Airport Express (Hangzhou Metro)

The Airport Express line (simplified Chinese: 机场轨道快线; traditional Chinese: 機場軌道快線; pinyin: Jīchǎng Guǐdào Kuàixiàn) of the Hangzhou Metro, also known as the Central Express line (中轴快线; 中軸快線; Zhōngzhóu Kuàixiàn) or Line 31, Line K1, is an under construction rapid transit line in Hangzhou.[1][2][3] The line is expected to be operational in 2022.[1]

Airport Express
Airport Express
Overview
Other name(s)	Central Express Line 31 Line K1
Type	Rapid transit
System	Hangzhou Metro
Status	Under construction[1]
Locale	Yuhang, Xihu, Gongshu, Xiacheng, Jianggan, and Xiaoshan districts Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Termini	Tiaoxi Jingjiang
Stations	15 (11 underground, 4 elevated)[1]
Services	1
Operation
Planned opening	2022[1]
Owner	City of Hangzhou
Operator(s)	Hangzhou Metro Corporation
Character	Underground & Elevated
Rolling stock	6-car Type A[1]
Technical
Line length	58.5 kilometres (36.4 mi)[1]
Operating speed	120 km/h (maximum speed)

The line has a length of 58.5 km (36.4 mi), including 46.5 km (28.9 mi) underground section.[1] There will be 15 stations on the line, including 11 underground stations.[1] The line will use 6-car Type A rolling stock.[1]

It will connect Hangzhou West railway station, Alibaba headquarters, Hangzhou East railway station and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, and the termini will be Tiaoxi station and Jingjiang station. It will cross the Qiantang River on a rebuilt Road–Railway Bridge with the Huhangyong Expressway (Zhejiang Expressway S2).[4]

Stations

Station name		Connections (including planned lines)	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Tiaoxi	苕溪		0.00	0.00	Yuhang
West Railway Station	火车西站	3	0.99
Chuangjing Road	创景路	5	3.56
Alibaba	阿里巴巴		5.79
Xixi Wetland	西溪湿地		10.91		Xihu
Wensan Road	文三路	10	17.08
Shentangqiao	沈塘桥	2	19.01		Gongshu
West Lake Cultural Square	西湖文化广场	1   3	20.67		Xiacheng
East Railway Station	火车东站	1   4   6  HGH	26.73		Jianggan
Yudao	御道	9	29.95
Qianjiang'er Road	钱江二路		32.53		Xiaoshan
Xiaoshan Higher Education Park	萧山高教园		37.27
Xiaoshan Science & Technology City	萧山科技城		41.07
Xiaoshan Airport	萧山机场	1   7  HGH	50.98
Jingjiang	靖江	7	54.74

References

1. 15个站点全部开工 2022年建成 杭州机场轨道快线列入省重点建设项目. 2019-11-15.
2. 杭州地铁三期新增机场轨道快线、3号线北延、5号线西延. Zhejiang News. 6 March 2018.
3. 杭州地铁中轴快线亚运会前建成 从仓前到机场只要45分钟. ZJNews. 22 December 2017.
4. "新钱江二桥要来了 与亚运村连接 今后杭州将有10座跨钱塘江大桥！_浙江在线·住在杭州·新闻区". zzhz.zjol.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-02-08.