Suzhou Railway Station

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Suzhou
苏州
China Railway High-speed
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Suzhou Railway Station
Location 27 Suzhan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
China
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Operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau,
Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s) Jinghu railway,
Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms 7
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  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1906
Previous names Wuxian Railway
Traffic
Passengers ([1]) 100,000 daily
Suzhou Railway Station
Traditional Chinese 蘇州
Simplified Chinese 苏州

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 located Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

History

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Suzhou Railway Station in 1908
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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.

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

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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

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External links

Preceding station   China Railways.svg China Railway   Following station
Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway
towards Nanjing
towards Beijing
Beijing–Shanghai Railway
towards Shanghai