Suzhou Rail Transit

Suzhou Metro
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蘇州軌道交通
Simplified Chinese苏州轨道交通
Overview
LocaleSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines6 (in operation)
Number of stations196
Daily ridership1,911,000 (1 January 2021 record)
Annual ridership410 million (2021)[1]
Websitehttp://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
Operation
Began operationApril 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Technical
System length249.47 kilometres (155.01 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1.5 kV Overhead Wire

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.[2] Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extension of Line 2, were completed between 2016 and 2021.[3][4] Line 11 connecting Kunshan city which is under Suzhou's administration, and beyond to the Shanghai Metro was completed on June 24, 2023.[5][6][7]

Daily ridership increased from 680,000 (2017 average)[8] to 899,000 (2018 average) to 995,000 (2019 average). Record ridership increased from 1,130,000 (30 April 2017)[9] to 1,548,000 (2 May 2019 record).

  1. ^ "运送乘客237.1亿人次,新增运营里程1168公里…2021年城市轨道交通运营成绩单". 2022-01-13. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Suzhou subway starts service". Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007))
  4. ^ "苏州轨道交通2号线最新变化早知道". Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-10-25. (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)
  5. ^ 无锡苏州也将轨交通沪? 目前有规划但尚无时间表. Eastday (in Chinese). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. ^ "上海11号线、17号线有望接轨苏州S1线、4号线". sh.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  7. ^ 新华报业网 (2018-11-27). "苏州轨道交通6号线、S1线开工,2024年将建成9条线". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  8. ^ "2017年统计报告". 中国城市轨道交通协会. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ^ "苏州轨交2条新线下月开建!一接上海一接沪苏湖" (in Chinese). 新华网. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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