Suzhou Rail Transit

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. Another five lines are also planned to be completed before 2020. 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 currently under construction.[7][8][9]

Suzhou Metro

Overview
Locale	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	4 (in operation), 9 (by 2024), 21 (by 2035)
Number of stations	134
Daily ridership	680,000 (2017 Avg.)[1] 1,130,000 (30 April 2017)[2]
Website	http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Began operation	April 28, 2012
Technical
System length	164.1 kilometres (102.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV Overhead Wire
System map

Suzhou Rail Transit
Traditional Chinese	蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese	苏州轨道交通
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūzhōu Guǐdào Jiāotōng

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)	Sangtiandao (Gusu)	2013	2016	40.4	35
3	Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station (Huqiu)	Weiting (SIP)	2019	—	45.2	37
4	Longdaobang (Xiangcheng)	Tongli (Wujiang) Muli (Wuzhong)	2017	—	52.8	38
Total					164.1	134

Line 1

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

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

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

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.

Lines under construction

Planned network for 2023

Line	Number of stations	Line Length	Terminals		Scheduled Opening	Construction began
5	34	44.1	Taihu Xiangshan[15]	Yangchenghu South[lower-alpha 1][15]	June 2021	Mid 2016
6	31	36.12	Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station	Xinqing Lu	June 2024	Late 2018
7	34	29.6	Moyang	Muli	December 2024	Late 2019
8	28[16]	35.5[16]	Xijinqiao	Chefang	September 2024[16]	2019
S1	28	41.27	Weiting	Huaqiao	2023	Late 2018

1. The station is not the same station as another Yangchenghu South station on Line S1.

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7

Line 7 is an east-west line of Suzhou Rail Transit. Construction started on December 25, 2019.[17] It is scheduled to open in December 2024.[17]

Line 8

Line 8 is 35.5 km in length with 28 stations. It is scheduled to open in September 2024.[16]

Line S1

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 [18]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
11 [18]	TBA	TBA	Yingchunlu South	Zhongshanlu
12 [18]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
13 [18]	TBA	33.0 km	TBA	Shengpujiedao
14 [18]	TBA	TBA	Zhangjiagang Railway Station	Somewhere in Wujiang District
15 [18]	TBA	52.0 km	TBA	TBA
16 [18]	TBA	42.1 km	Xingtang Jie	Somewhere in East Taihu CBD
18 [18]	TBA	48.0 km	Longxianglu	Somewhere in Wujiang District
20 [18]	TBA	TBA	Somewhere in Wujiang District	Somewhere in Wujiang District
S4 [18]	TBA	TBA	Somewhere in Zhangjiagang	Somewhere in Wujiang District
S5 [18]	15	57.0 km	Zhangjiagang North Railway Station	Suzhou North Railway Station
Shuofang	TBA	TBA	TBA	Shuofang Airport

Line 9

Line 10

Line 15

Line S4

Line S5

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.[19]

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

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  A station on Line 1
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  A station on Line 2
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  Shihu Road station under construction
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  Preparation for a construction site between Heshan Road and Huashan Road stations of Line 3

Network Map

See also

• Suzhou Tram
• Suzhou BRT
• List of metro systems

References

1. "2017年统计报告". 中国城市轨道交通协会. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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. "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
4. (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.
9. 新华报业网 (2018-11-27). "苏州轨道交通6号线、S1线开工，2024年将建成9条线". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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)
11. [News of the Operator]
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. "这条明年开通的轨交线，站点名定了！". Retrieved 2021-01-21.
16. "苏州轨道交通8号线正式开工 共设28座车站". 2019-10-01.
17. "苏州轨道交通7号线开工建设". 2019-12-25.
18. "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.
19. 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

External links

• The official site of Suzhou Rail Transit