Line 9 (Tianjin Metro)
Railway line of Tianjin Metro
Line 9 is a rapid transit line of the Tianjin Metro in Tianjin, China. It spans 52.8 km (32.8 mi) with 21 stations, connecting the urban area of Tianjin with Binhai New Area, a new area within the jurisdiction of Tianjin Municipality. The one-way journey time is approximately one hour.
Line 9 is run by Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit Development Co., Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Tianjin Rail Transit Group Corporation in 2017.
Design
Most of the line is elevated and runs parallel to the Jinbin Expressway (only the westernmost 6.67 kilometres (4.14 mi) runs in tunnels). Hence, it is often wrongly called "light rail", as is commonplace in China with elevated or at-grade metro lines.
Trains can reach a speed of up to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Of the 4 bridges along the line, the No. 1 and No. 4 bridges are longer and use ballastless track, while the No.
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