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Suzhou Metro
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese	苏州轨道交通
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūzhōu Guǐdào Jiāotōng
Line 1 train
Overview
Locale	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	9 (in operation)
Number of stations	284
Daily ridership	1,911,000 (1 January 2021 record)
Annual ridership	410 million (2021)
Website	http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Began operation	April 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-28)
Technical
System length	356.27 km (221.38 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV Overhead Wire
System map

Suzhou Rail Transit, also known as Suzhou Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu 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. Line 11 connecting Kunshan city which is under Suzhou's administration, and beyond to the Shanghai Metro was completed on June 24, 2023.

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. It is 25 km (16 mi) long with 24 stations.

Construction on Line 1 began on December 26, 2007, and was completed by 2012. On December 30, 2011, the first 21 cars for Line 1 have been delivered.

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 Rail Transit 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 Suzhou Rail Transit. 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 rapid transit line of Suzhou Rail Transit. It opened on 24 June 2023. It serves Kunshan City and connects to the Shanghai Metro, 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 Rail Transit.

Lines under construction

Line 10

Line 10 is a north south express regional rapid transit line of Suzhou Rail Transit. The first section connecting the northern neighboring cities of Zhangjiagang and Changshu. The line was formerly known as Line S5.

Fares and tickets

The base fare of Suzhou Rail Transit is 2 yuan (US$0.33) for journeys under 6 km (3.7 mi), then 1 yuan for each 5 km (3.1 mi) between 6–16 km (3.7–9.9 mi), 1 yuan for each 7 km (4.3 mi) between 16 and 30 km (9.9 and 18.6 mi), 1 yuan for 9 km (5.6 mi) more than 30 km (18.6 mi). 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

• A station on Line 1
• A station on Line 2
• Shihu Road station under construction
• Preparation for a construction site between Heshan Road and Huashan Road stations of Line 3

Network Map

See also

• List of Suzhou Rail Transit stations
• Suzhou Tram
• Suzhou BRT
• List of metro systems

References

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External links

• The official site of Suzhou Rail Transit

v t e Public transportation in Jiangsu (JS)
Nanjing Metro	Lines in operation  1   2   3   4   5   7   10   S1   S3   S6   S7   S8   S9  Under construction  3  (Phase 3)  4  (Phase 2)  5  (North section)  6   7  (Central section)  9   10  (Phase 2)  11   S2   S4  (Nanjing section)  S5  Under planning  2  (eastern extension)  3  (Phase 4)  4  (Phase 3)  8   9  (Phase 2)  10  (Phase 3)  16   18   S3  (eastern extension)  S6  (western extension)
Suzhou RT	Lines in operation  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   11  Under construction  2  (northern extension)  4  (northern extension)  7  (northern extension)  10  (S5) Under planning  9   Shuofang
Wuxi Metro	Lines in operation  1   2   3   4  (Phase 1)  S1  Under construction  S2   4  (Phase 2)  5  (Phase 1)  6  (Phase 1) Under planning  2  anzhen  5  (Phase 2)  6  (Phase 2)  3  (North extension)  3  (South extension)  3  Branch line  4  (Phase 3)  7   8
Changzhou Metro	Lines in operation  1   2  Under construction  5  Under planning  6
Xuzhou Metro	Lines in operation  1   2   3  Under construction  4   6  Under planning  5   7   S1   S2   S3   S4
Nantong RT	Lines in operation  1   2
Shanghai Metro (Jiangsu Section)	Lines in operation  11  (Kunshan Section)
Shanghai Suburban Railway (Jiangsu Section)	Under construction  Jiamin  (Taicang Section)
LRT & trams	Lines in operation Nanjing Trams Hexi line Qilin line Suzhou Trams Line T1 Line T2 Huai'an Trams Line 1
Transportation hubs	Int'l airports Nanjing Lukou (NKG) Sunan Shuofang (WUX) Xuzhou Guanyin (XUZ) Yancheng Nanyang (YNZ) Yangzhou Taizhou (YTY) Lianyungang Huaguoshan (LYG) Nantong Xingdong (NTG) Railway stations Nanjing (NJH) Nanjing South (NKH) Changzhou (CZH) Wuxi (WXH) Wuxi East (WXD) Wuxi Xinqu (WXQ) Suzhou (SZH) Suzhou North (OHH) Suzhou Xinqu (SZQ) Jurong Zhenjiang (ZJH) Xuzhou (XCH) Xuzhou East (UUH) Yangzhou (YLH) Taizhou (UTH) Nantong (NUH) Nantong West
China: AH BJ CQ FJ GD/HK/MO GS GX GZ HA HB HE HI HL HN JL JS JX LN NM NX QH SC SD SH SN SX TJ XJ XZ YN ZJ

v t e Urban rail transit in China
Metros Light metros	Operational Beijing Changchun Changsha Changzhou Chengdu Chongqing Dalian Dongguan Foshan Fuzhou Guangzhou Guiyang Hangzhou Harbin Hefei Hohhot Hong Kong* Jinan Jinhua Kunming Lanzhou Luoyang Macau* Nanchang Nanjing Nanning Nantong Ningbo Qingdao Shanghai Shaoxing Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Suzhou Taiyuan Taizhou Tianjin Ürümqi Wenzhou Wuhan Wuxi Xi'an Xiamen Xuzhou Zhengzhou Under planning Ganzhou Jiaxing Jiujiang Linyi Xining Yantai Yichang Yinchuan Zhongshan Proposed Anqing Metro Baoji Metro Chengde Metro Chenzhou Metro Chifeng Metro Chuzhou Metro Datong Metro Dazhou Metro Ezhou Metro Fuxin Metro Fuyang Metro Guangyuan Metro Haikou Metro Handan Metro Heze Metro Huainan Metro Huizhou Metro Huzhou Metro Jinzhong Metro Liaocheng Metro Lijiang Metro Longyan Metro Luzhou Metro Ma'anshan Metro Mudanjiang Metro Nanchong Metro Nanyang Metro Neijiang Metro Putian Metro Quanzhou Metro Quzhou Metro Rizhao Metro Sanya Metro Shangrao Metro Shiyan Metro Suqian Metro Tangshan Metro Tongling Metro Weifang Metro Weihai Metro Weinan Metro Wuzhou Metro Xiangyang Metro Xingtai Metro Xuancheng Metro Yancheng Metro Yangzhou Metro Yulin Metro Zhangzhou Metro Zhanjiang Metro Zhenjiang Metro Zhuzhou Metro Zibo Metro Zunyi Metro Suspended Baotou
Monorail Maglev	Operational Beijing Maglev Line S1 Changsha Maglev Chongqing Monorail Line 2 Line 3 Fenghuang Maglev Shanghai Maglev Wuhu Monorail Under construction Anyang Bengbu Guang'an Guilin Huai'an Huainan Hengyang Jining Liuzhou Qingyuan Shantou Taiyuan Under planning Zhangjiakou Zunyi Recreation Happy Line Window of the World Xi'an Qujiang Sightseeing Yinchuan Garden Expo [zh]
Trams Light rails	Operational Anren Beijing Xijiao Yizhuang T1 Changchun Tram Line 3 Chengdu Chongqing Bishan Tram Dongguan Huawei Ox Horn Campus Tram Dalian Foshan Gaoming Tram TGM1 [zh] Nanhai Tram TNH1 Guangzhou Haizhu Tram THZ1 Huangpu Tram Line 1 Hong Kong* Light Rail Tramways Peak Tram Huai'an Jiaxing Mengzi Honghe tram Nanjing Nanping Wuyi Tram [zh] Qingdao Sanya Shanghai Songjiang Tram T1 & T2 Shenzhen Shenyang Suzhou Tianshui Wenshan Wuhan Under construction Baoshan Guangzhou Huangpu Tram Line 2 & Line 5 Guiyang Line T2 Lijiang [zh] Tram Line 1 Turpan [zh] Xi'an (High-tech Zone) [zh] Zhangye [zh] Zhangye Danxia Tram Under planning Dongguan Haikou Hefei Kunshan Lhasa Nanning Ningbo Quanzhou Suzhou (Taihu) Shanghai (Jiading) Shanghai (Xihongqiao) Zhengzhou Closed Anshan Beijing (First Generation) Fushun Harbin Shanghai First Generation Zhangjiang Shenyang (First Generation) Trams in Tangshan Tianjin (First Generation) Tianjin (TEDA) Zhuhai
APM	Airport Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 Hong Kong Airport* Shanghai Pudong Airport APM Others Zhujiang New Town Pujiang Line Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
Regional rail Suburban rail Commuter rail	v t e Regional, suburban, & commuter rail CR S-train Beijing Sub-Central S2 Huairou–Miyun  Tongmi  Tianjin Tianjin–Jizhou (S9) Yangquan  Yangda  Lianyungang  Lianyungang Suburban  Ningbo  Yongyu  (S1) Shaoxing  Shaoxing Urban Rail  Haikou  Haikou Suburban  CRH C-train CR Shenyang  Changhun   Changbai   Bai'a (BCT-WWT)  CR Beijing  Jingjin   Jingxiong  CR Zhengzhou  Zhengkai   Zhengjiao   Zhengji  CR Shanghai  Jinshan  CR Wuhan  Wuxiao   Wuxian   Wuhuang  CR Chengdu  Chengguan   Chengpu   Guikai   Guiyang Loop Line   Yuwan  CR Jinan  Qingrong  CR Guangzhou  Guangzhu   Zhuji   Guangfozhao   Guanhui   Guangshen   Suishen   Xiashen (IOQ-OGQ)   Changzhutan  CR Lanzhou  Lanzhong
BRT	Operational Baoding Beijing Changde Changzhou Chengdu Dalian Guangzhou Hangzhou Hefei Jinan Jinhua Kunming Lanzhou Lianyungang Shanghai Yan'an Road Medium Capacity Transit Fengpu Express Suzhou Ürümqi Xiamen Yichang Yinchuan Zaozhuang Zhengzhou Under construction Harbin Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Wuxi Wuhan Xi'an Planned Nanchang Shanghai
Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART)	Operational Yibin ART [zh]
* in / related to the special administrative regions Transport in China Rail transport in China

v t e Rapid transit in Asia
Armenia	Yerevan Metro
Azerbaijan	Baku Metro
Bangladesh	Dhaka Metro
China (PRC)	Beijing Subway Changchun Rail Transit Changsha Metro Changzhou Metro Chengdu Metro Chongqing Rail Transit Dalian Metro Dongguan Rail Transit Foshan Metro Fuzhou Metro Guangzhou Metro Guiyang Metro Hangzhou Metro Harbin Metro Hefei Metro Hohhot Metro Jinan Metro Jinhua Rail Transit Kunming Metro Lanzhou Metro Luoyang Subway Nanchang Metro Nanjing Metro Nanning Metro Nantong Rail Transit Ningbo Rail Transit Qingdao Metro Shanghai Metro Shenyang Metro Shenzhen Metro Shijiazhuang Metro Suzhou Rail Transit Taiyuan Metro Tianjin Metro Ürümqi Metro Wenzhou Rail Transit Wuhan Metro Wuxi Metro Xi'an Metro Xiamen Metro Xuzhou Metro Zhengzhou Metro Hong Kong MTR
Georgia	Tbilisi Metro
India	Agra Metro Ahmedabad Metro Bengaluru Metro Chennai Metro Chennai MRTS Delhi Metro Hyderabad Metro Jaipur Metro Kanpur Metro Kochi Metro Kolkata Metro Lucknow Metro Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Nagpur Metro Noida Metro Pune Metro Rapid Metro Gurgaon
Indonesia	Greater Jakarta Integrated Mass Transit System Jakarta MRT Jakarta LRT Jabodebek LRT Palembang LRT Bali MRT*
Iran	Ahvaz Metro* Isfahan Metro Karaj Metro Mashhad Urban Railway Qom Urban Railway* Shiraz Metro Tabriz Metro Tehran Metro
Japan	Fukuoka City Subway Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Kobe Municipal Subway Kyoto Municipal Subway Nagoya Municipal Subway Osaka Metro Sapporo Municipal Subway Sendai Subway Tokyo Metro Tokyo Rinkai Line Tokyo Toei Subway Yokohama Municipal Subway Yokohama Minatomirai Line
Kazakhstan	Almaty Metro
North Korea	Pyongyang Metro
Malaysia	Klang Valley Integrated Transit System RTS Link*
Pakistan	Lahore Metro
Philippines	Metro Manila Rail Network Manila LRT Manila MRT
Qatar	Doha Metro
Russia	Chelyabinsk Metro* Kazan Metro Krasnoyarsk Metro* Moscow Metro Novosibirsk Metro Nizhny Novgorod Metro Saint Petersburg Metro Samara Metro Yekaterinburg Metro
Saudi Arabia	Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line (Mecca Metro) Riyadh Metro*
Singapore	Singapore MRT RTS Link*
South Korea	Busan Metro Daegu Metro Daejeon Metro Gwangju Metro Incheon Metro Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Taiwan (ROC)	Taipei Metro New Taipei Metro Taoyuan Metro Taichung Metro Kaohsiung Metro
Thailand	Bangkok Rail Network Bangkok MRT Bangkok Skytrain
Turkey	Adana Metro Ankara Metro Bursaray Gebze Metro* Istanbul Metro İzmir Metro Konya Metro* Mersin Metro*
United Arab Emirates	Dubai Metro
Uzbekistan	Tashkent Metro
Vietnam	Hanoi Metro Ho Chi Minh City Metro*
* Under construction.

• Suzhou Rail Transit
• 2012 establishments in China
• Rapid transit in China
• 2012 in Suzhou
• Railway lines opened in 2012