Jinji Road
Line 2 interconnection
35
People's Square  2 
Left arrow Chaoyang – Liangzhu Right arrow
36
North Yucai Road
37
Middle Tonghui Road
38
South Railway Station
39
Shuangqiao
40
Guniangqiao
 1 
Guniangqiao Stabling Yard

Opening timeline edit

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Liangmu Road — Shanxian 24 June 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-24) 17.76 kilometres (11.04 mi) 12 Phase 1 (initial section)
Shanxian — Guniangqiao 23 April 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-23) 36.16 kilometres (22.47 mi) 21 Phase 1 (final section)
Jinxing — Liangmu Road 23 April 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-23) 4 Phase 2
South Railway Station[6] 30 June 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-30) Infill station 1
Baoshan Bridge 1 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-01)[7] 1

Stations edit

Line 5 runs from Jinxing and Guniangqiao. The western terminus, Guniangqiao, is an interchange with Shaoxing Metro Line 1. In the future, there will be an expansion to Yuxiong Academy School and Fangquan, changing Shaoxing Metro Line 1 stations in the main line to Line 5.

 
Legend

  - Operational
  - Under construction

Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
East Nanhu[1] 南湖东 0.42 Yuhang
Jinxing 金星 2.03 2.45
Lvting Road 绿汀路  3   16  2.59 5.04
Gexiang 葛巷 1.75 6.79
Chuangjing Road 创景路  19  0.87 7.66
Liangmu Road 良睦路 1.31 8.97
Cangqian Campus Hangzhou Normal University 杭师大仓前 1.01 9.98
Yongfu 永福 0.93 10.91
Wuchang 五常 1.91 12.82
Jiangcun 蒋村 2.27 15.09 Xihu
Zijingang Campus Zhejiang University 浙大紫金港 0.79 15.88
Sanba 三坝  2  2.28 18.16
Pingshui Street 萍水街 1.47 19.63 Gongshu
Hemu 和睦  10  1.08 20.71
The Grand Canal 大运河 1.68 22.39
East Gongchen Bridge 拱宸桥东 1.62 24.01
Shanxian 善贤  3  1.16 25.17
Xiwen Street 西文街 1.01 26.18
Dongxinyuan 东新园 1.15 27.33
Hangyang 杭氧 1.63 28.96
Datieguan 打铁关  1  1.00 29.86
Baoshan Bridge 宝善桥 1.63 31.49
North Jianguo Road 建国北路  2  0.81 32.30
Wan'an Bridge 万安桥 1.13 33.43 Shangcheng
Chengzhan 城站  1 
    HZH
1.08 34.51
Jiangcheng Road 江城路  7  0.75 35.26
Houchaomen 候潮门 1.43 36.69
Nanxingqiao 南星桥  4  1.23 37.92
Changhe 长河  6  2.72 40.64 Binjiang
Jucai Road 聚才路 1.74 42.38
Jianghui Road 江晖路 1.23 43.61
Binkang Road 滨康路  1  1.93 45.54
Bo'ao Road 博奥路 1.26 46.80 Xiaoshan
Jinji Road 金鸡路 0.92 47.72
People's Square 人民广场  2  1.23 48.95
North Yucai Road 育才北路 1.10 50.05
Middle Tonghui Road 通惠中路 0.72 50.77
South Railway Station 火车南站     HZN
 Shaoxing TNT 
1.86 52.63
Shuangqiao 双桥 1.14 53.77
Guniangqiao 姑娘桥  1  (Shaoxing Metro) 2.26 56.03

Description edit

Phase 1 of the line is 48.6 km (30.2 mi) long with 36 stations and runs between Central Park station in Yuhang District and Xiangzhang Road station in Xiaoshan District in the east, passing through downtown Hangzhou and providing transfers with multiple other lines in the system including Hangshao line (now Keqiao section of Line 1 of the neighboring Shaoxing Metro).[8] Phase 2 of the line further extends 3.2 km and two stations east to Lvting Road.[9] A 5 km (3.1 mi), two station extension west to Laoyuhang station in Yuhang District started construction in 2018.[10]

Rolling stock edit

The line uses higher capacity six car Type AH trains which are 20 cm wider than the Type B trains used in other Hangzhou Metro lines, increasing capacity by about 10%.[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "杭州市人民政府关于杭州机场轨道快线工程、地铁3号线一期工程及5号线二期工程车站站名的批复". 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "MTR : Concession Agreement for Hangzhou Metro Line 5 Signed". marketscreener.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Announcement of unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2021" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 12 August 2021. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021. Total patronage of HZL5 was 87 million in the first half of 2021 with an average weekday patronage of 535,000.
  4. ^ "快不快好不好?杭州地铁5号线首通段初体验-浙江在线杭州在线网站".
  5. ^ "杭州地铁5号线后通段、16号线计划4月底通车". 27 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "明天上午10点,下宁桥站、火车南站站同步开通!". 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ "杭州地铁7号线江北段、9号线一期南段、5号线宝善桥站,今天全部开通了". Hangzhou.com.cn. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "杭州地铁5号线开工 余杭未来科技城3个车站率先建 - 杭网原创 - 杭州网". ori.hangzhou.com.cn. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "运营中的杭州地铁1号线底下 5号线悄悄穿过 - 杭州网 - 杭州新闻中心". hznews.hangzhou.com.cn. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ "地铁5号线确定向西延伸 期待明年完工". zj.zjol.com.cn. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "杭州地铁5号线"小青"已抵达杭州 预计今年年底开通 - 杭网原创 - 杭州网". ori.hangzhou.com.cn. Retrieved 6 February 2019.