Suzhou railway station

Suzhou

苏州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Suzhou railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蘇州
Simplified Chinese苏州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūzhōu zhàn
General information
Location27 Suzhan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
China
Coordinates31°19′50″N 120°36′23″E / 31.33056°N 120.60639°E / 31.33056; 120.60639
Operated byShanghai Railway Bureau,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Jinghu railway,
Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
Platforms7
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 30530
  • Telegraph code: SZH
  • Pinyin code: SZH
Classification1st class station
History
Opened1906
Previous namesWuxian Railway
Passengers
100,000 daily[1]

Suzhou railway station (simplified Chinese: 苏州; traditional Chinese: 蘇州; pinyin: Sūzhōu zhàn) is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway. The station is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

History

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Suzhou railway station in 1908

The station opened on July 16, 1906. The station's area was only 205 square metres.[2]

Platform in 1915

In May 1936, the station's name changed to "Wuxian railway station" because Suzhou's name changed to Wuxian (吴县). In December 1937, the station changed back to "Suzhou Station" due to the Japanese invasion.

Old platform

Since July 1, 2010, Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway has been in operation; some trains from Suzhou to Shanghai take only 24 minutes.[3] The upgrade of the station was completed with the opening of the south plaza on 5 February 2013. The upgrade included the opening of a public bus hub. The metro station was opened with Suzhou Rail Transit line 2 was opened on 28 December 2013; metro line 4 was opened on 15 April 2017.

Rail services

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Suzhou station has 12 platform faces on five island platforms and two side platforms; one island platform has only one face. The original railway uses seven platform faces and three passing tracks. The intercity railway uses five platform faces and two passing tracks.

Suzhou station is served by eight groups of services to Shanghai and Ganzhou:

Railway bureau Destination Service number
Guangzhou Group Shenzhen K36
Nanchang Group Nanchang K1328
Shanghai Group Shanghai G7209/G7213
Taizhou West G7503
Taiyuan Group Taiyuan South D1668
Linfen K2666
Xi'an Group Yulin K1324 (not in low season)

On some holidays, temporary EMUs start from or end at this station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 城市商报 (2012-10-01). "苏州火车站客流比春运还多". 搜狐网. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  2. ^ "传奇古城苏州 见证苏州火车站100年历史变迁". 搜房网. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. ^ 中国铁路客户服务中心. "旅客列车时刻表查询". Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Suzhou Industrial Park Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Suzhou New District
towards Nanjing
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Wuxi
towards Beijing
Beijing–Shanghai railway Kunshan
towards Shanghai