Wuxi Metro Line 3 opening time

Wuxi Metro Line 3 will be opened to traffic on October 28, 2020.

On October 28, 2020, Wuxi Metro Line 3 was officially opened. Starting from October 30, the Wuxi Metro line will enable the Alipay code scanning function to pass through gates.

On March 30, 2016, the construction site meeting for the first phase of Wuxi Metro Line 3 and the southern extension of Line 1 was held at Jinhaili Station of Line 3, marking the second round of construction of Wuxi Metro Officially launched. It is expected that the first phase of Wuxi Metro Line 3 will be completed and put into trial operation in October 2020.

Extended information:

As of November 2020, there are 3 Wuxi Metro operating lines, namely Wuxi Metro Line 1, Wuxi Metro Line 2, and Wuxi Metro Line 3 is a subway line covering 5 municipal districts including Liangxi District, Binhu District, Xishan District, Xinwu District and Huishan District, with an operating mileage of 89.43 kilometers and a total of 67 stations.

In 2016, Wuxi Metro carried 81.468 million passengers, 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.

Wuxi Metro Line 3 runs from Sumiao Station to Shuofang Airport Station. The first train departs at 05:59 and the last train departs at 22:41; from Shuofang Airport Station to Sumiao Station, the first train departs The departure time is 05:59, and the last train departs at 22:30.

Wuxi Metro Line 3 adopts a standard 6-car B1 train, powered by DC1500V third rail, with a maximum operating speed of 80 kilometers/hour. The initial, near-term and long-term vehicles are all composed of 6 sections, with 28 trains and 168 sections of vehicles initially allocated.

Wuxi Metro line network fares are calculated based on mileage: 2 yuan within the starting distance of 5 kilometers; an additional 1 yuan for every 5 kilometers beyond 5 kilometers to 15 kilometers (less than 5 kilometers, an additional 1 yuan will be charged) 5 kilometers); between 15 kilometers and 29 kilometers, an additional 1 yuan will be charged for every 7 kilometers (less than 7 kilometers will be priced as 7 kilometers); over 29 kilometers, an additional 1 yuan will be charged for every 9 kilometers (less than 7 kilometers) 9 kilometers are priced as 9 kilometers). As of September 2020, the maximum fare on the Wuxi subway network is 8 yuan.

Northern extension of Line 3: starting from Tangpinghu Station in the north and ending at Sumiao Station, the starting point of the first phase of Line 3, in the south. The total length of the line is 13.52km. It is laid entirely underground and has 8 stations. , the average station spacing is 1701m, mainly passing through Qianluo Road. The North Extension Line has a Qianzhou parking lot at the starting point of the line and connects to Tangpinghu Station. The investment is estimated to be 10.283 billion yuan, and construction is planned to start in 2023 and be completed and operational in 2027.

For Wuxi, the first phase of Metro Line 3 and the southern extension of Line 1 can not only complete the construction of the rail transit skeleton line network, but also give full play to the operational advantages of the subway network, and the passenger flow of the three lines will be overlapping. The effect is to further increase the city's public transportation share rate, facilitate low-carbon and green travel for citizens, and promote the development of industries along the area by facilitating transportation and improving the environment, adding new momentum for urban development.

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