Changzhou Metro

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. The Changzhou metro currently has Line 1 and Line 2 in operation, while Line 5 is still under construction.

Announcements are made in Mandarin and English.

Line 1
Line 1 started operation on 21 September 2019. Construction for Line 1 began on 28 October 2014. The first phase runs from (森林公园) in the north to  (南夏墅) in the south. It is 34.24 km 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.

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.

Line 2
Construction for Line 2 began on 13 February 2017. It is 19.79 km in length with 15 stations, from to. It was opened on 28 June 2021.

Short term plan
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.

Long term plan
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.

Fares
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.

Trains
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 m and trains are 2.9 m wide, the maximum operating speed is 80 km/h, each car has 4 pairs of 1.3 m 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.