Wuxi Metro


Wuxi Metro is the rapid transit system of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. Line 1 began operations on 1 July 2014, and Line 2 on 28 December 2014. Further plans to build 6 more lines and to connect system with the Shanghai Metro and Suzhou Metro are under active review. In March 2019, the Wuxi Metro began selling "Twin City" metro cards that could be used on both the Ningbo Metro and Wuxi Metro.

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, with being elevated and the remainder underground. CSR Puzhen supplied a fleet of 120m-long six-car Type B metro trains for the line.

Construction Award

won China's highest honor for engineering construction and innovation, the National Quality Engineering Golden Award.

Future development

According to the Wuxi urban rail transit masterplan, the metro will form a network of 8 lines and 1 branch line by 2035. The network would be long in 2035.
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 Jiangyin. 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 will start construction in 2020. 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 and Line 4.

Phase 3 construction plan (2020-2025)

The Phase 3 construction plan of Wuxi Metro will add 138 km of new lines and extensions.

Gallery