Suzhou Rail Transit, also known as Suzhou Metro, is a

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 ...

system serving the city 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 ...

, in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

Province, China. Line 1 began operation on April 28, 2012. Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extension of Line 2, were completed between 2016 and 2021, with 3 more lines currently under construction and planned to open by 2024. Upon completion, the system will be about long and have 109 stations.Website of Suzhou City
( Rail Transit information from 2007)) (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009) (Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com) Line S1 of Suzhou Metro connecting neighboring

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. Name There is a strong pos ...

city and beyond to the

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 ...

is also currently under construction. Daily ridership increased from 680,000 (2017 average) to 899,000 (2018 average) to 995,000 (2019 average). Record ridership increased from 1,130,000 (30 April 2017) to 1,548,000 (2 May 2019 record).

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012. It is a line running generally east–west, from Mudu station in western Suzhou to

Zhongnan Jie station Zhongnan Jie Station () is the Eastern terminus station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit Line 1 is the main west–east line of Suzhou Rail Transit, and it started service on April 28, 2012. Line 1 is the first rapid transit line in Suzhou ...

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) It is 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. ews of the Operator/ref>

Line 2

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 Baodaiqiao South Station (; literally Precious Belt Bridge South Station) is a station of Line 2, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Wuzhong District of Suzhou. It started operation on December 28, 2013, the same time of the operatio ...

close to

Precious Belt Bridge The Precious Belt Bridge () or Baodai Bridge is a stone arch bridge near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The Precious Belt Bridge is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Tantai Lake, about 2.5 kilometer south east of Suzhou. ...

located in

Wuzhong District Wuzhong District () is one of five urban districts of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. It has a land area of and had a population of 590,000 in 2001. Administrative divisions In the present, Wuzhong District has 8 subdistricts and 7 towns. ;8 s ...

. 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

Line 3 started trial operations from December 6 to December 10, 2019 and officially started operation on December 25, 2019. 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

at Huaqiao station.

Line 4

Line 4 started trial operations on April 14, 2017. 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.

Line 5

Line 5 opened on 29 June 2021 and runs from Taihu Xiangshan to Yangchenghu South.

Lines under construction

Line 6

Line 7

Line 7 is an east–west line of Suzhou Rail Transit. Construction started on December 25, 2019. It is scheduled to open in December 2024.

Line 8

Line 8 is 35.5 km in length with 28 stations. It is scheduled to open in September 2024.

Line S1

Line S1 is an intercity

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) Line 11 is a northwest–southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. Since October 2013 Line 11 serves Kunshan city, making it is the second intercity metro in China after the Guangfo Metro and the first that crosses a provincial boundary. With ...

Lines under planning

Rolling Stock

All rolling stocks of Suzhou Rail Transit use Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works trains.2号线首列车明年5月交付今年力争洞通轨通
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Fares and tickets

The base fare of Suzhou Rail Transit is 2 yuan (US$0.33) for journeys under , then 1 yuan for each between , 1 yuan for each between , 1 yuan for more than . 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.

Gallery

File:SRT1 train.JPG, A station on Line 1 File:Platform of Suzhou Railway Station.JPG, A station on Line 2 File:ShiHu Road Station under construction.JPG, Shihu Road station under construction File:Subway Line 3 in Suzhou - preparation for construction.JPG, Preparation for a construction site between Heshan Road and Huashan Road stations of Line 3

Network Map

References

External links

The official site of Suzhou Rail Transit
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