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Line 1 (Shaoxing Metro)

line of Shaoxing Rail Transit

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ24835360 ↗
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Line 1 of Shaoxing Metro (Chinese: 绍兴轨道交通1号线; pinyin: Shàoxīng Guǐdào Jiāotōng Yīhào Xiàn) is a metro line in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China.

Line 1 is operated by Shaoxing Jingyue Metro Co., Ltd. under PPP Contract, a joinly between Shaoxing Metro Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd. (which holds 49%) and other entities .

Section

Main line (Keqiao section)

The section from Guniangqiao to China Textile City opened on 28 June 2021. The section is 20.3 km (12.6 mi) in length with 10 stations.

Elevated section from Yangxunqiao to Linhang Avenues.

Average speed through the trip: 38.3 km/h

Main line (remaining section)

The section from China Textile City to Fangquan is 26.8 km (16.7 mi) long and runs between China Textile City station in Keqiao District and Fangquan station in Yuecheng District, passing through the city center of Shaoxing with 18 stations. The section opened on 29 April 2022.

Branch line (future Line 4)

The branch line will branch off at Huangjiu Town and head north for 7.3 km (4.5 mi) to Exhibition and Convention Center with 6 stations (5 new stations, Huangjiu Town station is already opened with the main line of Line 1).

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