Wuxi Metro

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Wuxi Metro
Wuxi Metro logo.svg
Zhaqiao Station - platform.JPG
Overview
Native name无锡地铁
LocaleWuxi, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4
Number of stations87
Daily ridership0.5269 million (19 December 2020, record)
Annual ridership109.5 million (2019)
Websitehttp://www.wxmetro.net/front/index.html
Operation
Began operationJuly 1, 2014; 7 years ago (2014-07-01)[1]
Operator(s)Wuxi Metro Corporation
CharacterMostly underground, with some elevated alignment
Number of vehicles45 trainsets (April 2019)
Train length6–cars
Technical
System length114.8 km (71.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Wuxi Metro is the rapid transit system of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. Line 1 began operations on 1 July 2014,[1] and Line 2 on 28 December 2014.[2][3] 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[]

Map of Wuxi Metro
Line Termini
(District) 		Commencement Newest
Extension 		Length
km 		Stations
01 1  Yanqiao
(Huishan)
(Binhu) 		2014 2019 34.6 27
01 2  Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple
(Binhu) 		Wuxi East Railway Station
(Xishan) 		2014 — 26.3[4] 21[a]
01 3  Sumiao
(Binhu) 		Sunan Shuofang International Airport
(Xinwu) 		2020 — 28.5 21
01 4  Liutan 2021 — 25.4 18
Total 114.8 87
  1. ^ Anzhen station is not opened.

Line 1[]

Main article: Line 1 (Wuxi Metro)

Line 1 runs north to south for 34.6 kilometers (21.5 mi) serving 27 stations. Most of the route is underground, with only 5 stations[1] and 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) running on an elevated alignment. CSR Zhuzhou supplied 23 six-car trainsets for the line.[5]

Line 2[]

Main article: Line 2 (Wuxi Metro)

Line 2 runs east to west for 26.3 kilometers (16.3 mi)[4] with 21 stations (originally 22 stations, but Anzhen station is not opened), with 6.7 kilometers (4.2 mi) being elevated[4] and the remainder underground. CSR Puzhen supplied a fleet of 120m-long six-car Type B metro trains for the line.[3]

Line 3[]

Main article: Line 3 (Wuxi Metro)

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

Line 4[]

Main article: Line 4 (Wuxi Metro)

Line 4 is 25.4 kilometers in length with 18 stations.

Future development[]

Map of Wuxi Metro with lines under construction.

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 297 km (185 mi) long in long-term planning.[6]

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.[7]

Under construction[]

Route Name Termini Planned Opening Length Stations Status Notes
 S1  Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway or Xicheng line Yanqiao Jiangyin Waitan 2024 30.4 km 9 Under construction[8] [9]

Line S1 (Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway)[]

Line S1 of Wuxi Metro, also known as Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway (无锡至江阴城际轨道交通) or Xicheng line (锡澄线) started construction on October 17, 2019.[8] 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 Jiangyin (a county-level city administered by Wuxi).[9] Line S1 will through-operate with Line 1.[8]

Planned[]

Line S2 (Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway)[]

Line S2 of Wuxi Metro, also known as Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway (无锡至宜兴城际轨道交通) or Xiyi line (锡宜线) is under planning.[10] Yixing is a county-level city administered by Wuxi. It will be 72 km in length from Yixing railway station to Sunan Shuofang International Airport 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.[6]

Route Name Termini Planned Opening Length Stations Status References
04 4  2nd Phase Xishi Road 8.6 km 6 Planned [6]
05   Tangcheng Xinyun Road 28.9 km 22 Planned [6]
06   Gonghu Wetland Park Guangyuan Road 22.3 km 16 Planned [6]

Long-term plans[]

Further plans to build 6 more lines and to connect system with the Shanghai Metro and Suzhou Metro are part of long-term planning.[11][12]

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.[13]

Gallery[]

Line 1 station
Changguangxi Station
Line 1

See also[]

  • Jiangsu
  • List of Metro systems

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 无锡地铁7月1日开通 全长29.42公里 [Wuxi Metro with a total length of 29.42km opening July 1] (in Chinese). Jiangsu Real Estate Association. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Barrow, Keith (31 December 2014). "Wuxi launches second metro line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. ^ a b "Chinese cities open 10 more metro lines". Railway Gazette International. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  4. ^ a b c "无锡地铁2号线昨通车 8分钟一班". 2014-12-29.
  5. ^ "Wuxi metro begins trial operation". Railway Gazette International. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  6. ^ a b c d e "无锡市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划（2021-2026 年）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-24.
  7. ^ "Wuxi metro". www.wuxinews.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  8. ^ a b c "锡澄S1线今日正式开工！". 2019-10-17.
  9. ^ a b "无锡至江阴城际轨道交通工程《初步设计》汇报结束，为下一步施工图设计打下基础". 2019-07-08.
  10. ^ "重磅！无锡市轨道交通"最新情报"，都在这里！". 2019-08-14.
  11. ^ 无锡苏州也将轨交通沪? 目前有规划但尚无时间表. Eastday (in Chinese). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  12. ^ "上海11号线、17号线有望接轨苏州S1线、4号线". sh.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  13. ^ "China's first Twin City Metro Card will be on sale in Wuxi on March 22". Wuxi China. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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