Nanjing tram is the
tram system of
Nanjing city in the province
Jiangsu of the
China. There are two lines which are not connected to each other.
The Nanjing tram is a wireless system, powered by lightweight Li-ion batteries. Batteries are charged via a
pantograph at stations and terminals, and dynamically during acceleration.[1] Charging time is 46 seconds at stations, and 10 minutes at terminals. 90% of the line is
catenary-free.[2]
Qilin Tram, with a total length of 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi), runs between
Maqun station on
Line 2, Nanjing Metro and Shiyanglu station. There are 13 stations; one of them is elevated, while the rest are surface-level.[4]
^河西有轨电车 4站点与地铁无缝对接 [Hexi tram and metro seamless at four sites]. 南京日报 [Nanjing Daily] (in Chinese). 4 January 2013. Archived from
the original on 15 July 2014.
^麒麟现代有轨电车 昨成功上线试跑 [Qilin modern tram line yesterday successfully test run]. 中国江苏网 [China Jiangsu Network] (in Chinese). 江苏中江网传媒股份有限公司 [Jiangsu Zhongjiang Network Media Corp.] 14 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.