Dongfangzhimen Station (, literally Gate to the East Station) is a station of Line 1 and Line 3 of

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. Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extensi ...

. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

, near the

Gate to the East The Gate to the East, also known as the Gate of the Orient, () is the second tallest building in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China behind Suzhou IFS. It is intended to be a symbol of a gateway to the city which emphasizes the city's continuing significance ...

skyscraper, which is positioned at the intersection of the historical East-West-axis of Suzhou Old Town with the West bank of

Jinji Lake Jinji Lake (, literally Golden Rooster Lake) is a fresh water lake located in the central part of Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It occupies an area of and its average depth is about . There are two man-made islands in the lake. Touris ...

. The station has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.

Gallery

File:Dongfanzhimen.jpg, Entrance 3 File:20180915_Concourse_in_Dongfangzhimen_Station_3.jpg, Concourse File:20180915_Concourse_in_Dongfangzhimen_Station_2.jpg, Ticket gates File:Platform_of_Dongfangzhimen_Station.jpg, Line 1 platform File:Line_3_Platform_bound_for_Weiting_Station_at_Dongfangzhimen_Station.jpg, Line 3 platform

References

Railway stations in Jiangsu Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou Rail Transit stations Railway stations in China opened in 2012 {{Jiangsu-railstation-stub