Suzhou Railway Station

This article is about railway station. For metro station, see Suzhou Railway Station (metro).
Suzhou
苏州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed

Suzhou Railway Station
Location 27 Suzhan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
China
Coordinates 31°19′50″N 120°36′23″E / 31.33056°N 120.60639°E / 31.33056; 120.60639
Operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau,
Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s) Jinghu railway,
Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms 7
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1906
Previous names Wuxian Railway
Traffic
Passengers ([1]) 100,000 daily
Suzhou Railway Station
Traditional Chinese 蘇州站
Simplified Chinese 苏州站

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 located Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

History

Suzhou Railway Station in 1908
Pedestrian Bridge in 1915

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

On May 1936, the station changed "Wuxian Railway Station" due to Suzhou changed Wuxian (吴县）). On December 1937, the station changed again what is "Suzhou Station" due to the Japanese Invasion.

Old Platform

Since July 1, 2010, Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway has been in operation, Suzhou to Shanghai takes only 24 minutes.[3]

Originating Destination

Suzhou Railway Station has 8 trains from this station to Shanghai and Ganzhou.

Z85/86 (now changed D385/386) was direct train from Suzhou to Beijing South. The route revoked in 2011 due to operation of Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway.[4] At weekends will drive temporary train from this station.

Bureau Destination
Shanghai Railway Bureau
 Shanghai
Nanchang Railway Bureau
 Ganzhou

See also

Future

Suzhou Railway Station under construction

As of 2008, the station is being renovated and rehabilitated, renovation completion date is uncertain. However, a future Public Bus Hub and connection to future Suzhou Rail Transit Lines 2 and 4 (under construction) is in the plan.

References

  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.
  4. ↑ "北京到上海动车组全部取消". 东方网. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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