Suzhou railway station
Railway station in Suzhou, China
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 Suzhou railway station | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇州站 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏州站 | ||||||
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| Location | 27 Suzhan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu China | ||||||
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| Classification | 1st class station | ||||||
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| Opened | 1906 | ||||||
| Previous names | Wuxian Railway | ||||||
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| 100,000 daily[1] | |||||||
Suzhou railway station (simplified Chinese: 苏州站; traditional Chinese: 蘇州站; pinyin: Sūzhōu zhàn) is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway. The station is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
History
The station opened on July 16, 1906. The station's area was only 205 square metres.[2]
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.
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
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 |
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| 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
- Suzhou North railway station—on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, 10.5 km away from the Suzhou railway station
- Statue of Fan Zhongyan
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suzhou Railway Station (Jiangsu).
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| Suzhou Industrial Park towards Shanghai or Shanghai Hongqiao | Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway | Suzhou New District towards Nanjing | ||
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| Wuxi towards Beijing | Beijing–Shanghai railway | Kunshan towards Shanghai | ||
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Major railway stations in China
Stations in italics are proposed, under planning or under construction.
Note: * in / related to the special administrative regions
Note: * in / related to the special administrative regions
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