Suzhou railway station () is a

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and

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. The station is located in

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History

The station opened on July 16, 1906. The station's area was only 205 square metres. In May 1936, the station's name changed to "Wuxian railway station" because Suzhou's name changed to Wuxian (). In December 1937, the station changed back to "Suzhou Station" due to the Japanese invasion. Suzhou Station 02

Since July 1, 2010,

has been in operation; some trains from Suzhou to

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 ...

take only 24 minutes. The upgrade of the station was completed with the opening of the south plaza on 5 February 2013. The upgrade included the opening of a public bus hub. The metro station was opened with

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 ...

line 2 was opened on 28 December 2013; metro line 4 was opened on 15 April 2017.

Rail services

Suzhou station has 12 platform faces on five island platforms and two side platforms; one island platform has only one face. The original railway uses seven platform faces and three passing tracks. The intercity railway uses five platform faces and two passing tracks. Suzhou station is served by eight groups of services to Shanghai and Ganzhou: On some holidays, temporary EMUs start from or end at this station.

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{{Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway Railway stations in Jiangsu Railway stations in China opened in 1906 Railway stations in Suzhou Stations on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway Stations on the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway

History

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