Wuxi Metro

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Wuxi Metro
Wuxi Metro Line 1 train.jpg
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Overview
Locale Wuxi, China
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 46
Daily ridership 198,000 (2015 Avg.)
Annual ridership 72.2 million (2015)
Operation
Began operation 1 July 2014[1]
Operator(s) Wuxi Metro Corporation
Character Mostly underground, with some elevated alignment
Train length 6–cars
Technical
System length 56.0 km (34.8 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification (?)
System map
MAP FOR WUXI METRO.png

Wuxi Metro is a two line metro system in operation in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. Line 1 began operations on the 1 July 2014,[1] and Line 2 on 28 December 2014.[2][3]

Line in operation

Line Termini
(District)
Opened Newest
Extension
Length
km
Stations
01Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yanqiao
(Huishan)
Changguangxi
(Binhu)
2014 29.42[1] 24[1]
01Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple
(Binhu)
Wuxi East Railway
(Xishan)
2014 26.6[2][3] 22[2]
Total 56.0 46

Line 1

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Line 1 runs north to south over 29 kilometers (18 mi) serving 24 stations. Most of the route is underground including 19 stations, 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 system.[4]

Line 2

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Line 2 runs east to west over 26.6 kilometers (16.5 mi) with 22 stations (including one transfer station with Line 1). Most of the route is underground, apart from 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi) of elevated alignment. CSR Puzhen supplied a fleet of 120m-long six-car Type B metro trains for the line.[3]

Future plans

Route Name Termini Planned Opening Length Stations Status Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1st Phase 36.95 km 22 planned [5]
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1st Phase 40.45 km 26 planned [5]
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1st Phase 21.8 km 17 planned [5]
Line 6 1st Phase 28 km long-range plan
Line 7 1st Phase 30 km long-range plan
Line 8A 1st Phase 24 km long-range plan
Line 8B 1st Phase 9 km long-range plan

References

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