Line 1 is the main west–east line 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 ...

, and it started service on April 28, 2012. Line 1 is the first rapid transit line in

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 ...

and this line is operated by Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd.

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 The China–Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (), or Suzhou Industrial Park for short, abbreviated as SIP, is a county-level administrative area located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The industrial park was established in February 1994, as part of th ...

.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)Suzhou News
It will be 25 km long with 24 stations.
On December 30, 2011, the first 21 cars for Line 1 have been delivered. ews of the Operator/ref> 苏州地铁站内1.jpg, 苏州地铁乐桥站艺术墙1.jpg, Leqiao Station Xinghai Square platform.jpg, , at the Mudu bound platform SRT1 train.JPG, Train of Line 1 U1 Renminlu Suzhou.jpg, under construction Sanyuancun Subway station in Suzhou.JPG, Restoration of pavement and supply of wires for electrical installation at Tracklaying at Suzhou Amusement Park Subway station.JPG, Tracklaying activities for Line 1 at (formerly Suzhou Amusement Land) - Delivery of pre-assembled track segments

Opening timeline

Stations

Operations

Intervals

First Trains & Last Trains

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 (￥).苏州轨道交通1号线试运营2元起步
.姑苏晚报.2012-04-06 From a select start station to a select destination station, please see the following fare table.

References

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