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
LocaleSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4 (in operation), 9 (by 2024), 21 (by 2035)
Number of stations134
Daily ridership680,000 (2017 Avg.)[1]
1,130,000 (30 April 2017)[2]
Websitehttp://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Began operationApril 28, 2012 (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
Suzhou Rail Transit
Traditional Chinese蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese苏州轨道交通

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
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.

Lines under construction
Planned network for 2023
Line Number of stations Line Length Terminals Scheduled Opening Construction began
 5  34 44.1Taihu Xiangshan[15]Yangchenghu South[lower-alpha 1][15]June 2021Mid 2016
 6  31 36.12Suzhou Xinqu Railway StationXinqing LuJune 2024Late 2018
 7  34 44.1MoyangMuliDecember 2024Late 2019
 8  28[16] 35.5[16]XijinqiaoChefangSeptember 2024[16]2019
 S1  28 41.27WeitingHuaqiao2023Late 2018
  1. The station is not the same station as another Yangchenghu South station on Line S1.

Line 5
Main article: Line 5 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

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.[17] It is scheduled to open in December 2024.[17]

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.[16]

Line S1
Main article: Line S1 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line S1 is a special 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 kmTBATBA
 10 [18] TBA TBATBATBA
 11 [18] TBA TBAYingchunlu SouthZhongshanlu
 12 [18] TBA TBATBATBA
 13 [18] TBA 33.0 kmTBAShengpujiedao
 14 [18] TBA TBAZhangjiagang Railway StationSomewhere in Wujiang District
 15 [18] TBA 52.0 kmTBATBA
 16 [18] TBA 42.1 kmXingtang JieSomewhere in East Taihu CBD
 18 [18] TBA 48.0 kmLongxiangluSomewhere in Wujiang District
 20 [18] TBA TBASomewhere in Wujiang DistrictSomewhere in Wujiang District
 S4 [18] TBA TBASomewhere in ZhangjiagangSomewhere in Wujiang District
 S5 [18] 15 57.0 kmZhangjiagang North Railway StationSuzhou North Railway Station
 Shuofang  TBA TBATBAShuofang Airport

Line 9
Main article: Line 9 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 10
Main article: Line 10 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 11

Line 12

Line 13

Line 14

Line 15
Main article: Line 9 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 16

Line 18

Line 20

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.[19]

LineManufacturerNumberSpecificationsNote
Line 1Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works244-car Type B
Line 2Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works405-car Type B
Line 4Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works406-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.

  • 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

See also

References
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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. "『苏州』地铁5号线34个站名公示". 2019-09-05.
  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.
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