Line 2 (Suzhou Rail Transit)

Line 2
Line 2
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd
Termini	Qihe; Sangtiandao;
Stations	total 35 stations, first phase are 22 stations (6 Elevated Stations, 16 Underground Stations), second phase are 13 stations.
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Suzhou Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Suzhou Rail Transit Co., Ltd
Technical
Line length	40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi)
Track length	79.2m
Character	Elevated and Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line 2 is the main north-south line of Suzhou Rail Transit. The length of first phase is 26.557 km, among them, 6.57 km is elevated, 19.146 km is underground and 0.67 km is open wide. The line's first phase started from Suzhou North Railway Station (高铁苏州北站) and ended in Baodaiqiao South Station (宝带桥南站) near Baodai Bridge (宝带桥). The line goes across five districts of Suzhou, including 22 stations(17 underground, 5 overhead). The first phase part was started to operation on December 28, 2013.^[1]

The length of second phase is 14.347 km, which started from Qihe Station (骑河站) to Fuxiang Lu Station (富翔站) for north expand section, and Yinzhong Lu Station (尹中路站) to Sangtiandao Station (桑田岛站) for east expand section. The second phase part was started to trial operation on September 24, 2016.^[2]

Stations

Interchange signage in Guangji Nanlu Station

Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location

Qihe	骑河	island (und 2)		Xiangcheng
Fuxiang Lu (Fuxiang Road)	富翔路	island (und 2)
Suzhou North Railway Station	高铁苏州北站	island (und 2)
Dawan	大湾	side (ele 3)
Fuyuan Lu (Fuyuan Road)	富元路	side (ele 3)
Likou	蠡口	side (ele 3)
Xutu Gang (Xutu Harbor)	徐图港	side (ele 3)
Yangchenghu Zhonglu (Middle Yangchenghu Road)	阳澄湖中路	side (ele 3)
Lumu	陆慕	island (und 2)
Pinglonglu East (East Pinglong Road)	平泷路东	island (und 2)
Pinghe Lu (Pinghe Road)	平河路	island (und 2)		Gusu
Suzhou Railway Station	苏州火车站	island (und 2)	4 (not open)
Shantang Jie (Shantang Street)	山塘街	island (und 2)
Shi Lu (Shi Road)	石路	island (und 2)
Guangji Nanlu (South Guangji Road)	广济南路	island (und 3)	1 (In operation)
Sanxiang Square	三香广场	island (und 2)
Laodong Lu (Laodong Road)	劳动路	island (und 2)
Xujiang Lu (Xujiang Road)	胥江路	island (und 2)
Tongjing Park	桐泾公园	island (und 2)
Youlian	友联	island (und 2)		Wuzhong
Panli Lu (Panli Road)	盘蠡路	island (und 2)	3 (not open)
Xinjia Qiao (Xinjia Bridge)	新家桥	island (und 2)
Shihu Donglu (East Shihu Road)	石湖东路	island (und 2)	4 (not open)
Baodaiqiao South (South Baodai Bridge)	宝带桥南	island (und 2)
Yinzhong Lu (Yinzhong Road)	尹中路	island (und 2)
Guoxiang	郭巷	island (und 2)
Guoyuan Lu (Guoyuan Road)	郭苑路	island (und 2)
Yinshan Lake	尹山湖	island (und 2)
Dushuhu South (South Dushu Lake)	独墅湖南	island (und 2)		Gusu (Suzhou Industrial Park)
Dushuhu Neighbor Center	独墅湖邻里中心	island (und 2)
Yueliang Wan (Moon Bay)	月亮湾	island (und 2)
Songtao Jie (Songtao Street)	松涛街	island (und 2)
Jingu Lu (Jingu Road)	金谷路	island (und 2)
Jinshang Lu (Jinshang Road)	金尚路	island (und 2)
Sangtian Dao (Sangtian Island)	桑田岛	island (und 2)

Operations

Intervals

Weekdays & Weekends
Period	Time	Intervals
weekdays morning rush hours(Peak)	7:45 — 9:00	6m10s
weekdays evening rush hours(Peak)	17:00 — 19:00	6m10s
weekends daily rush hours(Peak)	11:00 — 20:40	6m10s
Other hours(Normal)	Exclude above rush hours	6m50s

^[3]

Fares

Fares start at 2.00 Yuan (￥) and can take 6 kilometers (km), 6 km to 16 km every additional 1.00 Yuan (￥) can take 5 km, 16 km to 30 km every additional 1 Yuan (￥) can take 7 km, 30 km and above every additional 1 Yuan (￥) can take 9 km, so the whole journey of Line 2 is 8 Yuan (￥).

References

^ 2号线施工6月底结束 12月28日试营运. 扬子晚报 (in Chinese). 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ "终于定了!苏州轨交2号线延伸线明天正式开通". 新华报业网. 2016-09-23.
^ http://sz.sohu.com/20131226/n392423828.shtml

[1] 2号线施工6月底结束 12月28日试营运. 扬子晚报 (in Chinese). 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

[2] "终于定了!苏州轨交2号线延伸线明天正式开通". 新华报业网. 2016-09-23.

[3] ttp://sz.sohu.com/20131226/n392423828.shtml

[1]

[2]

[3]