Editing Ningbo (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:Zhaobaoshan Bridge in Zhenhai District.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Zhao bao shan Bridge, Zhenhai District, Ningbo]]

=== Bridge ===
The [[Hangzhou Bay Bridge]], a combination [[cable-stayed bridge]] and causeway across Hangzhou Bay, opened to the public on 1 May 2008. This bridge connects the municipalities of [[Shanghai]] and Ningbo and is considered the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China - The Longest Ocean-Crossing Bridge in the World - Verdict Traffic |url=https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/hangzhou/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.roadtraffic-technology.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the longest ocean-crossing bridge |url=https://www.dangerousroads.org/asia/china/6100-hangzhou-bay-bridge.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.dangerousroads.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> It is the world's second-longest bridge, after the [[Lake Pontchartrain Causeway]] in [[Louisiana]], United States.

The Jintang Bridge, a four-lane sea crossing bridge linking Jintang Island of Zhoushan and Zhenhai district, is a {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} long opened on December 26, 2009.

The [[Xiangshan Harbor Bridge]] opened to traffic on December 29, 2012, connecting Ningbo with Xiangshan. The {{convert|47|km|abbr=on}} long project includes {{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} as the main body of the bridge and an 8 kilometer long tunnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.ningbo.gov.cn/art/2013/1/13/art_421_615600.html |title=Xiangshan Harbor Bridge to boost Ningbo development |access-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621084236/http://english.ningbo.gov.cn/art/2013/1/13/art_421_615600.html |archive-date=2014-06-21 }}</ref>

=== Sea port ===
The port of Ningbo is the world's busiest port. It was ranked number 1 in total Cargo Volume (1.22 billion tonnes in 2021<ref name="2021年12月全国港口货物、集装箱吞吐量-政府信息公开-交通运输部"/>) and number 3 in total container traffic (31.1 million TEUs in 2021) since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900#Statistics|title=Ports & World Trade|website=AAPA-ports.org|access-date=26 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504233752/http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900#Statistics|archive-date=4 May 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Airport ===
[[Ningbo Lishe International Airport]] connects Ningbo by air to the rest of China, with regularly scheduled domestic and international flights.

=== Railway ===
[[File:Ningbo New Railway Station Interior.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Ningbo New Railway Station was reopened in December 2013 after years of on-site restoration to accommodate high speed rails and increasing passengers]]
Three railway lines intersect in Ningbo: the [[Xiaoshan–Ningbo Railway]] (Xiaoyong Line), which runs west to [[Hangzhou]]; the [[Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway|Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou (Yongtaiwen) Railway]], which runs south to [[Wenzhou]]; and the [[Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway]], which runs parallel to the Xiaoyong Line providing high-speed railway service.

With the booming economy in the region, the Xiaoyong Railway, a conventional railway built in the 1950s, could not meet the demand for railway travel between Zhejiang's two largest cities, so construction of a new [[Hangyong Passenger Railway|high-speed railway line between Hangzhou and Ningbo]] started in 2009. The new railway line was finished in 2013 and reduced travel time between Ningbo and Hangzhou to 50 minutes.

The [[Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway]] is a high-speed railway that opened in September 2009. It connects Ningbo with cities along the coast to the south to [[Fujian]] Province. High-speed trains on this line operate at speeds of up to {{convert|250|km/h|abbr=on}}.

Ningbo re-opened the [[Ningbo railway station]] after three years of construction on 28 December 2013. With a construction area of more than 120,000 m2,<ref>{{cite web|last=Straughan|first=David|title=New Year, New Beginnings {{!}} New Railway Station Opens Its Doors|url=http://www.ningbofocus.com/new-year-new-beginnings-new-railway-station-opens-its-doors/|publisher=Ningbo Focus|access-date=29 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203215236/http://www.ningbofocus.com/new-year-new-beginnings-new-railway-station-opens-its-doors/|archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref> it is one of the largest railway stations in China.

===Expressway===
Seven expressways connect Ningbo with its surrounding cities:
* The Hangyong expressway, built in the 1990s, connects Hangzhou and Ningbo, and is now part of Hangzhou Bay ring expressway (G92<small>11</small>).
* The Yongtaiwen expressway (G15), opened in 2000, connects Ningbo with Taizhou and Wenzhou.
* The Yongjin expressway (G15<small>12</small>) connects Ningbo and Jinhua.
* The Huyong expressway (G15) connects Ningbo and Shanghai via the Hangzhou Bay bridge.
* The [[G9211 Yongzhou Expressway|Yongzhou expressway]] (G92<small>11</small>) via [[Jintang Bridge]].<ref>[[Jintang Bridge]]</ref>
* The [[G1504 Ningbo Ring Expressway]]
* The [[G1523 Ningbo–Dongguan Expressway]]
[[File:Ningbo Rail Transit Plan (2027) en.svg|thumb|298x298px|Ningbo Rail Transit Plan (2026)]]
[[File:Train leaving Xujiacao Changle Station, 2014-07-06.JPG|thumb|right|300x300px|Line 1 train leaving [[Xujiacao Changle Station]]]]

===Rapid rail transit and subway===
{{main|Ningbo Rail Transit}}Ningbo has multiple metro lines in service, under construction, and under authorized planning:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ningbo Rail Transit in 6 Urban Districts of Ningbo 
(Not Including 2 County-level Cities and 2 Counties)
!Lines
!Length in Kilometers (km)
!Number of Stations
!In-Service Year 
|-
! colspan="4" |'''Lines in Service'''
|-
|Line 1
|46.17
|29
|2014
|-
|Line 2
|33.95
|27
|2015
|-
|Line 3
|38.63
|27
|2019
|-
|Line 4
|36.11
|25
|2020
|-
! colspan="4" |'''Lines Under Construction'''
|-
|Line 2 Extension
|2.9
|2
|2021
|-
|Line 5
|27.5
|22
|2021
|-
|Line 3 Extension
|9.5
|5
|2023
|-
|Line 4 East Extension
|2.5
|1
|Construction Began in 2021
|-
! colspan="4" |'''Constructing Plans That Will be Completed by 2026'''
|-
|Line 1 West Extension
|1.5
|1
|by 2026
|-
|Line 4 West Extension
|2.5
|1
|by 2026
|-
|Line 6
|38.6
|24
|by 2026
|-
|Line 7
|38.8
|25
|by 2026
|-
|Line 8
|22.6
|18
|by 2026
|}
Since the Metro lines above mainly serve the six urban districts of Ningbo, the Ningbo government announced several future plans to build further rapid transit to connect the six urban districts with the county-level cities and counties.