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{{short description|Rapid transit system in Suzhou, China}}
{{Infobox Public transit
| name = Suzhou Metro
{{Chinese
|title=Suzhou Rail Transit| decat = yes | child = yes|
|s=苏州地铁
|p=Sūzhōu Dìtiě
}}
| image = Suzhou Rail Transit logo.svg
| imagesize = 80px
| image2 = PM087.jpg
| imagesize2 = 275px
| caption2 = [[Line 1 (Suzhou Metro)|Line 1]] train
| locale = [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
| began_operation = {{Start date and age|2012|04|28}}
| ended_operation = 
| system_length = {{convert|345|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| lines = 9 (in operation)
| vehicles = 
| stations = 285
| ridership = 1,911,000 (1 January 2021 record)
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}} <!-- allk is the key here -->
| el = 1.5 kV Overhead Wire
| website = http://www.sz-mtr.com/ (Chinese)
| map = [[File:Suzhou Metro Network.png|250px]]
| alt = 
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| owner = 
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| annual_ridership = 410 million (2021)<ref name = ridership1>{{cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/V6Bnx1J8u3emUAAdEx0TTg|title=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|date= 2022-01-13|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
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'''Suzhou Metro''', previously called '''Suzhou Rail Transit''', is a [[rapid transit]] system serving the city of [[Suzhou]], in [[Jiangsu]] Province, China. Line 1 began operation on April 28, 2012.<ref name="Suzhou subway starts service">{{cite web | url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/gallery/photo.asp?article_id=500073 | title=Suzhou subway starts service | access-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref> Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extension of Line 2, were completed between 2016 and 2021.<ref name="http://www.suzhou.gov.cn/newssz/sznews/2007/3/20/sznews-8-52-22-3613.shtml">[http://www.suzhou.gov.cn/newssz/sznews/2007/3/20/sznews-8-52-22-3613.shtml Website of Suzhou City] ( Rail Transit information from 2007))</ref><ref name="http://news.2500sz.com/news/sz/2009/3/14/sz-9-46-28-3688.shtml">{{cite web |url=http://news.2500sz.com/news/sz/2009/3/14/sz-9-46-28-3688.shtml |title=苏州轨道交通2号线最新变化早知道 |access-date=2009-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217005606/http://news.2500sz.com/news/sz/2009/3/14/sz-9-46-28-3688.shtml |archive-date=2009-12-17 }} (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009)</ref> Line 11, connecting [[Kunshan]] city which is under Suzhou's administration, and beyond to the [[Shanghai Metro]], was completed on June 24, 2023,<ref name="suzhouwuxi">{{cite news |script-title=zh:无锡苏州也将轨交通沪? 目前有规划但尚无时间表 |url=http://sh.eastday.com/m/20131018/u1a7719985.html |newspaper=Eastday |language=zh |date=18 October 2013 |access-date=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sh.sina.com.cn/news/m/2016-08-25/detail-ifxvixer7180880.shtml|title=上海11号线、17号线有望接轨苏州S1线、4号线|website=sh.sina.com.cn|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2018-11-27/doc-ihmutuec4060019.shtml|title=苏州轨道交通6号线、S1线开工，2024年将建成9条线|last=新华报业网|date=2018-11-27|website=news.sina.com.cn|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref> and a further three lines were opened in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-09 |title=苏州轨道交通6号线、S1线开工，2024年将建成9条线{{!}}轨道交通{{!}}苏州{{!}}开工_新浪新闻 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609005944/http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2018-11-27/doc-ihmutuec4060019.shtml |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=苏州轨道交通7号线将于12月1日10点开通运营 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/N-1hIXJDGCjLQmsEAO1S0Q |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=苏州轨道交通8号线将于9月10日10:00开通运营 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Eu_PmuvbwZHwt8r3Q5BdQw |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform}}</ref> 

Daily ridership increased from 680,000 (2017 average)<ref name = "ridership2">{{cite web|url=http://www.camet.org.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=18&id=13532|date=2018-04-19|title=2017年统计报告|access-date=2018-04-28|publisher= 中国城市轨道交通协会}}</ref> to 899,000 (2018 average) to 995,000 (2019 average). Record ridership increased from 1,130,000 (30 April 2017)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.focus.cn/suzhou/rss/news/11543035/?channelId=462|publisher=新华网 |title= 苏州轨交2条新线下月开建!一接上海一接沪苏湖 |language=zh |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref> to 1,548,000 (2 May 2019 record).

== Lines ==
[[File:Suzhou Metro Network.png|thumb|center|600px|Current system map]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="cell-padding:1.5; font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! data-sort-type="text"style="width:120px;"|Line
! class="unsortable" colspan="2" style="width:450px; line-height:1.05"|Terminals<br/>(District)
! Commencement
! Newest<br/>Extension
! style="line-height:1.05"| Length<br/><small>km</small>
! style="line-height:1.05"| [[List of Suzhou Metro stations|Stations]]
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|suzhou|1}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Mudu station|Mudu]]'''<br/>([[Wuzhong District|Wuzhong]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Zhongnan Jie station|Zhongnan Jie]]'''<br/>([[Gusu District|Gusu]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 2012
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | —
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 25.7
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 24
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|suzhou|2}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Qihe station|Qihe]]'''<br/>([[Xiangcheng District, Suzhou|Xiangcheng]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Sangtiandao station|Sangtiandao]]'''<br/>([[Gusu District|Gusu]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 2013
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2016
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |40.4
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | 35
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" | {{rint|suzhou|3}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station metro station|Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station]]'''<br/>([[Huqiu District|Huqiu]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"| '''[[Weiting station|Weiting]]'''<br/>([[Suzhou Industrial Park|SIP]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2019
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |45.2
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |37
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|4}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Longdaobang station|Longdaobang]]'''<br/>([[Xiangcheng District, Suzhou|Xiangcheng]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Tongli station|Tongli]]''' ([[Wujiang District, Suzhou|Wujiang]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2017
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |41.5
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |31
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|5}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Taihu Xiangshan station|Taihu Xiangshan]]'''<br />([[Wuzhong District|Wuzhong]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Yangchenghu South station|Yangchenghu South]]'''<br/>([[Suzhou Industrial Park|SIP]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2021
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |44.1
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |34
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|6}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station metro station|Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station]]'''<br />([[Huqiu District|Huqiu]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Sangtiandao station|Sangtiandao]]'''<br/>([[Gusu District|Gusu]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2024
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |36.1
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |31
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|7}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Changlou station|Changlou]]'''<br />([[Xiangcheng, Suzhou|Xiangcheng]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Muli station|Muli]]'''<br/>([[Wuzhong District|Wuzhong]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2024
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |35.2
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |29
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|8}}
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Xijinqiao station|Xijinqiao]]''' <br />([[Huqiu District|Huqiu]])
|style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05"|'''[[Chefang station|Chefang]]''' <br />([[Wuzhong District|Wuzhong]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2024
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |35.5
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |28
|-
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |{{rint|suzhou|11}}
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''[[Weiting station|Weiting]]'''<br/>([[Suzhou Industrial Park|SIP]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''[[Huaqiao station (Shanghai Metro)|Huaqiao]]'''<br/>([[Kunshan]])
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |2023
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |—
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |41.27
|style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |28
|- align="center"
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''Total'''
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''345'''
| style="text-align:center; line-height:1.05" |'''277'''
|}

=== Line 1 ===
{{main|Line 1 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012.<ref name="Suzhou subway starts service"/> It is a line running generally east–west, from [[Mudu station]] in western Suzhou to [[Zhongnan Jie station]] in [[Suzhou Industrial Park]].<ref name="http://www.suzhou.gov.cn/newssz/sznews/2007/3/20/sznews-8-52-22-3613.shtml"/><ref name="Suzhou MAP">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)</ref> It is {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="http://www.sz-mtr.com/szUserStationShow.do?linkid=201112311113214514&from=from">[News of the Operator]</ref>

===Line 2===
{{main|Line 2 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. It is a line running generally north–south, from [[Suzhou North Railway Station station|Suzhou North Railway Station]] in north [[Xiangcheng District, Suzhou|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 Metro 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 ===
{{Main|Line 3 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 3 started trial operations from December 6 to December 10, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suzhou.gov.cn/sy/hdp/201912/t20191207_1211218.shtml|date=2019-12-07|title=轨交3号线试乘首日迎来众多市民"打卡"|quote=此次“万人试乘”活动时间为12月6日至10日，为期5天。每天试乘时限为7:00至19:00}}</ref> and officially started operation on December 25, 2019.<ref name=sz201912>{{cite web|url=http://www.sz-mtr.com/news/hot/201912/2F929B39.html|title=苏州轨道交通3号线明日（12月25日）11点30分开通|date=2019-12-24}}</ref> 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 (Suzhou Metro)|Line 11]] ([[Jinsheqiao station|Jinsheqiao]] - [[Huaqiao metro station (Kunshan)|Huaqiao]]) has been available since December 23, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sz-mtr.com/news/hot/202312/74C23EA5.html|title=苏州轨道交通11号线和3号线正式贯通运行|last=苏州轨道交通|website=www.sz-mtr.com/|access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref> and the service from [[Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station metro station|Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station]] to [[Huaqiao metro station (Kunshan)|Huaqiao]] is available from June 29, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27826364|title=轨交3/11号线，全面贯通！|last=澎湃新闻|website=m.thepaper.cn/|access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref>

=== Line 4 ===
{{main|Line 4 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 4 started trial operations on April 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.sz.house365.com/zx/20170415/027248740.html|title=今日开通试运营 4号线及支线来了！-苏州365淘房|last=江苏三六五网络有限公司|website=news.sz.house365.com|access-date=2017-04-15}}</ref> 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 ===
{{main|Line 5 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 5 opened on 29 June 2021 and runs from Taihu Xiangshan to Yangchenghu South.

=== Line 6 ===
{{main|Line 6 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 6 opened on 29 June 2024. It has 31 stations.

=== Line 7 ===
{{main|Line 7 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 7 is a north–south line of the Suzhou Metro. As of December 2024, it is 35.2 km in length with 29 stations.

=== Line 8 ===
{{Main|Line 8 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 8 is 35.5&nbsp;km in length with 28 stations. It opened on September 10, 2024.<ref name=Line8subaonet>{{cite web|url=http://www.subaonet.com/2019/1001/2560582.shtml|title=苏州轨道交通8号线正式开工 共设28座车站|date=2019-10-01}}</ref>

=== Line 11 ===
{{main|Line 11 (Suzhou Metro)}}
Line 11 (formerly Line S1) is an east west intercity [[rapid transit]] line of the Suzhou Metro. It opened on 24 June 2023. It serves [[Kunshan|Kunshan City]] and connects to the [[Shanghai Metro]], with the terminal station of [[Huaqiao station (Shanghai Metro)|Huaqiao]] also being an interchange station where passengers can interchange to [[Line 11 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro]]. There is also through service between [[Line 3 (Suzhou Metro)|Line 3]] and [[Line 11 (Suzhou Metro)|Line 11]] of Suzhou Metro.

== Lines under construction ==
[[File:Suzhou Metro Planning.svg|800px|thumb|Planned network for 2024]]
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|+
! Line
! Number of stations
!Line Length
! colspan="2"|Terminals
! Scheduled Opening
! Construction began
|- align="center"
! {{rint|suzhou|7}}
| 4
| {{convert|7.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} || |{{stl|SZRT|Moyang}} || | {{stl|SZRT|Changlou}} || TBD || Late 2019
|- align="center"
! {{rint|suzhou|2}}
| 4
| {{convert|4.69|km|mi|abbr=on}} || |{{stl|SZRT|Aigehao Lu}} || | {{stl|SZRT|Qihe}} || 2026 || 2022
|- align="center"
! {{rint|suzhou|4}}
| 4
| {{convert|7.15|km|mi|abbr=on}} || |{{stl|SZRT|Guantang Lu}} || | {{stl|SZRT|Longdaobang}} || 2026 || 2022
|- align="center"
! {{rint|suzhou|7}}
| 4
| {{convert|7.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} || |{{stl|SZRT|Chunqiu Lu}} || | {{stl|SZRT|Moyang}} || 2026 || 2022
|- align="center"
!{{rint|suzhou|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=扬子晚报 |date=2023-01-07 |title=轨道交通10号线(苏虞张段)开工建设，第一站为高铁苏州北站！ |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_1653603955_628ffe7302001f55f.html?from=news&subch=onews |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=k.sina.cn}}</ref>
|21
|{{convert|90.34|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|{{stl|SZRT|Jingang}}
|{{stl|SZRT|Suzhou North Railway Station}}
|2028
|2023
|}


=== Line 10 ===
{{main|Line 10 (Suzhou Metro)}}

Line 10 is a north south express regional [[rapid transit]] line of the Suzhou Metro. The first section connecting the northern neighboring cities of [[Zhangjiagang]] and [[Changshu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=独家 {{!}} 提前解密《苏州市城市轨道交通线网规划（2035）》 |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/234453669_753646 |access-date=2020-02-04 |website=www.sohu.com |language=en}}</ref> The line was formerly known as Line S5.

== Fares and tickets ==
The base fare of the Suzhou Metro is 2 yuan (US$0.33) for journeys under {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}}, then 1 yuan for each {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} between {{convert|6-16|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 1 yuan for each {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} between {{convert|16 and 30|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 1 yuan for {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} more than {{convert|30|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}. As of September 24, 2016, the highest fare is 8 yuan (US$1.33).

Users of the [[Suzhoutong|Suzhou Tong]] get a 5% discount for every journey.

== Network Map ==
{{Rapid transit OSM map
| system_qid   = Q914748
| frame-lat    =   31.3
| frame-long   = 120.6
| frame-width  = 750
| frame-height = 470
| zoom         = 11
| length       = yes
}}

==See also==

* [[List of Suzhou Metro stations]]
* [[List of metro systems]]
* [[Urban rail transit in China]]

===Other Transport in Suzhou===
* [[Suzhou Tram]], an Tram in Jiangsu Province
* [[Suzhou BRT]], an Bus in Jiangsu Province

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Suzhou Metro}}
* [http://www.sz-mtr.com/ The official site of the Suzhou Metro]

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