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. Line 3 opened on 28 October 2020. Line 4 opened on 17 December 2021. Wuxi Metro (Wuxi Metro) is an urban rail transit system serving Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China. Its first line, Wuxi Metro Line 1, was officially opened for operation on July 1, 2014, making Wuxi the 22nd in mainland China. It is the third city in Jiangsu Province to open rail transit. As of December 2021, there are 4 operating lines in Wuxi Metro, namely Wuxi Metro Line 1, Wuxi Metro Line 2, Wuxi Metro Line 3 Phase I, and Wuxi Metro Line 4 Phase I, all of which are metro lines covering Liangxi District, Binhu District, Xishan District, Xinwu District, and Huishan District are five municipal districts, with an operating mileage of 113.53 kilometers and a total of 85 stations. As of January 2023, there are 4 lines under construction in Wuxi Metro, which are the second phase of Wuxi Metro Line 4, Wuxi Metro Line 5, S2 and S1. Cheng section, a total of about 126.64 kilometers. In 2016, the annual passenger volume of Wuxi Metro was 81.468 million, with an average daily passenger volume of more than 223,200. In 2015, its annual passenger volume was 71 million, with an average daily passenger volume of more than 195,000. In the second half of 2014, its annual passenger volume was 17.7025 million, with an average daily passenger volume of more than 97,000. On May 2, 2023, the daily passenger flow of the Wuxi Metro line reached 1.0207 million passengers, surpassing the previous record of 831,700 passengers on January 26, 2023, setting a record high. 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, S1、S2 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 4,5,6,7,8would 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
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 (a county-level city administered by Wuxi). Line S1 will through-operate with Line 1. The line will have distinct express and local services. Line S2
Line S2 of Wuxi Metro, also known as Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway () or Xiyi line () is under construction. Yixing is a county-level city administered by Wuxi. It will be 59.56 km in length from Yixing railway station to Taihu Xincheng station. Construction of the first phase (Yixing railway station to Zhoutie, about 26 km) started in January 2023. 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（The Phase 4）to build 11 more lines（including Line 7 and Line 8）and to connect system with the Shanghai Metro and Suzhou Metro 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

See also 

 Jiangsu
 List of Metro systems

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. Rail transport in Jiangsu
Rapid transit in China
Transport in Wuxi