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{{Short description|Metro system in Wuxi, China}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Wuxi Metro
| native_name = {{lang|zh-CN|无锡地铁}}
| image = Wuxi Metro logo.svg
| imagesize = 80px
| image2 = EMU of Line 2, Wuxi Metro.jpg
| imagesize2 = 275px
| owner = 
| locale = [[Wuxi]], China
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
| lines = 5 【A total of 11 routes are planned in the future】
| stations = 97
| ridership = 1,103,200  (31 December 2023), record paying<ref>{{cite web | url=https://weibo.com/u/2728041997 | title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref>
| annual_ridership = 184,600 million (2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://weibo.com/u/2728041997 | title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref>
| website = http://www.wxmetro.net/front/index.html
| began_operation = {{start date and age|2014|July|01|mf=yes}}<ref name=wuxi>{{cite web |url=http://www.jssfxw.com/new.php?id=1923&type=5 |script-title=zh:无锡地铁7月1日开通 全长29.42公里 |publisher=Jiangsu Real Estate Association |language=zh |trans-title=Wuxi Metro with a total length of 29.42km opening July 1 |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=2014-07-02}}</ref>
| operator = Wuxi Metro Corporation
| marks = 
| character = Mostly underground, with some elevated alignment
| vehicles = 
| train_length = 6–cars
| headway = 
| system_length = {{convert|145|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{1,500 V DC|conductor=y}}
| map = [[File:Wuxi Metro Network.png|275px]]
| map_state = collapsed
| alt = 
| caption = 
| area served = 
| line_number = 
| chief_executive = 
| start = 
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'''Wuxi Metro''' is the [[rapid transit]] system of [[Wuxi]], [[Jiangsu]] province, [[China]]. Line 1 began operations on 1 July 2014,<ref name=wuxi /> and Line 2 on 28 December 2014.<ref name="IRJ">{{cite journal |last=Barrow|first=Keith |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/asia/wuxi-launches-second-metro-line.html |title=Wuxi launches second metro line |journal=[[International Railway Journal]] |date=31 December 2014 |access-date=2015-01-15}}</ref><ref name="Wuxi-3">{{cite journal |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/chinese-cities-open-10-more-metro-lines.html |title=Chinese cities open 10 more metro lines |journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] |date=31 December 2014 |access-date=2015-01-15}}</ref> 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 December 2023, there are 4 lines under construction in Wuxi Metro, namely Wuxi Metro Line 4 Phase 2, Wuxi Metro Line 5 Phase 1, Wuxi Metro Line 6 Phase 1, S2, and S1.

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 February 10, 2024, the average daily passenger flow of Wuxi subway lines reached 1,233,400  passengers (but free), exceeding the previous record of 1,103,200 passengers (paying) on December 31, 2023, setting a new record high.

On February 16, 2024, the Wuxi subway network carried 1.4112 million passengers, a record high.<ref>{{Cite web |title=昨天，又创新高了！_澎湃号·政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_26374284 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=www.thepaper.cn}}</ref>

==Lines in operation==
[[File:Wuxi Metro Network.png|border|left|Map of Wuxi Metro|500px]]
{{clear|right}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="cell-padding:1.5; font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! data-sort-type="text"style="width:120px;"|Line
! class="unsortable" colspan="2" style="width:450px; line-height:1.05"|Termini<br />(District)
! Commencement
! Newest<br />Extension
! style="line-height:1.05"| Length<br /><small>km</small>
! style="line-height:1.05"| Stations
!
!
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|1}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Yanqiao station|Yanqiao]]'''<br />([[Huishan District|Huishan]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Nanfangquan station Station|Nanfangquan]]'''<br />([[Binhu District|Binhu]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 2014
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 2019
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 34.6
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 27
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|2}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple station|Meiyuan Kaiyuan Temple]]'''<br />([[Binhu District|Binhu]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Wuxi East railway station|Wuxi East Railway Station]]'''<br />([[Xishan District, Wuxi|Xishan]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 2014
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| —
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 26.3<ref name=js201412 />
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 21{{efn|Anzhen station is not opened.}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|3}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Sumiao station|Sumiao]]'''<br />([[Binhu District|Binhu]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Sunan Shuofang International Airport]]'''<br />([[Xinwu District, Wuxi|Xinwu]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 2020
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| —
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 28.5
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 21
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|4}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''{{stl|Wuxi Metro|Liutan}}'''
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''{{stl|Wuxi Metro|Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center}}'''
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 2021
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| —
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 25.4
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"| 18
|
|
|-
|{{rint|wuxi|S1}}<br />
|Yanqiao
|Jiangyin Waitan
|2024
|—
|30.4&nbsp;km
|10
|
|<ref name="wx201907">{{cite web |date=2019-07-08 |title=无锡至江阴城际轨道交通工程《初步设计》汇报结束，为下一步施工图设计打下基础 |url=https://news.wxyuannuo.com/jiaotong/1709.html}}</ref>
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''Total'''
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''145'''
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''97'''
|
|
|}
{{notelist}}[[File:Wuxi Metro Planning.svg|alt=|thumb|Map of Wuxi Metro with lines under construction.]]

=== Line 1 ===
{{main|Line 1 (Wuxi Metro)}}

Line 1 runs north to south for {{convert|34.6|km|mi|sp=us}} serving 27 stations. Most of the route is underground, with only 5 stations<ref name="wuxi" /> and {{convert|7|km|mi|sp=us}} running on an elevated alignment. CSR Zhuzhou supplied 23 six-car trainsets for the line.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/wuxi-metro-begins-trial-operation.html |title=Wuxi metro begins trial operation |journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] |date=29 May 2014 |access-date=2014-07-01}}</ref>

=== Line 2 ===
{{main|Line 2 (Wuxi Metro)}}

Line 2 runs east to west for {{convert|26.3|km|mi|sp=us}}<ref name="js201412">{{cite web|url=http://js.ifeng.com/travel/news/detail_2014_12/29/3353812_0.shtml|title=无锡地铁2号线昨通车 8分钟一班|date=2014-12-29}}</ref> with 21 stations (originally 22 stations, but Anzhen station is not opened), with {{convert|6.7|km|mi|sp=us}} being elevated<ref name="js201412" /> and the remainder underground. CSR Puzhen supplied a fleet of 120m-long six-car Type B metro trains for the line.<ref name="Wuxi-3" />

=== Line 3 ===
{{main|Line 3 (Wuxi Metro)}}

Line 3 runs east to west for 28.5 kilometers (17.7 mi) with 21 stations. The entire line is underground.

=== Line 4 ===
{{main|Line 4 (Wuxi Metro)}}

Line 4 is 25.4 kilometers in length with 18 stations. The entire line is underground.

=== Line S1 ===
{{main|Line S1 (Wuxi Metro)}}
'''Line S1''' of Wuxi Metro, also known as '''Wuxi–Jiangyin intercity railway''' ({{lang|zh|无锡至江阴城际轨道交通}}) or '''Xicheng line''' ({{lang|zh|锡澄线}}) started construction on October 17, 2019.<ref name="wxrb201910">{{cite web |date=2019-10-17 |title=锡澄S1线今日正式开工！ |url=http://www.wxrb.com/home/focus_pic/201910/t20191017_1501911.shtml}}</ref> It will be 30.4&nbsp;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 (Wuxi Metro)|Line 1]] to Jiangyin Waitan station in [[Jiangyin]] (a [[county-level city]] administered by [[Wuxi]]).<ref name="wx201907" /> Line S1 will [[through train|through-operate]] with [[Line 1 (Wuxi Metro)|Line 1]].<ref name="wxrb201910" /> The line will have distinct express and local services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=无锡地铁s1号线列车速度- 无锡本地宝 |url=http://m.wx.bendibao.com/traffic/40817.shtm |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=m.wx.bendibao.com |language=zh-CN}}</ref>

== Under construction ==
{{Multiple image
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| direction         = vertical
| width             = 220
| image1            = 无锡市内地铁线路图（含规划与建设线路）.jpg
| caption1          = Wuxi Metro Urban Area Planning
| image2            = 无锡地铁S1线 江阴境内线路图.jpg
| caption2          = S1
| image3            = 无锡地铁S2线 宜兴境内线路图.jpg
| caption3          = S2
}}

=== Line S2 ===
'''Line S2''' of Wuxi Metro, also known as '''Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway''' ({{lang|zh|无锡至宜兴城际轨道交通}}) or '''Xiyi line''' ({{lang|zh|锡宜线}}) is under construction. [[Yixing]] is a [[county-level city]] administered by [[Wuxi]]. It will be 59.56&nbsp;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.<ref name="nbs-s2">{{cite web |title="四线四路"共建，无锡新一轮重大基础设施建设按下"快进键" |url=http://www.nbs.cn/news/7/202301/t20230107_650881.html |quote=据悉，锡宜S2线全长约58.44公里，全线共设站9座。此次开工的一期工程总体走向为自北向南，线路起自宁杭高铁宜兴站，沿东氿大道、太湖大道、范蠡大道敷设，止于周铁镇，路线全长约26公里}}</ref>
{|  class="wikitable"
|-
! Route
! Name
! colspan=2|Termini
! Planned Opening
! Length
! Stations
! Status
! Ref.
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|{{rint|wuxi|S2}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|'''Wuxi–Yixing intercity railway''' or '''Xiyi line'''
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Zhoutie
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Yixing Railway Station
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|2029
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|59.56&nbsp;km
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|9
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|''Under construction''<ref name=nbs-s2/>
|<ref name=nbs-s2/>
|}

=== Phase 3 construction plan (2021-2026) ===
The Phase 3 construction plan (2021-2026) of Wuxi Metro will add 59.8&nbsp;km of new lines and extensions.<ref name=ndrc3>{{cite web|title=无锡市城市轨道交通第三期建设规划（2021-2026 年）|url=https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/tzgg/202111/P020211124342146608411.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124120921/https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/tzgg/202111/P020211124342146608411.pdf|archive-date=2021-11-24}}</ref>
{|  class="wikitable"
|-
! Route
! Name
! colspan=2|Termini
! Planned Opening
! Length
! Stations
! Status
! References
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|{{hs|04}}{{rint|wuxi|4}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|2nd Phase
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|{{stl|Wuxi Metro|Expo Center}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Xishi Road
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|2025
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|12.4&nbsp;km
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|8
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|''Under Construction''
|<ref name=ndrc3 />
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|{{hs|05}}{{rint|wuxi|5}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|1st Phase
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Tangcheng
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Xinyun Road
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|2026
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|28.9&nbsp;km
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|22
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|''Under Construction''
|<ref name=ndrc3 />
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|{{hs|06}}{{rint|wuxi|6}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|1st Phase
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Gonghu Wetland Park
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|Guangyuan Road
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|2028
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|22.3&nbsp;km
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|16
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05"|''Reviewing''
|<ref name=ndrc3 />
|}

== Long-term plans ==
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 {{convert|350|km|mi|abbr=on}} long in long-term planning.<ref name="ndrc3" />

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wuxi metro |url=http://www.wuxinews.com.cn/2015-05/08/content_20667852.htm |access-date=2017-03-22 |website=www.wuxinews.com.cn}}</ref><ref name="suzhouwuxi">{{cite news |script-title=zh:无锡苏州也将轨交通沪? 目前有规划但尚无时间表 |url=http://sh.eastday.com/m/20131018/u1a7719985.html |newspaper=Eastday |language=zh |date=18 October 2013 |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sh.sina.com.cn/news/m/2016-08-25/detail-ifxvixer7180880.shtml|title=上海11号线、17号线有望接轨苏州S1线、4号线|website=sh.sina.com.cn|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Route
!Name
! colspan="2" |Termini
!Planned Opening
!Length
!Stations
!Status
!References
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|2}}
!
!'''[[Wuxi East railway station|Wuxi East Railway Station]]'''
!Anzhen
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|3}}
!North extension
!Sumiao
!Tangpinghu
!
!13.52
!8
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|3}}
!South extension
!'''[[Sunan Shuofang International Airport]]'''<br />([[Xinwu District, Wuxi|Xinwu]])
!Changjiangdonglu
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|3}}
!Branch line
!Sumiao
!Hudai
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|4}}
!3rd Phase
!Xishi Road
!Yingyuehu Park
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}{{rint|wuxi|5}}
!2nd Phase
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!{{hs|06}}{{rint|wuxi|6}}
!2nd Phase
!Guangyuan Road
!Shixin Road
!
!6.2
!4
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}'''{{rint|wuxi|7}}'''
!Planning
!North Yunlin
!Guansheshan
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!{{hs|01}}'''{{rint|wuxi|8}}'''
!Planning
!Jinghui Temple
!Yanqiao
!
!
!
!
!
|}
[[File:無錫地下鉄全線路計画.jpg|center|thumb|940x940px|Wuxi Metro Overall Planning]]

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|File: Wuxi Metro Line 1 train.jpg|Line 1|File: Inside train, Wuxi Metro Line 1 20140705.jpg|Inside the train|File: Inside train, Wuxi Metro Line 1 20140706-2.jpg|Door|File:Appraching_to_Sanyang_Plaza_from_Changguangxi_Direction.JPG|Subway Tunnel|title=|footer=|width=220|align=center}}{{Gallery|File:201603 A L2 EMU near Yunlin.JPG|Line2|File:201603 Interior of Wuxi Line 2 Vehicles.JPG|Inside the train|File:Sanyang Plaza Station, Wuxi Metro.jpg|Sanyang Plaza Station|File:Civic Center Station, Wuxi Metro.jpg|Civic Center Station|title=|footer=|width=220|align=center}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Wuxi}}
* [http://www.wxmetro.net/front/index.html Wuxi Metro – official website] {{in lang|zh}}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

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