Suzhou subway
The subway of Suzhou ( Chinese 苏州 轨道 交通 , Pinyin Sūzhóu Guǐdào Jiāotōng ) is the subway system of the city of Suzhou in the Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China .
Since 2019, the system has comprised four lines with a total length of 164 km. Completion of the entire network can be expected in 2023. A connection between the Suzhou subway and the Shanghai metro is planned for 2023.
Lines
overview
| line | Number of stations | Line length | Start station ↔ end station | Opening date | start of building | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 25.7 km | MuDu ↔ Zhongnanjie | April 28, 2012 | 2008 | |
| 2 | 35 | 40.4 km | Sangtiandao ↔ Qihe | December 28, 2013 | December 25, 2009 | |
| 3 | 37 | 45.2 km | Xinquchengtiezhan ↔ Weiting | December 25, 2019 | January 20, 2012 | |
| 4th | 38 | 52.8 km | Longdaobang ↔ Muli / Tongli | 2017 | ||
| All in all | 126 | 164.1 km | ||||
line 1
Construction of line 1 began in 2008. The opening was on April 28th, 2012. Line 1 is an east-west line and runs, starting in the west, from Mudu to Zhongnanjie in the Suzhou Industrial Park in the east.
Line 2
Construction of line 2 began in 2009. It is a north-south line that runs south from Qihe to Sangtiandao Subway Station. On December 28, 2013, the section from Suzhou North Railway Station to South Baodai Bridge was opened. This creates a connection from Line 1 to Suzhou's main train stations. The extension opened on September 24, 2016.
Line 3
Line 3 runs from Xinquchengtiezhan station in the northwest, through the Wuzhoung district in the south of Suzhou and on to Weiting in the east and has 37 stations. Construction started in 2012 and the opening took place at the end of 2019.
Line 4
Line 4 is another north-south line. It starts in the north, west of Line 2 at Suji Road Station and ends at Pangjin Road Station in the south-southeast of Suzhou. After reaching the Suzhou train station, it follows the course of Renmin Road and Dongwubei Road almost exactly to the south and then leads far to the south over an arc that extends slightly to the west and opens up the Wujiang district . Line 4 opened on April 15, 2017.
Planned lines
By 2024 , the subway system is to consist of nine lines with a total length of around 350 km. In the medium term, the network is to consist of 15 lines with a total length of around 770 km.
| line | Number of stations | Line length | Start station ↔ end station | Planned opening date | start of building |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 34 | 44.1 km | Taihu Xiangshan ↔ Yangchenghu South | June 2021 | 2016 |
| 6th | 31 | 36.1 km | Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station ↔ Xinqing Lu | June 2024 | 2018 |
| 7th | 34 | 44.1 km | Moyang ↔ Muli | December 2024 | 2019 |
| 8th | 28 | 35.5 km | Xijinqiao ↔ Chefang | September 2024 | 2019 |
| S1 | 28 | 41.3 km | Weiting ↔ Huaqiao | 2023 | 2018 |
Line S1
The S1 is planned as a S-Bahn line to connect with Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro at the Huaqiao terminus in the west of Shanghai. The line is scheduled to start operating in 2023.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Yang Jian: Suzhou unveils Shanghai Metro link plans. In: SHINE news. September 7, 2018, accessed April 30, 2020 .
- ^ Suzhou Metro Rail System, Jiangsu. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ 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 - 1st edition of the year 2009, publisher: Hunan Kartenverlag (publication permit number: 3200005950154)
- ↑ SUZHOU. Accessed April 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ David Briginshaw: Metro projects completed in 15 Chinese cities. In: International Railway Journal. January 3, 2020, accessed April 30, 2020 .
- ^ Metro line linking Suzhou with Shanghai approved. September 10, 2018, accessed May 3, 2020 .
