Suzhou Metro

Suzhou Metro, previously known as 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. Line 2 opened on December 28, 2013. A further three lines, and an extension of Line 2, were completed between 2016 and 2021.Website of Suzhou City ( Rail Transit information from 2007)) (Line 2 in the news of March 14th, 2009) Line 11, connecting Kunshan city which is under Suzhou's administration, and beyond to the Shanghai Metro, was completed on June 24, 2023, and a further three lines were opened in 2024.

Daily ridership increased from 680,000 (2017 average) to 899,000 (2018 average) to 995,000 (2019 average) to 1.935 million (2025 average). Record ridership increased from 1,130,000 (30 April 2017) to 1,548,000 (2 May 2019 record).

As of June 2026, of the Suzhou Metro network (63% of the total) operates at GoA4 automation level, the highest proportion in China. Lines

LineTerminals(District) Commencement NewestExtension Lengthkm Stations Mudu(Wuzhong) Zhongnan Jie(Gusu) April 28, 2012 — 25.7 24 Qihe(Xiangcheng) Sangtiandao(Gusu) December 28, 2013 September 24, 201640.4 35 Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station(Huqiu) Weiting(SIP)December 25, 2019—45.237Longdaobang(Xiangcheng)Tongli (Wujiang)April 15, 2017—41.531Taihu Xiangshan(Wuzhong)Yangchenghu South(SIP)June 29, 2021—44.134Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station(Huqiu)Sangtiandao(Gusu)June 29, 2024—36.131Changlou(Xiangcheng)Muli(Wuzhong)April 15, 2017December 1, 202435.229Xijinqiao (Huqiu)Chefang (Wuzhong)September 10, 2024—35.528Weiting(SIP)Huaqiao(Kunshan)June 24, 2023—41.2728Total345277

Annual urban-rail passenger volume reported for Suzhou by CAMET. Values are passenger-trips in units of 10,000; reporting scope may include non-metro urban-rail modes and can vary by year.China Association of Metros, 2012 annual statistical report and 2025 annual statistical report. The linked Commons data pages identify the intervening annual reports and preserve their source URLs.

Raw passenger-volume data

Year-end urban-rail operating length reported for Suzhou by CAMET, separating the metro series from the all-mode city total where both are reported.

Raw operating-length data

Line 1

Line 1 opened on April 28, 2012. It is a line running generally east–west, from Mudu station in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Jie station in Suzhou Industrial Park.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) It is 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 were delivered.[News of the Operator]

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 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

Line 3 started trial operations from December 6 to December 10, 2019 and officially started operation on December 25, 2019. 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 (Jinsheqiao - Huaqiao) has been available since December 23, 2023, and the service from Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station to Huaqiao is available from June 29, 2024.

Line 4

Line 4 started trial operations on April 14, 2017. 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

Line 5 opened on 29 June 2021 and runs from Taihu Xiangshan to Yangchenghu South.

Line 6

Line 6 opened on 29 June 2024. It has 31 stations.

Line 7

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

Line 8 is 35.5 km in length with 28 stations. It opened on September 10, 2024.

Line 11

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 City and connects to the Shanghai Metro, with the terminal station of Huaqiao also being an interchange station where passengers can interchange to Line 11 of the Shanghai Metro. There is also through service between Line 3 and Line 11 of Suzhou Metro.

Lines under construction

+ Line Number of stationsLine LengthTerminals Scheduled Opening Construction began 4 TBD Late 2019 4 2026 2022 4 2026 2022 4 2026 20222120282023

Line 10

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. 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 , then 1 yuan for each between , 1 yuan for each between , 1 yuan for more than . As of September 24, 2016, the highest fare is 8 yuan (US$1.33).

Users of the Suzhou Tong get a 5% discount for every journey.

Network map

Suzhou Metro

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