Line 1 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 1
 1 
Xinghujie station
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Suzhou Rail Transit
Status In operation
Termini Mudu
Zhongnan Jie
Stations 24
Daily ridership 160,000 (average)
310,000 (maximum)[1][2]
Operation
Opened Apr. 28, 2012
Owner Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd
Operator(s) Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd
Character Underground
Technical
Line length 25.739 km(15.993 mi)
Track length 79.2m
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification overhead wire
Highest elevation 0

Line 1 is the main west-east line of Suzhou Rail Transit, and it started service on Apr. 28, 2012. Line 1 is the first rapid transit line in Suzhou and this line is operated by Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd.[3]

Construction

Construction on Line 1 began on December 26, 2007 and was scheduled to be completed by 2012. It is a line running generally east-west, from Mudu in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Street in Suzhou Industrial Park.[4][5] It will be 25 km long with 24 stations.
On December 30, 2011 the first 21 cars for Line 1 have been delivered.[6]

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Mudu — Zhongnan Jie 28 April 2012 25.739 km (15.99 mi) 24 Phase 1

Stations

Times Square exit 1 from Jiuguang Department Store
Times Square station exit 1. Behind the camera is the escalators to Jiuguang Department Store
Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
Mudu 木渎 0.000 0.000 Wuzhong
Jinfeng Lu 金枫路 1.140 1.140 Huqiu
Fenhu Lu 汾湖路 1.200 2.340
Yushan Lu 玉山路 1.100 3.440
Suzhou Amusement Land 苏州乐园  3  Suzhou Tram SND Tram 1.240 4.680
Tayuan Lu 塔园路 1.170 5.850
Binhe Lu 滨河路 0.900 6.750
Xihuan Lu 西环路 1.060 7.810 Gusu
Tongjing Beilu 桐泾北路 1.360 9.170
Guangji Nanlu 广济南路  2  1.140 10.080
Yangyu Xiang 养育巷 1.270 11.350
Leqiao 乐桥  4  0.800 12.150
Lindun Lu 临顿路 0.810 12.960
Xiangmen 相门 0.800 13.760
Donghuan Lu 东环路 1.090 14.850
Central Park 中央公园 0.950 15.800
Xinghai Square 星海广场 1.080 16.880
Dongfangzhimen 东方之门 0.810 17.690
Culture and Expo Center 文化博览中心 2.500 20.190
Times Square 时代广场 0.850 21.040
Xinghu Jie 星湖街 0.670 21.710
Nanshi Jie 南施街 1.260 22.970
Xingtang Jie 星塘街  3  1.070 24.040
Zhongnan Jie 钟南街 1.130 25.170

Operations

Intervals

Weekdays & Weekends
PeriodTimeIntervals
weekdays morning rush hours(Peak)7:45 — 9:005m30s
weekdays evening rush hours(Peak)17:00 — 18:105m30s
weekends daily rush hours(Peak)11:00 — 19:305m30s
Other hours(Normal)Exclude above rush hours7m55s

[7]

First Trains & Last Trains

First Trains & Last Trains
First TrainFirst TrainLast TrainLast Train
Mudu bound for Zhongnan JieZhongnan Jie bound for MuduMudu bound for Zhongnan JieZhongnan Jie bound for Mudu
6:10 A.M. departs from Mudu Station6:10 A.M. departs from Zhongnan Jie Station22:00 P.M. departs from Mudu Station22:35 P.M. departs from Zhongnan Jie Station

[8]

Fares

Fares start at 2.00 Yuan (￥) and can take 6 kilometers (km)，6 km to 16 km every additional 1.00 Yuan (￥) can take 5 km，16 km to 30 km every additional 1 Yuan (￥) can take 7 km，30 km and above every additional 1 Yuan (￥) can take 9 km，so the whole journey of Line 1 is 6 Yuan (￥).[9]

From a select start station to a select destination station, please see the following fare table.

Mudu station
2Jinfeng Lu station
22Fenhu Lu station
222Yushan Lu station
2222Suzhou Amusement Land station
22222Tayuan Lu station
322222Binhe Lu station
3322222Xihuan Lu station
33322222Tongjing Beilu station
333322222Guangji Nanlu station
4333322222Yangyu Xiang station
44333322222Leqiao station
443333322222Lindun Lu station
4443333222222Xiangmen station
44443333222222Donghuan Lu station
444443333222222Central Park station
5444443333222222Xinghai Square station
55444433333222222Dongfangzhimen station
555544444333332222Culture & Expo Center station
5555544443333332222Times Square station
55555444443333322222Xinghu Jie station
555555544443333332222Nanshi Jie station
6555555544444333332222Xingtang Jie station
66555555544444333322222Zhongnan Jie station

References

  1. ↑ http://sz.sohu.com/20140103/n392875308.shtml
  2. ↑ http://news.suzhou.soufun.com/2014-01-02/11817127.htm
  3. ↑ "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Suzhou News Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ [News of the Operator]
  7. ↑ http://sz.sohu.com/20131226/n392423828.shtml
  8. ↑ http://sz.sohu.com/20131226/n392423828.shtml
  9. ↑ 苏州轨道交通1号线试运营2元起步 Archived 2012-09-14 at Archive.is.姑苏晚报.2012-04-06
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