Shanghai Railway Bureau and the Municipality Government of Wuxi reached an agreement on the reconstruction of the station building in 1978.
In 1982, the annual revenue of the station, including passenger and freight service, reached 100.96 million yuan, which made the station one of the 4 stations that reached an annual income of 100 million (Yi) of the Shanghai Railway Bureau.
As the part of the transition construction, a new ticket office of 512 square meters was constructed during November 1981 and June 1982, a new signal house was constructed in 1983 and a temporary waiting room was built in the station square in 1985, 6 ticket counters were added in the same year; meanwhile, the freight services of carload lots were moved to South Gate Freight Yard.

The reconstruction of the station building ultimately started in 1988 and finished on January 25, 1989.
The new station occupied the size of 12500 square meters, with 4 waiting rooms inside.
The station yard has 3 platforms and 6 tracks, with the effective lengths of 650 meters each.
Each platform has a width of 12 meters, with the 480-long canopy covered over.
The station building and the platforms were connected by a flyover and 2 exit undergrounds.

In the 1990s, the station has 80 trains per day and the maximum daily ridership of 38,000 people.
In 1999, it was upgraded to the top-class station, which was the only station on Shanghai–Nanjing railway except for Shanghai railway station.

The Municipal Government of Wuxi invest money to renovate the south station square in September 2002, which makes it one of the three large urban transformation projects of Wuxi in the 21st century along with Taihu Avenue and Taihu Plaza.
The facade of the south station building was renovated in 2004.

The Non-stop express Z1 and 2 between Beijing and Shanghai added Wuxi Railway Station as the only intermediate stop on July 1, 2005.
The electrification construction of the station yard started in 2006, the existing flyover was reconstructed to allow enough space for installing overhead line below.
Two platforms were uplifted to "high" at the beginning of 2007.
On April 18, after the Sixth Speed Up Campaign, the station began the operation of D-series train on Beijing–Shanghai railway, and had 2 D-trains to Shanghai.
On October 21, 2008, Wuxi station is the only intermediate stop for the first EMU Sleeper train D301/2 of China Railway.。
Shanghai Railway Bureau and the Municipality Government of Wuxi reached an agreement on the reconstruction of the station building in 1978. In 1982, the annual revenue of the station, including passenger and freight service, reached 100.96 million yuan, which made the station one of the 4 stations that reached an annual income of 100 million (Yi) of the Shanghai Railway Bureau. As the part of the transition construction, a new ticket office of 512 square meters was constructed during November 1981 and June 1982, a new signal house was constructed in 1983 and a temporary waiting room was built in the station square in 1985, 6 ticket counters were added in the same year; meanwhile, the freight services of carload lots were moved to South Gate Freight Yard.
The reconstruction of the station building ultimately started in 1988 and finished on January 25, 1989. The new station occupied the size of 12500 square meters, with 4 waiting rooms inside. The station yard has 3 platforms and 6 tracks, with the effective lengths of 650 meters each. Each platform has a width of 12 meters, with the 480-long canopy covered over. The station building and the platforms were connected by a flyover and 2 exit undergrounds.
In the 1990s, the station has 80 trains per day and the maximum daily ridership of 38,000 people. In 1999, it was upgraded to the top-class station, which was the only station on Shanghai–Nanjing railway except for Shanghai railway station.
The Municipal Government of Wuxi invest money to renovate the south station square in September 2002, which makes it one of the three large urban transformation projects of Wuxi in the 21st century along with Taihu Avenue and Taihu Plaza. The facade of the south station building was renovated in 2004.
The Non-stop express Z1 and 2 between Beijing and Shanghai added Wuxi Railway Station as the only intermediate stop on July 1, 2005. The electrification construction of the station yard started in 2006, the existing flyover was reconstructed to allow enough space for installing overhead line below. Two platforms were uplifted to "high" at the beginning of 2007. On April 18, after the Sixth Speed Up Campaign, the station began the operation of D-series train on Beijing–Shanghai railway, and had 2 D-trains to Shanghai. On October 21, 2008, Wuxi station is the only intermediate stop for the first EMU Sleeper train D301/2 of China Railway.。
Wuxi railway station