Line 1 is the main west–east line of the

Suzhou Metro Suzhou Metro, previously called Suzhou Rail Transit, 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 ext ...

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

Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

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 Suzhou Industrial Park () is a development region in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The industrial park was established in February 1994, as part of the Chinese economic reform, reform and opening up campaign in the 1990s, and is unique in its joint ...

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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, station 苏州地铁星湖街站内部1.jpg, station Xinghai Square platform.jpg, , at the Mudu bound platform U1 Renminlu Suzhou.jpg, Leqiao (formerly Renmin Road) 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.

Rolling stock

References

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