| Nanning Metro | |
| Locale: | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Transit Type: | Rapid Transit |
| Lines: | 5 |
| Stations: | 101 |
| Ridership: | 791,100 (2021 daily avg.)1.4326 million (31 December 2020 record)[1] |
| Website: | http://www.nngdjt.com/ |
| Operator: | Nanning Rail Transport Limited |
| Vehicles: | 66 (2019) |
| System Length: | 128.21NaN1 |
| Track Gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Annual Ridership: | 289 million (2021)[2] |
Nanning Metro or Nanning Rail Transit (NNRT) is a rapid transit system in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.
| data-sort-type="text"style="width:120px;" | Line | Terminals (District) | Commencement | Newest Extension | Length km | Stations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Xixiangtang) | Nanning East railway station (Qingxiu) | 2016 | 2016 | 32.1 | 25 | ||
(Xixiangtang) | (Liangqing) | 2017 | 2020 | 27.3 | 23 | ||
(Xixiangtang) | (Liangqing) | 2019 | — | 27.9 | 23 | ||
| 2020 | 20.7 | 16 | |||||
| 2021 | 20.2 | 17 | |||||
| Total | 128.2 | 101 | |||||
Line 1 officially started construction on December 29, 2011. The first 11.2 km section, from Nanhu to Nanning East railway station, began operation June 28, 2016.[3] The line opened fully on December 28, 2016. It is 32.1 km long, with 25 stations.[4] Line 2 started construction in 2012 and was completed on December 28, 2017.[5] [6] Line 3 opened in June 2019. Line 4 opened in November 2020. Line 5 opened on December 16, 2021.[7]
With the opening of Line 5, Nanning became the seventh city in China, and the first in Southern China to open and operate a fully automated subway line.[8]
The final 3.9 km of Phase 1 of Line 4, an extension from Lengtangcun to Longgang adding 3 stations, started construction in August 2022.[9]
Line 6 Phase 1 started construction on December 26, 2023. Line 6 Phase 1 is an east-west crosstown line that is 27.9km long with 21 stations.[10]
It is planned that there will be four vertical and four horizontal lines totaling 252 km of subway. The system is projected to carry over 5 million passengers per day.[11] [12]