As one of the manufacturing divisions of CSR (China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited), Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works won the ¥3.13 billion order on 27th July. The contract calls for the production of a total of 402 metro cars for Nanjing Lines 3 and 10 to be completed in time for when the city hosts the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
Line 3 will see 46 six-car trains with lightweight welded aluminium alloy bodyshells running along its track while the 21 six-car trains destined for Line 10 will have a ‘more mature’ riveted body structure, and incorporate energy-saving features including LED lighting. Deliveries are schedule to begin in March and May 2013, for Line 3 and 10 respectively.
Until its opening as a independent line the following year, the 14.4km long Line 10 shall first operate as an extension to Line 1, terminating at Andemen in the south with its northern end in the town of Jiangpu in Pukou District through a tunnel under the Yangtze River. The new north-south Line 3 shall be 40km in length with 28 stations, running from its northern terminus at Linyang Railway station in Pukou District to its southern end at Jiyin Avenue in Jiangning District.
Nanjing’s ambitious plans for its metro network call for 600km of track comprising 17 lines by 2050. Click [here] for a fascinating map of Nanjing’s future metro system on Wikipedia.
