Wuxi Metro is the

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system of

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province,

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. Line 1 began operations on 1 July 2014, and Line 2 on 28 December 2014. Line 3 opened on 28 October 2020. Line 4 opened on 17 December 2021. Ridership increased from 81.468 million in 2016 to 109.5 million in 2019. Record daily ridership increased from 0.4654 million (5 April 2019) to 526,900 (19 December 2020).

Lines in operation

Line 1

Line 1 runs north to south for serving 27 stations. Most of the route is underground, with only 5 stations and running on an elevated alignment. CSR Zhuzhou supplied 23 six-car trainsets for the line.

Line 2

Line 2 runs east to west for with 21 stations (originally 22 stations, but Anzhen station is not opened), with being elevated and the remainder underground. CSR Puzhen supplied a fleet of 120m-long six-car Type B metro trains for the line.

Line 3

Line 3 runs east to west for 28.5 kilometers (17.7 mi) with 21 stations.

Line 4

Line 4 is 25.4 kilometers in length with 18 stations.

Future development

According to the long-term planning of Wuxi Metro, it will form a network of 8 lines and 1 branch line, and the network would be long in long-term planning. Lines 1, 2 and 3 would be the main lines, radiating from the city center, while Lines 4 and 5 would be the tangential lines for suburb to suburb traffic. Environmentally friendly and energy efficient designs will be integrated into construction and design of the stations.

Under construction

Line S1 (Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway)

Line S1 of Wuxi Metro, also known as Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway () or Xicheng line () started construction on October 17, 2019. It will be 30.4 km in length with 9 new stations, including 5 underground stations and 4 elevated stations. The line will run from Yanqiao station on Line 1 to Jiangyin Waitan station in

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administered by

). Line S1 will through-operate with Line 1.

Planned

Line S2 (Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway)

Line S2 of Wuxi Metro, also known as Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway () or Xiyi line () is under planning.

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administered by

. It will be 72 km in length from Yixing railway station to

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on Line 3. Construction is expercted to start in the second half of 2022 with an estimated construction period of 6 years.

Phase 3 construction plan (2021-2026)

The Phase 3 construction plan (2021-2026) of Wuxi Metro will add 59.8 km of new lines and extensions.

Long-term plans

Further plans to build 6 more lines and to connect system with the

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and

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are part of long-term planning.

Special metro cards

In March 2019, the Wuxi Metro began selling "Twin City" metro cards that could be used on both the Ningbo Metro and Wuxi Metro.

Gallery

Wuxi Railway Station, Wuxi Metro - platform

References

External links

Wuxi Metro – official website

''UrbanRail.Net''
– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. {{Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China Rail transport in Jiangsu Rapid transit in China Transport in Wuxi