The first subway line started officially operating in Nantong on Nov 10. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The first subway line started operating in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, on Nov 10.

The first phase of the Nantong Subway Line 1 stretches 39.182 kilometers and includes 28 underground stations.

Passing through Tongzhou, Chongchuan, and the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area, the Nantong Subway Line 1 connects the northern and southern parts of the city, starting at Pingchao Station and terminating at Zhenxinlu Station.

Nantong residents take Subway Line 1 during the trial operation. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The subway line operates from 6 am to 10 pm and passengers can take the subway using the Nantong Subway mobile application, Nantong transportation card, or ticket.

Along the subway line are 10 nursing rooms equipped with complete facilities, and all stations come with semi-automated external defibrillators, first-aid cases, and boxes filled with articles such as a sewing kit, presbyopic glasses, and mobile phone charging lines.

During the two-day trial operation, more than 250,000 local residents took the subway.