Line 10 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese:宁波轨道交通10号线) is an under construction suburban metro line in Ningbo and Cixi, Zhejiang, China. This line is expected to open at the end of 2026. However, Cixi Railway Station will not open until the end of 2027, while the 12 remaining stations will open at the end of 2026.[1] The line connecting Ningbo city center to Cixi takes only 45 minutes.[6] This will be the Ningbo Rail Transit metro line to reach a maximum speed of up to 160km/h. A set of 22 trains will be produced to meet the demands on the entire line.[7]
Among the distance of 64km (38.18mi) on the line, 34.9km (21.7mi) run on elevated sections; 23.5km (14.6mi) run on underground sections (included 22.5km (14.0mi) of bored tunnel and 1.5km (0.93mi) of mountain tunnel), account for 36.7%. The U-shaped section spanning 1.1km (0.68mi) long. The whole line consists of 13 stations, 1 depot, 2 traction substations.[8]
On 2 November 2022. Line 10 began construction, with total investment approximately 32 billion RMB, with an average cost of about 500 million RMB per one kilometer.[8][9]
On the morning of 20 March 2026, 2 brand new rolling stock types included Line 12 (Xiangshan Line) and Line 10 jointly developed by Ningbo Rail Transit and CRRC ZELC, was officially debuted at CRRC Ningbo Industrial Base.[10][11]
On 20 May 2026, Ningbo Rail Transit began receiving its first rolling stock set of Line 10 at Longshan Depot.[12] The remaining 21 trains will arrive in another time.[7]
On 22 June 2026, Line 10 was completed hot running test[13].
As China's first demonstration project for the standardized urban Type A train, the trains have a maximum operation speed of 160km/h, far exceeding the 80–100km/h speed of regular subway rolling stock. Configured with 4 cars and a total length of 95.3 meters, the trains are more than 20 meters shorter than the existing 6-car trains.[11]
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Hangzhou Metro
Wenzhou Rail Transit
Jiaxing Tram
CR Ningbo S-train
