Nantong Rail Transit () is a rapid transit system in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. In August 2014, China's

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has b ...

approved Nantong Rail Transit's short-term (2014-2020) construction plan, including Line 1 and Line 2.

History

In October 2011, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress of Nantong City heard the report of the municipal government on urban rail rapid transit construction planning, and launched the "Nantong Urban Rail Transit Planning Work" plan. In April 2012, the Nantong Rail Transit plan was released and circulated online. On 19 August 2014, Nantong's urban rail rapid transit construction plan was approved by the

, becoming the sixth in Jiangsu and the 37th city in mainland China approved for rapid transit.

Phase 1 of Nantong Rail Transit

Line 1

Line 1's construction began on 18 December 2017, and opened on 10 November 2022. Line 1 begins at Pingchao Station () and ends at Zhenxing Lu Station (). The line is in length with 28 underground stations.

Line 2

Construction for Line 2 began on 26 October 2018. Line 2 is 20.85 km in length with 17 stations. It is scheduled to open in March 2023.

Long-term planning

In long-term, Nantong Rail Transit will consist of 4 rapid transit lines with a total length of and several commuter rail lines totaling .

References

External Links

Nantong Metro from UrbanRail.Net
Rapid transit in China Rail transport in Jiangsu Nantong Rail Transit {{PRChina-metro-stub