Line S6 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S6
S6
Line S6 train
Overview
Other name(s)	Nanjing–Jurong intercity railway
Status	In operation
Locale	Nanjing and Jurong, Jiangsu Province
Termini	Maqun Jurong
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Nanjing Metro
Operator(s)	Nanjing Metro
Rolling stock	6-car Class B
History
Opened	28 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-28)
Technical
Line length	43.64 km (27.1 mi)[1]
Character	Elevated and underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line S6 is a rapid transit line connecting Nanjing and Jurong in Jiangsu Province, China. It is 43.64 kilometres (27.12 mi) long and has a maximum operating speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).^[1] It has opened on 28 December 2021.^[2] The line operates with a mixed express and local services using passing loops to allow for express trains to pass local ones.^[3]

The line started construction on December 21, 2018.^[4] The line is a joint venture between Nanjing Metro and the Jurong local government.

Stations

Services		Station Name		Connections	Location
L	Ex	English	Chinese
●	●	Maqun	马群	2  Qilin Tram	Qixia	Nanjing
●	●	Baishuiqiao	百水桥
●	●	Qilinmen	麒麟门		Jiangning
●	●	Dongjiaoxiaozhen	东郊小镇
●	｜	Guquan	古泉
●	｜	Nanjingyuanrendong	南京猿人洞
●	｜	Tangshan	汤山
●	●	Quandudajie	泉都大街
●	●	Huangmei	黄梅		Jurong, Zhenjiang
●	｜	Tongshijie	童世界
●	｜	Huayang	华阳
●	●	Chongming	崇明
●	●	Jurong	句容	JWH

References

1. "南京首条跨市域地铁电气化工程开工". 2020-09-23. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. 南京地铁S6号线西起南京市马群站，终到句容市南沿江高铁句容站。线路全长43.64公里，最高运行时速120公里
2. "南京地铁S6号线最新进展！". 2020-09-24.
3. "江苏省发展和改革委员会 处室报送 南京至句容城际轨道交通工程开工建设". 2020-05-07. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
4. "南京最快地铁宁句城际将开工 时速120公里设站13座_中国江苏网". jsnews.jschina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-04.