Nantong Rail Transit () is a rapid transit system in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China.
In August 2014, China's National Development and Reform Commission approved Nantong Rail Transit's short-term (2014-2020) construction plan, including Line 1 and Line 2.
History In October 2011, the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress of Nantong City launched the "Nantong Urban Rail Transit Planning Work" plan. In April 2012, the Nantong Rail Transit plan was released and circulated online.
On 19 August 2014, Nantong's urban rail rapid transit construction plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, becoming the sixth in Jiangsu and the 37th city in mainland China approved for rapid transit.
Lines in operation
LineTerminals(District) Commencement Lengthkm Stations Pingchao(Tongzhou) Zhenxing Lu(Chongchuan) 10 November 2022 39.18 28 Xingfu(Chongchuan) Xianfeng(Tongzhou) 27 December 2023 20.85 17Total60.0345
Annual urban-rail passenger volume reported for Nantong by CAMET. Values are passenger-trips in units of 10,000; reporting scope may include non-metro urban-rail modes and can vary by year.China Association of Metros, 2012 annual statistical report and 2025 annual statistical report. The linked Commons data pages identify the intervening annual reports and preserve their source URLs.
Raw passenger-volume data
Year-end urban-rail operating length reported for Nantong by CAMET, separating the metro series from the all-mode city total where both are reported.
Raw operating-length data
Line 1
Line 1's construction began on 18 December 2017, and opened on 10 November 2022. Line 1 begins at Pingchao Station () and ends at Zhenxing Lu Station (). The line is long, with 28 underground stations.
Line 2
Construction for Line 2 began on 26 October 2018. Line 2 is 20.85 km long, with 17 stations. It opened on 27 December 2023.
Long-term planning Eventually, Nantong Rail Transit will consist of 4 rapid transit lines with a total length of and several commuter rail lines totaling .
References
External links Nantong Metro from UrbanRail.Net