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| Locale | Suzhou, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 1 currently operating, 5 by 2020 | ||
| Number of stations | 24 | ||
| Daily ridership | 0 | ||
| Website | http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Operator(s) | SZ-Transit / 苏州轨道交通 | ||
| Number of vehicles | 21 | ||
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| System length | (not yet established) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇州軌道交通 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏州轨道交通 | ||||||
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The Suzhou Rail Transit (SRT) is a metro system serving the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province, China. Line 1 began revenue operation on April 28, 2012.[1] Line 2 is under construction and planned to open by the end of 2013. Two other lines are also planned to be completed around 2020. Upon completion, the system will be about 140 kilometers long and have 109 stations.[2][3][4]
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Lines [edit]
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| Line 1 | Mudu | Zhongnan Jie (Zhongnan Street) | 2012 | — | 25.739 | 24 |
Line 1 [edit]
Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012.[1] It is a line running generally east-west, from Mudu in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Street in Suzhou Industrial Park.[5][2] It is 25 km 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.[6]
Lines under construction [edit]
| Line | Number of stations | Terminals | Scheduled Opening | Construction began/will begin at | Planning status | |
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| Line 2 | 22 | Suzhougaotiezhan (Suzhou Highspeed Rail Link) | Yingchunnanlu | June 2014 | Dec. 25, 2009 | fixed |
| Line 3 (main) | 31 | Xinquchengtiezhan | Xinghua Street | 2015–2016 | planned 2012 | subject to change |
| Line 3 (branch) | 37 | Station name unknown | Xinghua Street | 2015–2016 | planned 2012 | subject to change |
| Line 4 | 22 | Wanggengshang | Wangshanlu | 2015–2016 | planned 2012 | subject to change |
Line 2 [edit]
Construction on Line 2 began on December 25, 2009. From Suzhou High-Speed Rail Station (other sources refer to it as "Suzhou North Railway Station") it will run southward to Yingchunnanlu (迎春南路) at the South Outer Ring Road in Wuzhong Economic Development Zone.[2] According to updated traffic maps of Suzhou city, at least a part of line 2 will be opened in July 2013. This will be the part from Suzhou Railway Station (苏州火车站 / Suzhou Huochezhan) to Guangjinan Lu (广济南路 / Guangjinanlu).[5] The rational being that in this way Line 1 will finally be connected to the railway station. Line 2 will be 27 km long and have 22 stations.[3]
Line 3 [edit]
The main line of Line 3 is planned to run from Xinquchengtie station next to Suzhou New District Railway Station in the northwest, via Wuzhong District in south Suzhou to Weiting in the east, with a total of 31 stations. A branch line is also planned to serve Suzhou New District better. Unlike the main line, the branch line will head westwards from Huashan Road station onwards.[7] According to current plans construction will start in 2012, opening is scheduled for late 2015 or 2016.[2] At the planned interchange stations with Line 1 and Line 2, which are currently under construction, platforms for Line 3 will already be prepared. Furthermore on some streets along the main line of Line 3 in Suzhou New District some simple preparation works are conducted. This might indicate an intention for an earlier construction start.
Line 4 [edit]
Line 4 will start in the north of Suzhou, west of Line 2. It will travel from Wanggengshang station via Wangshan road in the southwest of Suzhou. After reaching Suzhou railway station, it will almost exactly follow Renmin road and Dongwubei road to the south and at Shihu road turn southwest towards its (planned) end destination. Line 4 is planned to have 22 stations. According to current plans construction will start in 2012, while opening is scheduled for late 2015 or 2016.[2]. At the planned interchange stations with Line 1 and Line 2 which are currently under construction, platforms for Line 4 will already be prepared.
Lines under planning [edit]
Extension of Line 2 [edit]
According to network maps published on the website of the future operator, Line 2 will in future be extended into both directions behind its currently planned terminal stops. Behind Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Station (苏州高铁站 / Suzhou Gaotie Zhan - at the Suzhou North Railway Station) an extension is planned into north-eastern direction. Behind the currently planned terminal stop Yingchunnanlu (迎春南路) an extension in almost straight eastward direction is planned. [7]
Alteration of the south part of Line 4 [edit]
In addition to the extension of Line 2, a change of line management of Line 4 seems to be planned in the medium term. According to the line planning information on the operator's website, in future the layout of Line 4 will be changed. At that time it will not turn west after Shihulu (石湖路) station but instead will be extended southwards to Wujiang City and then turn sharply east, in order to better connect this city with its currently about 1.5 million people to Suzhou. The original part of Line 4 after Shihulu (石湖路) station (via Chenghuxilu (澄湖西路) station to Wangshanlu (旺山路) station) will be separated and operated as another Line.[7]
Line 8 [edit]
According to those plans the old part of Line 4 between Shihulu (石湖路) station and Wangshanlu (旺山路) station will be operated as Line 8. The line planning maps already carry signs of a planned south western extension of this line.[7]
Other lines [edit]
The allocation of a number 8 suggests that there is an intention to build at least eight lines in total. Nevertheless, up to now there are no reliable information about layouts for Lines 5, 6 and 7.
Layout [edit]
Below there is a map of the planned future subway layout of Suzhou for 2020, according to information available in the internet.[2][5][3][4][8] But some station names are outdated.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f [1] (Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007))
- ^ a b c [2] (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)
- ^ a b [3] (Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com)
- ^ a b c 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)
- ^ [News of the Operator]
- ^ a b c d [4] (Website of the subway operator "SZ-Transit" (苏州轨道交通/Suzhou Guidao Jiaotong) (information retrieved on Oct. 16th, 2010))
- ^ [5] (Suzhou Rail Transit at ditie123.cn)
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Suzhou Rail Transit |
- The official site of Suzhou Rail Transit
- Website of Suzhou City (Subway information from 2007)
- Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009
- Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com
- Information about line 3 at aiditie.cn
- Suzhou Rail Transit at Ditie123.cn
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