Wuxi Rail Transit Regulations (revised in 2020)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to promote the development of rail transit, standardize the management of rail transit, ensure the safety of rail transit and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of passengers, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and in light of the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the planning, construction, operation and related management activities of rail transit within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 The term "rail transit" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the public passenger transport system of subways, light rails and other tracks.

The rail transit facilities mentioned in these Regulations include subgrade, track, tunnel, bridge, station, passage, entrance and exit, ventilation pavilion, cooling tower, parking lot, vehicles, mechanical and electrical equipment, control center, power supply system, communication signal system, fire protection system, water supply and drainage system and related facilities. Article 4 Rail transit shall follow the principles of government leading, unified planning, diversified investment, safe operation and standardized service. Article 5 The Municipal People's Government shall strengthen its leadership over rail transit and make overall planning and coordination on major issues in the planning, construction, operation and related management activities of rail transit.

The municipal housing and urban-rural construction department is responsible for the supervision and management of rail transit construction.

The municipal transportation department is responsible for the supervision and management of rail transit operation.

Development and reform, natural resources planning, urban management, public security, emergency management, municipal gardens, ecological environment, civil air defense and other departments are responsible for the management of rail transit according to their respective responsibilities.

The people's governments at the county level along the rail transit shall, in accordance with the prescribed duties, do a good job in the management of rail transit. Article 6 The rail transit business units designated by the Municipal People's Government shall be responsible for the daily work of rail transit construction, operation and related management activities, and shall impose administrative penalties in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Article 7 The funds needed for the development of rail transit shall be mainly invested by the government, and raised through multiple channels and ways.

Encourage social forces to invest in rail transit construction and participate in rail transit operation according to law, and their legitimate rights and interests are protected by law.

The construction and operation of rail transit enjoy policy support and financial subsidies in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, province and city. Article 8 All units and individuals shall protect rail transit facilities and maintain the safe operation of rail transit.

Power supply, water supply, drainage, heating, gas supply, communication and other related units shall ensure the needs of rail transit and ensure the normal construction and operation of rail transit. Chapter II Planning and Construction Article 9 Rail transit planning includes network planning, detailed route planning and construction planning.

Rail transit planning should be incorporated into the land and space planning, and be linked with the special planning of urban roads, railways, highways, aviation, ports and other public transportation. Tenth rail transit network planning by the municipal natural resources planning department in conjunction with relevant departments to organize the preparation, reported to the Municipal People's government for approval.

Detailed planning of rail transit lines and construction planning of rail transit shall be organized by the departments determined by the Municipal People's Government, and shall be submitted for approval and implementation in accordance with the provisions.

Rail transit network planning, rail transit line detailed planning and rail transit construction planning shall not be changed without authorization; If it is really necessary to change, it shall be handled according to law. Eleventh rail transit planning should be based on passenger flow, passenger transfer demand and land conditions and other factors, reserve transfer hubs, motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle parking lots, fire facilities and other public facilities and emergency evacuation land. Article 12 If the construction projects of the plots around rail transit need to be connected with rail transit passages, entrances and exits, ventilation pavilions, cooling towers and other facilities, the relevant planning shall reserve the necessary connecting space.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be clearly defined in the land supply approval document or the paid use contract for the right to use state-owned construction land. Article 13 The land for rail transit determined in the land and space planning shall not be changed without legal procedures.

The municipal natural resources planning department shall, according to the rail transit planning, control and manage the land used along the rail transit and around the station, ensure the land used for rail transit and make overall arrangements for the construction of supporting facilities.

The Municipal People's Government shall incorporate the land for rail transit and its supporting facilities into the scope of land acquisition for rail transit construction. Fourteenth rail transit construction land use rights can be registered according to the surface, the ground or underground.

Rail transit business units can, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal People's government, enjoy the right to operate comprehensive land development, commerce, advertising and other activities within the scope and space of rail transit and its supporting facilities, and the proceeds will be used for rail transit construction and operation, and will be subject to the supervision of the financial and auditing departments.

The comprehensive development of rail transit land, business and advertising and other business activities shall comply with the relevant provisions of the land and space planning and the transfer of state-owned land. Comprehensive land development should make overall arrangements for public transport hubs, transport interchange facilities and other public facilities; Outdoor advertising shall conform to the advertising planning and go through the relevant licensing procedures. Fifteenth rail transit construction needs to use underground space, the owners and users of adjacent buildings, structures and land shall provide necessary convenience.

The use of underground and aboveground space in rail transit construction shall not endanger the safety of adjacent real estate, and shall try to avoid causing damage to adjacent real estate owners. Sixteenth rail transit channels, entrances and exits, ventilation kiosks and cooling towers and other facilities need to be combined with the construction of surrounding properties, rail transit business units should negotiate with the owners and users of surrounding properties.