Suzhou Railway Station

Suzhou 苏州
Suzhou Railway Station
Location	27 Suzhan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu China
Coordinates	31°19′50″N 120°36′23″E / 31.33056°N 120.60639°E
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s)	Jinghu railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms	7
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1906
Previous names	Wuxian Railway
Traffic
Passengers ([1])	100,000 daily

Suzhou Railway Station
Traditional Chinese	蘇州站
Simplified Chinese	苏州站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūzhōu zhàn

Suzhou Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 苏州站; traditional Chinese: 蘇州站; pinyin: Sūzhōu zhàn) is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway. The station located Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

History

Suzhou Railway Station in 1908

Pedestrian Bridge in 1915

The station opened in July 16, 1906. The station's area was only 205 squared metres.^[2]

On May 1936, the station changed "Wuxian Railway Station" due to Suzhou changed Wuxian (吴县）). On December 1937, the station changed again what is "Suzhou Station" due to the Japanese Invasion.

Old Platform

Since July 1, 2010, Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway has been in operation, Suzhou to Shanghai takes only 24 minutes.^[3]

Originating Destination

Suzhou Railway Station has 8 trains from this station to Shanghai and Ganzhou.

Z85/86 (now changed D385/386) was direct train from Suzhou to Beijing South. The route revoked in 2011 due to operation of Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway.^[4] At weekends will drive temporary train from this station.

Bureau	Destination
Shanghai Railway Bureau	Shanghai
Nanchang Railway Bureau	Ganzhou

See also

• Suzhou North Railway Station—on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, 10.5 km away from the Suzhou Railway Station

Future

Suzhou Railway Station under construction

As of 2008, the station is being renovated and rehabilitated, renovation completion date is uncertain. However, a future Public Bus Hub and connection to future Suzhou Rail Transit Lines 2 and 4 (under construction) is in the plan.

References

1. 城市商报 (2012-10-01). "苏州火车站客流比春运还多". 搜狐网. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
2. "传奇古城苏州 见证苏州火车站100年历史变迁". 搜房网. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
3. 中国铁路客户服务中心. "旅客列车时刻表查询". Retrieved 2012-09-21.
4. "北京到上海动车组全部取消". 东方网. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2012-09-27.

External links

Preceding station		China Railway		Following station
Suzhou Industrial Park towards Shanghai or Shanghai Hongqiao		Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway Part of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line		Suzhou New Area towards Nanjing
Wuxi towards Beijing		Beijing–Shanghai Railway		Kunshan towards Shanghai