Line 9 (Tianjin Metro)

Line 9
Line 9
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	A train at Tanggu
Overview
Other name(s)	Jinbin (Tianjin-Binhai) Light Rail (津滨轻轨)
Status	Operational
Owner	Tianjin
Locale	Tianjin, China
Termini	Tianjinzhan; Donghailu
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Tianjin Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit Development Co., Ltd. (As a subsidiary of Tianjin Rail Transit Group Corporation since 2017)
Daily ridership	97,000 (Avg.)
History
Opened	28 March 2004; 17 years ago
Technical
Line length	52.76 km (32.78 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground, At-grade, & Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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	Legend
	Convention and
	Exhibition Center
	Dongli Economic
	Development Area

Line 9 is a rapid transit line of the Tianjin Metro. It spans 52.8 km 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 Co., Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Group Corporation in 2017.

Design[]

Most of the line is elevated that runs parallel to the (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).^{[citation needed]} Of the 4 bridges along the line, the No. 1 and No. 4 bridges are longer and use ballastless track, while the No. 2 and No. 3 bridges use ballasted track. The No. 1 bridge, from Guanghua Road (between Dongxing Road and Zhongshanmen stations) to Babao, with a total length of 25.8 kilometres (16.0 mi), is the longest bridge used in rapid transit systems in China.

History[]

Line 9 first opened on 28 March 2004. It was extended to Tianjinzhan on 15 October 2012, connecting with the main metro network by allowing passengers to transfer to Lines 2 and 3.^[2]

Train service on the whole line was suspended on 13 August 2015 after a series of massive explosions devastated the area. The explosions occurred less than a kilometre from Donghailu station; the roof of the station collapsed, and the control centre nearby was destroyed.^[3] It resumed operation on 16 December from Tianjin Railway Station to Tianjin Pipe Corporation Station.^[4]

Timeline[]

2001 May 18 - Construction begins
2003 September 30 - Construction completes
2004 March 28 - Trial service begins, 6 stations are open to service: Zhongshanmen, Donglikaifaqu, Gangguangongsi, Yanghuoshichang, Dongtinglu, and Donghailu. The price of the tickets are 3 yuan for less than 30 km or 5 yuan for greater than 30 km. The first train departs at 07:00 and the last at 19:00. Hujiayuan is a special station only open to BMT staffs and Huizhanzhongxin station near is only open for football matches and other special events.
2004 May 25 - Yihaoqiao station opens for service
2004 September 13 - Extends open time to 06:30 - 19:00
2004 October 18 - Shiminguangchang station opens
2005 March 27 - Huizhanzhongxin station opens on normal days
2005 April 28 - Erhaoqiao station opens, Yihaoqiao station closes. Automatic ticket selling and checking system begins use. The price of a ticket changes to 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 yuan, depending on the travel distance. Extends open time to 06:30 - 20:00.
Late 2005 or early 2006 - Yanghuoshichang station changed name to Tanggu; Dongtinglu changed name to TEDA.
2006 March 1 - Yihaoqiao station reopens; Xinlizhen, Xiaodongzhuang, Junliangcheng, Hujiayuan stations open, so all 14 stations that have been constructed are open.
2006 March 28 - At 11 a.m., the trains begin automatic train operation; the total travel time from Zhongshanmen to Donghailu decreases from 49 min to 47.5 min.
2006 May 1 - Extends open time to 06:30 - 21:00.
2010 May 1 - Shiyijing Road to Zhongshanmen was opened
2015 August 12 - the 2015 Tianjin explosions caused significant damage; all operations are suspended.
2015 December 16 - Tianjin Railway Station to Tianjin Pipe Corp Station section resumes operation. The operation time is 06:00 - 22:30.^[4]
Early 2016 - Tianjin Pipe Corp Station to Citizen Plaza section resumes operation.
31 December 2016 - Citizen Plaza to Donghai Road section resumes operation.

Chronology of section openings[]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Zhongshanmen — Donghai Road	28 March 2004	45.409 km (28.22 mi)	9	Phase 1
Yihaoqiao	25 May 2004	Infill station	1
Citizen Plaza	18 October 2004	Infill station	1
Convention and Exhibition Center	27 March 2005	Infill station	1
Erhaoqiao	28 April 2005	Infill station	1
Hujiayuan	1 June 2006	Infill station	1
Shiyijing Road — Zhongshanmen	1 May 2011	6.151 km (3.82 mi)	3	Phase 2 (1st section)
Tianjin — Shiyijing Road	15 October 2012	1.2 km (0.75 mi)	2	Phase 2 (2nd section)
Tianjin Pipe Corporation — Donghai Road	16 December 2015	Temporary ceased operation	-6	Explosions reconstruction project
Tianjin Pipe Corporation — Citizen Plaza	27 June 2016	Reentered operation	5
Citizen Plaza — Donghai Road	31 December 2016	Reentered operation	1
Zhangguizhuang, Taihu Road	31 December 2016	Infill stations	2

Stations (west to east)[]

Line 9 drawn to scale.

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

●	●	Tianjinzhan	天津站	2 3 TJP Jingjin Jinji	96 181 182 187 190 194 195 196 197 198 199 528 607 701 749 813	0.00	0.00	Hedong
●	\|	Dawangzhuang	大王庄		28 92 185 621 651 660 676 806	1.40	1.40
●	\|	Shiyijinglu	十一经路		92 600 643 651 660 673 676 803 840 842 847 866 871 902 963	0.74	2.14
●	●	Zhigu	直沽	5	92 359 511 608 665 668 678 760 840 860 962	1.54	3.68
●	\|	Dongxinglu	东兴路		760 840	1.08	4.76
●	\|	Zhongshanmen	中山门		30 53 92 185 503 621 642 643 656 668 673 806 830 840 856 857 860 872 905	2.02	6.78
●	\|	Yihaoqiao	一号桥		30 53 185 503 621 679 706 715 806 830 840 856 857 860 872	1.73	8.51
●	\|	Erhaoqiao	二号桥		30 53 185 316 503 621 679 706 715 806 819 830 840 856 857 860 872	0.90	9.41
●	\|		张贵庄		30 53 185 305 316 503 621 679 706 715 806 819 830 840 856 857 872	1.32	10.73	Dongli
●	\|	Xinli	新立		53 185 305 679 690 716 750 806 830 856 857	2.51	13.24
●	\|	Donglikaifaqu	东丽开发区		53 185 305 503 621 715 716 750 751 806 830 835 856	1.98	15.22
●	\|	Xiaodongzhuang	小东庄		53 185 503 621 716 835	4.32	19.54
●	\|	Junliangcheng	军粮城		53 185 503 621 680 717 720 835	4.92	24.46
●	\|	Gangguangongsi	钢管公司		53 185 211 307 503 621 680 835 931	4.25	28.71
\|	\|		中西村			3.13	31.84	Binhai
●	\|	Hujiayuan	胡家园			6.16	38.00
●	●	Tanggu	塘沽		103 108 109 110 113 118 124 132 133 134 501 502 503 507 524 605 651 680 825 834 835 880 936 941	4.81	42.81
●		TEDA	泰达	TEDA	506 931	1.64	44.45
●		Shiminguangchang	市民广场		101 128 506 508 513 937 939 940	2.21	46.66
●			太湖路		121 508 521 936	2.18	48.84
●		Huizhanzhongxin	会展中心		130 508 524 820 934	1.35	50.19
●		Donghailu	东海路		127 137 503 505 508 509 518 935	1.31	51.50

Rolling stock[]

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type B	2003 - 2010	DKZ7	38	Mcp+T+T+Mcp	Manufactured by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles^[5]

Notes[]

^ Not really a light rail. In China, elevated or at-grade metro lines always wrongly called "light rail". Only 6.67 km section on the line is underground.

References[]

^ "天津地铁9号线全线投运乘客"超时"按线网最高票价扣费". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ "天津地铁9号线延至天津站末车时间延长至22:00". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
^ "津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重展开抢修尽早恢复运营津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重展开抢修尽早恢复运营". Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "津滨轻轨16日起恢复部分路段运营". China National Radio. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] Not really a light rail. In China, elevated or at-grade metro lines always wrongly called "light rail". Only 6.67 km section on the line is underground.

[2] "天津地铁9号线全线投运乘客"超时"按线网最高票价扣费". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

[天津地铁9号线延至天津站_末车时间延长至22:00-3] "天津地铁9号线延至天津站末车时间延长至22:00". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.

[4] "津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重展开抢修尽早恢复运营津滨轻轨地铁9号线受损严重展开抢修尽早恢复运营". Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[resume-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "津滨轻轨16日起恢复部分路段运营". China National Radio. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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