Suzhou Rail Transit
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| Background | |||
| Locale | Suzhou, China | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 (in operation), 5 (by 2020) | ||
| Number of stations | 46 | ||
| Daily ridership | 147,000/day (Nov 2013)[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Number of vehicles | 47 | ||
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| System length | 52.296 kilometres (32.495 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 苏州轨道交通 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇州軌道交通 | ||||||
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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 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
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| 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 3 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.
Lines under construction
| Line | Number of stations | Terminals | Scheduled Opening | Construction began/will begin at | Planning status | |
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| 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 3
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.[8] According to current plans construction will start in 2012, opening is scheduled for late 2015 or 2016.[3] 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
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.[3] 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
Extension of Line 2
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.[8]
Alteration of the south part of Line 4
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 District 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.[8]
Line 8
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.[8]
Other lines
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
Below there is a map of the planned future subway layout of Suzhou for 2020, according to information available in the internet.[3][4][5][6][9] But some station names are outdated.
Rolling Stock
All rolling stocks of Suzhou Rail Transit use Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works trains.[10]
| Line | Manufacturer | Number | Specifications | Note |
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| Line 1 | Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works | 24 | 4B | May reserve 6B |
| Line 2 | Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works | 23 | 5B | May reserve 6B |
Fares and tickets
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
- ↑ 2013年11月江苏省城市轨道交通运行情况统计表
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007))
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 (Suzhou Rail Transit at urbanrail.com)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (Website of the subway operator "SZ-Transit" (苏州轨道交通/Suzhou Guidao Jiaotong) (information retrieved on Oct. 16th, 2010))
- ↑ (Suzhou Rail Transit at ditie123.cn)
- ↑ 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
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