Suzhou Rail Transit

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Suzhou Metro
Suzhou Rail Transit logo.svg
201610 Interior of SRT L2 Rolling Stock.jpg
Overview
LocaleSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5 (in operation), 9 (by 2024), 21 (by 2035)
Number of stations168
Daily ridership680,000 (2017 Avg.)[1]
1,130,000 (30 April 2017)[2]
Websitehttp://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Began operationApril 28, 2012; 9 years ago (2012-04-28)
Technical
System length164.1 kilometres (102.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV Overhead Wire
System map

Suzhou Metro Linemap.svg

Suzhou Rail Transit
Traditional Chinese蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese苏州轨道交通

Suzhou Rail Transit, also known as Suzhou Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province, China. Line 1 began operation on April 28, 2012.[3] Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extension of Line 2, were completed between 2016 and 2021, with 3 more lines currently under construction and planned to open by 2024. Upon completion, the system will be about 140 kilometers long and have 109 stations.[4][5][6] Line S1 of Suzhou Metro connecting neighboring Kunshan city and beyond to the Shanghai Metro is also currently under construction.[7][8][9]

Lines[]

Current system map
Line Terminals
(District) 		Commencement Newest
Extension 		Length
km 		Stations
 1  Mudu
(Wuzhong) 		Zhongnan Jie
(Gusu) 		2012 — 25.7 24
 2  Qihe
(Xiangcheng)
(Gusu) 		2013 2016 40.4 35
 3 
(Huqiu)
(SIP) 		2019 — 45.2 37
 4  Longdaobang
(Xiangcheng) 		Tongli (Wujiang)
Muli (Wuzhong) 		2017 — 52.8 38
 5 
(Wuzhong)
(SIP) 		2021 — 44.1 34
Total 208.2 168

Line 1[]

Main article: Line 1 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012.[3] It is a line running generally east-west, from Mudu station in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Jie station in Suzhou Industrial Park.[4][10] It is 25 km long with 24 stations.

Construction on Line 1 began on December 26, 2007 and was completed by 2012. On December 30th, 2011 the first 21 cars for Line 1 have been delivered.[11]

Line 2[]

Main article: Line 2 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. It is a line running generally north-south, from Suzhou North Railway Station in north Xiangcheng District to Baodaiqiao South station close to Precious Belt Bridge located in Wuzhong District.

Construction on Line 2 began on December 25, 2009 and was completed by early 2013. On December 28th, 2013, line 2 started service and became a part of Suzhou Rail Transit system. The new 13 stations were opened on September 24, 2016.

Line 3[]

Main article: Line 3 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 3 started trial operations from December 6 to December 10, 2019[12] and officially started operation on December 25, 2019.[13] Line 3 got approval to start construction on January 20, 2012. The line is an east-west line, leading from Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station to Weiting. Weiting will also be the first station of the future Line S1, a line that is planned to interchange with Line 11 of Shanghai Metro at Huaqiao station.

Line 4[]

Main article: Line 4 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 4 started trial operations on April 14, 2017.[14] The line starts in the north of Suzhou, west of Line 2. Its main line leads from Longdaobang to Tongli in the south/south east of Suzhou. After reaching Suzhou railway station, it approximately follows Renmin road and Dongwubei road reaching further south until Tongli in Wujiang District. The Southwest Branch of Line 4 is the first phase of the future Line 7. This branch is supposed to follow the same path as the main line until Hongzhuang, then turning into south western direction leading to Youxiang Road.

Line 5[]

Main article: Line 5 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 5 opened on 29 June 2021 and runs from Taihu Xiangshan to Yangchenghu South.

Lines under construction[]

Planned network for 2024
Line Number of stations Line Length Terminals Scheduled Opening Construction began
 6  31 36.12 Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station June 2024 Late 2018
 7  34 29.6 Muli December 2024 Late 2019
 8  28[15] 35.5[15] September 2024[15] 2019
 S1  28 41.27 Huaqiao 2023 Late 2018

Line 6[]

Main article: Line 6 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 7[]

Main article: Line 7 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 7 is an east-west line of Suzhou Rail Transit. Construction started on December 25, 2019.[16] It is scheduled to open in December 2024.[16]

Line 8[]

Main article: Line 8 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 8 is 35.5 km in length with 28 stations. It is scheduled to open in September 2024.[15]

Line S1[]

Main article: Line S1 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line S1 is an intercity rapid transit line of Suzhou Rail Transit. It will serve Kunshan City and connects to Shanghai Metro, with the terminal station of Huaqiao also being an interchange station where passengers can interchange to Line 11 (Shanghai Metro).

Lines under planning[]

Line Number of stations Line Length Terminals
 9  TBA 52.0 km TBA TBA
 10 [17] TBA TBA TBA TBA
  [17] TBA TBA
  [17] TBA TBA TBA TBA
  [17] TBA 33.0 km TBA
  [17] TBA TBA Somewhere in Wujiang District
  [17] TBA 52.0 km TBA TBA
  [17] TBA 42.1 km Xingtang Jie Somewhere in
  [17] TBA 48.0 km Somewhere in Wujiang District
  [17] TBA TBA Somewhere in Wujiang District Somewhere in Wujiang District
 S4 [17] TBA TBA Somewhere in Zhangjiagang Somewhere in Wujiang District
 S5 [17] 15 57.0 km Suzhou North Railway Station
   TBA TBA TBA

Line 9[]

Main article: Line 9 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 10[]

Main article: Line 10 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 11[]

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Line 12[]

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Line 13[]

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Line 14[]

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Line 15[]

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Line 16[]

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Line 18[]

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Line 20[]

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Line S4[]

Main article: Line S4 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line S5[]

Main article: Line S5 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line S5 is a planned long-distance north-south line. Its main purpose is to connect Zhangjiagang with the main city of Suzhou. The line has 15 stations and is 57.0 km long.

Rolling Stock[]

All rolling stocks of Suzhou Rail Transit use Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works trains.[18]

Line Manufacturer Number Specifications Note
Line 1 Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works 24 4-car Type B
Line 2 Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works 40 5-car Type B
Line 4 Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works 40 6-car Type B

Fares and tickets[]

The base fare of Suzhou Rail Transit is 2 yuan (US$0.33) for journeys under 6 km, then 1 yuan for each 5 km between 6–16 km, 1 yuan for each 7 km between 16–30 km, 1 yuan for 9 km more than 30 km. As September 24, 2016, the highest fare is 8 yuan (US$1.33).

Users of the Suzhou Tong get a 5% discount for every journey.

Gallery[]

  • A station on Line 1

  • A station on Line 2

  • Shihu Road station under construction

  • Preparation for a construction site between Heshan Road and Huashan Road stations of Line 3

Network Map[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "苏州轨交2条新线下月开建!一接上海一接沪苏湖" (in Chinese). 新华网. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. ^ a b "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  4. ^ a b [1] (Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007))
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com)
  7. ^ 无锡苏州也将轨交通沪? 目前有规划但尚无时间表. Eastday (in Chinese). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ "上海11号线、17号线有望接轨苏州S1线、4号线". sh.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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  10. ^ 苏州交通图，2009年4月第一版，湖南地图出版社 （广告许可证号：3200005950154） / Suzhou traffic map. Edition from April 2009 - 1. edition of year 2009, Publisher: Hunan Map Publishing Office (Publishing-Permission-Number: 3200005950154)
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  12. ^ "轨交3号线试乘首日迎来众多市民"打卡"". 2019-12-07. 此次“万人试乘”活动时间为12月6日至10日，为期5天。每天试乘时限为7:00至19:00
  13. ^ "苏州轨道交通3号线明日（12月25日）11点30分开通". 2019-12-24.
  14. ^ 江苏三六五网络有限公司. "今日开通试运营 4号线及支线来了！-苏州365淘房". news.sz.house365.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  15. ^ a b c d "苏州轨道交通8号线正式开工 共设28座车站". 2019-10-01.
  16. ^ a b "苏州轨道交通7号线开工建设". 2019-12-25.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "独家 | 提前解密《苏州市城市轨道交通线网规划（2035）》". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  18. ^ 2号线首列车明年5月交付 今年力争洞通轨通.搜狐.2012-03-01

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