Changzhou Metro

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Changzhou Metro
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Overview
Native name常州轨道交通
Locale Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations44
Daily ridership0.267 million (31 December 2021 record)
Annual ridership10.3 million (2019)
Website www.czmetro.net.cn OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operation
Began operation21 September 2019;4 years ago (2019-09-21) [1]
Technical
System length54.03 km (33.57 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Changzhou Metro is a rapid transit system in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The system started operation on 21 September 2019, with the opening of its first line, Line 1 becoming the 35th city in China with a subway in Mainland China. [1] The Changzhou metro currently has Line 1 and Line 2 in operation, while Line 5 is still under construction. [2]

Contents

Announcements are made in Mandarin and English.

Lines in operation

Changzhou Metro Route Map.png
LineTerminals
(District)		CommencementLength
km		Stations
  1   Forest Park
(Xinbei)		 Nanxiashu
(Wujin)		21 September 201934.24 [3] 29
  2   Qingfeng Park
(Zhonglou)		 Wuyi Lu
(Wujin)		28 June 202119.79 [4] 15
Total54.0344

Line 1

Line 1 started operation on 21 September 2019. [1] Construction for Line 1 began on 28 October 2014. The first phase runs from Forest Park (森林公园) in the north to Nanxiashu (南夏墅) in the south. It is 34.24 kilometres (21.28 mi) [3] in length with 29 stations, including 27 underground and 2 elevated. The line will be extended North for 3.5 km and South for 3.2 km. [5]

In its first year of operation, the highest passenger flow in a single day was 243,000 on October 2 and total ridership in 2019 was 10.3 million. [6]

Line 2

Construction for Line 2 began on 13 February 2017. [7] It is 19.79 kilometres (12.30 mi) [4] [7] in length with 15 stations, from Qingfeng Park to Wuyi Lu. [7] It was opened on 28 June 2021. [4]

Future expansion

Short term plan

LineConstruction startEstimated openingSectionStationsLengthReferences
  1   (North ext.)Forest Park - Chunjiang23.5 [5]
  1   (South ext.)Nanxiashu - Changzhou South railway station23.2 [5]
  2   (West ext.)Hexi - Qingfeng Park78.6 [5]
  2   (East ext.)Wuyi Lu - Qishuyan railway station 45.0 [5]
  5  October 20232028Lanyuewan - Dongqing2530.9 [8]
  6  2028Wujin Yanjiang railway station - Jianye Lu2534.0 [5]

A two-station pilot section of Line 5 at the Lanyuewan end started construction in October 2023, with the start of construction along the entirety of Line 5 planned for 2024, with a completion in 2028. [8]

Long term plan

According to the "Changzhou Urban Rail Transit Construction Plan (2011～2018)", the urban rail transit network of Changzhou City planned by 2050 consists of 6 lines. [9]

LineConstruction startEstimate openingSectionStationsLengthReferences
  3   Changzhou North railway station(metro) - Lijia
  4  Photovoltaics Industry Part - Jianhu Parking

Fares

Changzhou Metro has a starting price of 2 yuan, a starting mileage of 5 kilometers, and an upgrade mileage of "5, 5, 7, 7, 9" kilometers, and an increase of 1 yuan for each level. Namely: the fare of less than 5 kilometers (inclusive) is 2 yuan, the fare of 5-10 (inclusive) kilometers is 3 yuan, the fare of 10-15 (inclusive) kilometers is 4 yuan, and the fare is 15-22 (inclusive) kilometers. 5 yuan, 6 yuan fare for 22-29 (inclusive) kilometers, an increase of 1 yuan for every 9 kilometers above 29 kilometers. [10]

Trains

Trains for the first phase were manufactured by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen. The trains used by Changzhou Rail Transit Line 1 are Type B cars. Each train is 6 cars and is composed of 4 motor cars and 2 trailer cars. The first phase of the project ordered 36 trainsets. A 6 car set has a total length of about 120 metres (393 ft 8 in) and trains are 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in) wide, the maximum operating speed is 80 km/h (50 mph), each car has 4 pairs of 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) wide doors on each side. The maximum passenger capacity of each train is 2062 people. At the same time, the train adopts lightweight aluminum alloy material with a service life of 30 years. [11]

Network map

Changzhou Metro

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