Suzhou Rail Transit

Suzhou Rail Transit (SRT)

Overview
Locale	Suzhou, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2 (in operation), 5 (by 2020)
Number of stations	46
Daily ridership	344,000 (2014 Avg.)[1] 638,800 (2014 Peak)
Website	http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Number of vehicles	47
Technical
System length	52.296 kilometres (32.495 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	(?)

Suzhou Rail Transit
Traditional Chinese	蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese	苏州轨道交通
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūzhōu Guǐdào Jiāotōng

The Suzhou Rail Transit (SRT) is a metro system serving the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province, China. Line 1 began operation on April 28, 2012.^[2] Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. Another five lines are also planned to be completed before 2020. Upon completion, the system will be about 140 kilometers long and have 109 stations.^[3][4][5]

Lines

Map of Suzhou Rail Transit

Line	Terminals (District)		Opened	Newest Extension	Length km	Stations
Line 1	Mudu (Wuzhong)	Zhongnan Jie (Gusu)	2012	—	25.739	24
Line 2	Suzhou North Railway Station (Xiangcheng)	Baodaiqiao South (Wuzhong)	2013	—	26.557	22
Total					52.296	46

Line 1

Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012.^[2] It is a line running generally east-west, from Mudu Station in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Jie Station in Suzhou Industrial Park.^[3][6] 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.^[7]

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 28th, 2013, line 2 started service and became a part of Suzhou Rail Transit system.

Times Square station exit 1. Behind the camera is the escalators to Jiuguang Department Store

Lines under construction

Line	Number of stations	Terminals		Scheduled Opening	Construction began/will begin at	Planning status
Line 3	31	Suzhouxinquzhan (Suzhou New District Railway Station)	Weiting (Weiting)	2015–2016	under construction
Line 4 (main)	30	Sulilu (Suli Road)	Pangjinlu (Pangjin Road)	2015–2016	under construction
Line 4 (south west branch)	23	Sulilu (Suli Road)	Youxianglu (Youxiang Road)	2015–2016	not yet started (under construction from Suli Road to Hongzhuang)	subject to change

Shihu Road station under construction

Line 3

Preparation for a construction site between Heshan Road and Huashan Road stations of future Line 3 (main line)

Line 3 is planned to run from 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.^[8] At the planned interchange stations with Line 1 and Line 2 platforms for Line 3 are already prepared.

Line 4

Line 4 will start in the north of Suzhou, west of Line 2. Its main line will lead from Suli Road to Pangjin Road in the south/south east of Suzhou. After reaching Suzhou railway station, it will almost exactly follow Renmin road and Dongwubei road reaching further south until after a smooth arc to the west it turns sharp east leading towards its planned terminus Pangjin Road in Wujiang District. In this setup, Line 4 will have 30 stations. Construction is in progress, while opening is scheduled for late 2015 or 2016.^[3] At the planned interchange stations with Line 1 and Line 2 platforms for Line 4 are already prepared. Recent maps show a branch line of Line 4 (formerly referred to as future Line 8). 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.

Lines under planning

Line 4

Plans for line 4 have been revised. Initially planned for a later date, construction of line 4 has been started with the main line now leading from Suli Road in the north to Pangjin Road at Wujiang district (former Wujiang City). The originally planned section leading to the south-west appears in actual maps as "under planning" in shape of a branch line of line 4.

Other Lines

Besides others, short video spots shown on screens in Suzhou's subway trains where Suzhou Rail Transit company introduces itself and its plans. These plans contain a line 5 and 6

Planned Layout (2016)

Planned subway network of Suzhou by 2016

Rolling Stock

Line 1 train

Line 2 train

All rolling stocks of Suzhou Rail Transit use Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works trains.^[9]

Line	Manufacturer	Number	Specifications	Note
Line 1	Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works	24	4B	Expandable to 6B
Line 2	Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works	23	5B	Expandable to 6B

Fares and tickets

Single Journey Ticket, available at Line 1 stations

Ticket vending machines

Ticket gates

The base fare of Suzhou Rail Transit is 2 yuan (US$0.33) for journeys under 6 km, then 1 yuan for each 5 km between 6–16 km, 1 yuan for each 7 km between 16–30 km, 1 yuan for 9 km more than 30 km. As December 28, 2013, the highest fare is 7 yuan (US$1.17).

Users of the Suzhou Tong get a 5% discount for every journey.

References

1. "12月我省城市及城际轨道交通运行情况统计表" (in Chinese). Jiangsu Province Development and Reform Commission. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
2. "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
3. (Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007))
4. (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)
5. (Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com)
6. 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)
7. [News of the Operator]
8. (Website of the subway operator "SZ-Transit" (苏州轨道交通/Suzhou Guidao Jiaotong) (information retrieved on Oct. 16th, 2010))
9. 2号线首列车明年5月交付 今年力争洞通轨通.搜狐.2012-03-01

External links

• The official site of Suzhou Rail Transit