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Changzhou Metro

Metro system in Changzhou, China

Changzhou Metro
Overview
Native name	常州轨道交通
Locale	Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	44
Daily ridership	0.267 million (31 December 2021 record)
Annual ridership	10.3 million (2019)
Website	www.czmetro.net.cn
Operation
Began operation	21 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-21)[1]
Technical
System length	54.03 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]

Announcements are made in Mandarin and English.

Lines in operation[edit]

Line 1[edit]

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[edit]

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 ParktoWuyi Lu.^[7] It was opened on 28 June 2021.^[4]

Future expansion[edit]

Short term plan[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Fares[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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