Line S1 of Suzhou Rail Transit is an under construction intercity
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
line. Running west-east, the line will mainly serve
Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
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city center and connect it to
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 ...
in the west and nearby metropolitan
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
in the east via a transfer to
Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro.
The line will be the first metro line in downtown
Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
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The terminus
Huaqiao station will be an interchange metro station between
Suzhou Rail Transit system and
Shanghai metro
The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts and to Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Served as a part of Shangha ...
system. The line started construction on November 27, 2018 and is scheduled to be completed by 2023. The line will use 6-car Type B rolling stock operating up to 100km/h.
Stations
References
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Suzhou Rail Transit lines