Suzhou Metro, previously called Suzhou Rail Transit, is a

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

system serving the city of

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 ...

, in

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

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.Website of Suzhou City
( Rail Transit information from 2007)) (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009) Line 11, connecting

Kunshan Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu Province, 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 Th ...

city which is under Suzhou's administration, 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 List of township-level divisions of Shanghai, municipal districts and to the neighb ...

, was completed on June 24, 2023, and a further three lines were opened in 2024. 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 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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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 close to Precious Belt Bridge located in Wuzhong District. Construction on Line 2 began on December 25, 2009, and was completed by early 2013. On December 28, 2013, line 2 started service and became a part of Suzhou Metro system. The new 13 stations were opened on September 24, 2016. It is the only metro line in China to use 5-car trains.

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. Through service between Line 3 and Line 11 ( Jinsheqiao - Huaqiao) has been available since December 23, 2023, and the service from Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station to Huaqiao is available from June 29, 2024.

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.

Line 6

Line 6 opened on 29 June 2024. It has 31 stations.

Line 7

Line 7 is a north–south line of the Suzhou Metro. As of December 2024, it is 35.2 km in length with 29 stations.

Line 8

Line 8 is 35.5 km in length with 28 stations. It opened on September 10, 2024.

Line 11

Line 11 (formerly Line S1) is an east west intercity

line of the Suzhou Metro. It opened on 24 June 2023. It serves Kunshan City and connects to the

, with the terminal station of Huaqiao also being an interchange station where passengers can interchange to Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro. There is also through service between Line 3 and Line 11 of Suzhou Metro.

Lines under construction

Line 10

Line 10 is a north south express regional

line of the Suzhou Metro. The first section connecting the northern neighboring cities of

Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang (), formerly Shazhou County (), is a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China and one of the many ports along the Yangtze river. With 1,246,762 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, the city is now ...

and Changshu. The line was formerly known as Line S5.

Fares and tickets

The base fare of the Suzhou Metro 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 of 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 the Suzhou Metro
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