More light rail transit routes will be constructed in Nanjing and Suzhou as the province's urban rail transit operation lines and mileage rank in the forefront of the country. Let’s take a close look.
The equipment of the substation of the first station of the power supply system in Suzhou Rail Transit Line 6 was hoisted and constructed at Jinzhujie Station on Monday, marking the transfer of the line from underground civil construction to mechanical and electrical engineering construction.
The 36.12-km Suzhou Rail Transit Line 6 starts from the Suzhou New District Railway Station in the High-tech Zone in the west and ends at Xinqing Road Station in the Industrial Park in the east.The rail transit line is scheduled to open for trial operation in June 2024.
Tong Hui, Deputy Manager of Suzhou Rail Transit Line 6 Project Department of China Railway Wuhan Electrification Bureau Group
In mid-January 2023
our lot will be powered on
and then commissioned
Line 6 is an unmanned line
creating a new era
Suzhou is currently promoting the construction of 4 rail transit lines that total 143 kilometers.
The first shield tunneling section of Nanjing Metro Line 9 started recently, marking the start of underground excavation construction.
The 19.7-kilometer line runs through Nanjing urban area from north to south. It is planned to open to traffic in 2024.
In recent years, Jiangsu has accelerated the construction of urban rail transit system. At the end of last year, the first phase of Wuxi Metro Line 4, Nanjing Jurong Intercity Rail Transit Line, and the West Extension of Metro Line 2 were put into operation.
The province has 29 rail transit lines in operation with a mileage of 879.8 kilometers, ranking among the top in the country
Aside from Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Huaian and Kunshan, Nantong will soon open a new subway line.
