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Line S8
Line S8
	S8
	A Line S8 train approaching Jinniuhu station
Overview
Other name(s)	Luhe line; Nanjing–Tianchang intercity railway; Ningtian intercity railway
Status	In operation
Locale	Pukou and Luhe districts; Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini	Jinniuhu; Changjiangdaqiaobei;
Stations	19
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
Operator(s)	Nanjing Metro
History
Opened	1 August 2014; 10 years ago
Technical
Line length	47.288 km (29.4 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line S8 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁S8号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě S-Bā Hào Xiàn), is a north–south suburban metro line serving the northern suburbs of Nanjing.^[4] Currently, the line runs from Jinniuhu to Changjiangdaqiaobei. It will eventually extended to Tianchang in Anhui.^[5]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jinniuhu — Taishanxincun	1 August 2014	45.2 km (28.1 mi)	17	Phase 1
Taishanxincun — Changjiangdaqiaobei	30 September 2022	2.072 km (1.3 mi)^[6]	2	South extension

Service routes		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
Service routes		English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

●	●	Changjiangdaqiaobei	长江大桥北	11			Pukou
●	●	Maofangchanglu	毛纺厂路
●	●	Taishanxincun	泰山新村		0.000	0.000
●	●	Taifenglu	泰冯路	3	1.236	1.236
●	●	Gaoxin Development Zone	高新开发区		2.741	3.977
●	●	NUIST	信息工程大学		2.830	6.807
●	●	Xiejiadian	卸甲甸		1.401	8.208	Luhe
●	●	Dachang	大厂		1.829	10.037
●	●	Getang	葛塘		2.151	12.188
●	●	Changlu	长芦		3.880	16.068
●	●	Huagongyuan	化工园		1.567	17.635
●	●	Luhe Development Zone	六合开发区		2.893	20.528
●	●	Longchi	龙池		2.077	22.605
●	●	Xiongzhou	雄州		2.375	24.980
●	●	Fenghuangshan Park	凤凰山公园		1.606	26.586
●	●	Fangzhouguangchang	方州广场		1.475	28.061
●		Shenqiao	沈桥		6.112	34.173
●		Babaiqiao	八百桥		4.971	39.144
●		Jinniuhu	金牛湖		5.475	44.619

^ simplified Chinese: 六合线; traditional Chinese: 六合線; pinyin: Lùhé Xiàn
^ 南京到天长城际轨道交通; 南京到天長城際軌道交通; Nánjīng dào Tiāncháng Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng
^ 宁天城际轨道交通; 寧天城際軌道交通; Níng-Tiān Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng
^ 宁天城际一期开工青奥会前通车. Nanjing People's Government (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-02.
^ 大桥北路到金牛湖将只要半小时. Nanjing People's Government (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.
^ "南京地铁S8号线（宁天城际）南延线9月30日11时开通初期运营". 南延线长2.072km，均为地下线，设车站2座

^ "Ning" (宁), is the standard Chinese abbreviation for Nanjing. It comes from the name "Jiangning" (江宁) that the city had in the early Qing.