The Changzhou Metro is a

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Changzhou Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...

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province, China. The system started operation on 21 September 2019, with the opening of its first line, Line 1 becoming the 35th city in China with a subway in Mainland China. Construction of Line 1 began on 28 October 2014. The line opened on 21 September 2019. Announcements are made in Mandarin and English.

Lines in operation

Line 1

Line 1 started operation on 21 September 2019. Construction for Line 1 began on 28 October 2014. The first phase runs from () in the north to () in the south. It is in length with 29 stations, including 27 underground and 2 elevated. The line will be extended North for 3.5 km and South for 3.2 km. In its first year of operation, the highest passenger flow in a single day was 243,000 on October 2 and total ridership in 2019 was 10.3 million.

Line 2

Construction for Line 2 began on 13 February 2017. It is in length with 15 stations, from to . It was opened on 28 June 2021.

Planned

Short term

Long term

According to the "Changzhou Urban Rail Transit Construction Plan (2011～2018)", the urban rail transit network of Changzhou City planned by 2050 consists of 7 lines with a total length of about 330 kilometers and 209 stations, including 15 interchange stations. The line network density in the core area is 1.12 km/km², and the line network density in the central urban area is 0.19 km/km². The network is planned to comprise 7 lines with a total length of about in long term plan.

Fares

Changzhou Metro has a starting price of 2 yuan, a starting mileage of 5 kilometers, and an upgrade mileage of "5, 5, 7, 7, 9" kilometers, and an increase of 1 yuan for each level. Namely: the fare of less than 5 kilometers (inclusive) is 2 yuan, the fare of 5-10 (inclusive) kilometers is 3 yuan, the fare of 10-15 (inclusive) kilometers is 4 yuan, and the fare is 15-22 (inclusive) kilometers. 5 yuan, 6 yuan fare for 22-29 (inclusive) kilometers, an increase of 1 yuan for every 9 kilometers above 29 kilometers.

Trains

Trains for the first phase were manufactured by

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. The trains used by Changzhou Rail Transit Line 1 are Type B cars. Each train is 6 cars and is composed of 4 motor cars and 2 trailer cars. The first phase of the project ordered 36 trainsets. A 6 car set has a total length of about and trains are wide, the maximum operating speed is , each car has 4 pairs of wide doors on each side. The maximum passenger capacity of each train is 2062 people. At the same time, the train adopts lightweight aluminum alloy material with a service life of 30 years.

Network Map

References

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