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April 24, 2026 | Commuter Rail

Nanjing opens new commuter line

54km line to Ma’anshan serving 16 stations is China’s first inter-provincial commuter link.

January 30, 2026 | Asia

Nanjing inter-city commuter line opening close

Testing is taking place on the 54km Line S2 which is due to open in April.

September 25, 2025 | Asia

Chinese metro expansion continues

New lines enter service in Chengdu, Ningbo and Nanjing.

March 10, 2025 | Metros

Chinese metro networks grow at pace

Over the last 20 years China has been a prolific builder of new metro networks. Hans-Ulrich Riedel, who has researched the topic extensively, gives IRJ readers exclusive access to some of the data he has compiled and summarises recent and future metro developments in some of the cities with the largest networks.

April 10, 2024 | Metros

Nanjing metro Line 5 opens in China

The first 12.9km is now in service after eight years of construction.

January 3, 2024 | Metros

New metro lines serve China’s growing cities

Last month saw the opening of new lines and extensions in 10 cities.

September 7, 2022 | High-speed

Shanghai - Nanjing - Hefei high-speed line approved

Construction on 555km route with 16 stations will begin later this year.

July 21, 2022 | Fleet

Alstom to supply traction equipment for Nanjing Metro Line 6 fleet

Deliveries are due to start this year.

July 17, 2019 | Asia

Nanjing Metro awards train control contract

NANJING Metro has signed a contract with Alstom to provide traction systems and the train control and monitoring system (TCMS) for 318 metro cars that will operate on Nanjing Line 7, the first driverless metro line in the city.

December 6, 2017 | Asia

Nanjing opens suburban metro Line S3

NANJING added a third suburban line to its metro network on December 6 with the start of trial passenger operation on the 37.5km Line S3, which serves the southwest of the city.

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