We’re now one step closer to witnessing what will be an explosion of development on the Nanjing Metro, as the last concrete was poured on the next of many lines to commence operations in the near future; the northern extension to Line 1.
现在，我们离见证南京地铁的爆炸式发展又近了一步，因为下一条线路的最后一块混凝土已经浇筑完毕，即将在不久的将来开始运营； 1号线北延线。
Yesterday, 7 June, saw the final concrete poured for the elevated section of the northern extension to Nanjing Metro Line 1. It means Maigaoqiao Station, which has been the Line’s northern terminus for 17 years, is about to take on its new identity as a through station.
昨天，6月7日，南京地铁一号线北延线高架部分完成最后混凝土浇筑。这意味着，作为该线北端总站长达17年之久的迈皋桥站即将以直达站的新身份亮相。
That piece of such work was carried out directly north of Maigaoqiao Station, on a 319.30-metre-long section to connect the Station with extension’s elevated bridgework already in place.
这项工程是在迈皋桥站以北的一段长 319.30 米的路段上进行的，该路段将车站与已就位的延伸高架桥连接起来。
Yesterday’s final pour went into the box girder comprising a final 13.38-metre-long link, during which a total of 130 cubic metres of concrete was consumed.
昨天的最后一次浇筑进入了箱梁，该箱梁包括最终的 13.38 米长的连接件，在此期间总共消耗了 130 立方米的混凝土。
Under Nanjing’s scorching sun, concrete will quickly solidify and easily crack, and therefore should be cured by watering. A reporter for Nanjing Daily on site touched the concrete surface and found it hotter than nearby steel joints.
在南京的烈日下，混凝土会很快凝固，容易开裂，需要浇水养护。南京日报记者在现场摸了摸混凝土表面，发现比附近的钢缝还要热。
After 4 hours of continuous pouring, Maigaoqiao Station became a terminus no longer, and this decade’s grand expansion of the Nanjing Metro network is set to begin.
经过4个小时的连续浇水，迈皋桥站不再成为终点站，南京地铁网络十年的宏大扩建即将拉开帷幕。
Elsewhere, everyone’s eyes have been on Line 5, which shall run more or less parallel to Line 1. An enormous undertaking, construction began as long ago as 2016. A Nanjing Metro line is usually 5 years in the making, but the complexity of Line 5 and COVID ruled that out of the question. The end of next year for an opening is about as optimistic as we can be.
在其他地方，每个人的目光都集中在 5 号线上，它或多或少与 1 号线平行。这是一项艰巨的工程，早在 2016 年就开始建设。南京地铁线路通常需要 5 年的时间，但 5 号线的复杂性和新冠疫情使这一计划成为不可能。明年年底开业是我们所能乐观的。
Line 7 is also slated to open next year, and that will be a big deal on account it shall be our city’s first fully-automated line, capable of GoA4 (Grade of Automation 4) operation, whereby trains can operate automatically at all times, while also being able to open and close doors, detect obstacles and react to emergencies.
7号线也计划于明年开通，这将是一件大事，因为它将是我市第一条全自动线路，能够实现GoA4（自动化等级4）运行，列车可以随时自动运行，同时还能够开关门、检测障碍物和应对紧急情况。
Next up, Line 9, which is set for a 2024 opening, with a bit of luck. Then there are the extensions to other lines, specifically phase 2 of both Lines 10 and S8. Both might be in operation by the end of next year.
接下来是 9 号线，预计将于 2024 年开通，运气好的话。然后还有其他线路的延伸，特别是 10 号线和 S8 号线的二期工程。两者都可能在明年年底投入运营。
So when will the new to Line 1 extension open? As a rule, after all the impressive engineering is complete, Nanjing Metro generally takes as long as 3 months to complete the many and varied tests on a new line, with test trains running back and forth. Such trains also have on board metro staff who have volunteered to act as “passengers” and thus provide feedback for all those tweaks, however little, but necessary.
那么1号线新延长线什么时候开通呢？一般来说，在所有令人印象深刻的工程完成后，南京地铁一般需要长达3个月的时间才能完成新线路上繁杂的测试，测试列车来回运行。此类列车上还有地铁工作人员，他们自愿充当“乘客”，从而为所有这些调整提供反馈，尽管这些调整虽然很小，但却是必要的。
The Nanjinger is therefore predicting an opening date for the northern extension of Line 1 as this National Day, 1 October.
因此，《南京人》预计 1 号线北延线的开通日期为 10 月 1 日国庆节。
