The entire journey from Shanghai city center to Suzhou city center subway takes more than 3 hours. Today, the reporter tried taking Suzhou Metro Line 11 Shanghai | Line 11 | Shanghai city center
Today, Suzhou Metro Line 11 launched a test ride activity, which will continue until June 20th and is scheduled to officially open for operation in late June.
Suzhou Metro Line 11 starts from Weiting Station in Suzhou Industrial Park and ends at Huaqiao Station in Kunshan City. It has 28 stations and an operating mileage of 41.25 kilometers, all of which are underground lines. Suzhou Metro Line 11 and Shanghai Metro Line 11 can be transferred at Kunshan Huaqiao Station.
On the platform of Huaqiao Station on Suzhou Metro Line 11, passengers are communicating about the layout of the line. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
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How long does it take to take the subway from Suzhou city center to Shanghai city center?
At 10:30 this morning, Ren Rongsheng, who lived in the old city of Suzhou, departed from his home and walked for 7 minutes to reach the Shilu Station of Suzhou Metro Line 2. He took the subway and then transferred to Suzhou Metro Line 1 and Line 3. He arrived at the terminal station of Line 3, Weiting. There were about 20 stops in total, and it took him an hour to leave. Later, he tried taking Suzhou Metro Line 11 at Weiting Station.
He carefully recorded the time: Suzhou Metro Line 11 starts from Weiting Station and stops at Kunshan Huaqiao Station, covering a total of 57 minutes. He got off Suzhou Metro Line 11 from Huaqiao and looked at Shanghai Metro Line 11, which could be transferred at the same station. He smiled but didn't go up.
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Ren Rongsheng estimates that it takes about 2 hours to take the subway from the center of Suzhou to Kunshan Huaqiao. If you still need to transfer from Huaqiao to Shanghai Metro Line 11 to enter the center of Shanghai, it will take about 1 hour.
From the center of Suzhou to the center of Shanghai, it is indeed feasible to take the subway all the way, which takes more than 3 hours, by the end of this month.
The transfer channel between Shanghai Metro Line 11 and Suzhou Metro Line 11. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
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In terms of time, Ren Rongsheng thinks it is acceptable. "When it's officially opened, you have to try to travel all the way to Shanghai," Ren Rongsheng said. Because his in laws, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all live in Shanghai, he often travels back and forth between Shanghai and Suzhou.
Isn't the high-speed rail much faster? Ren Rongsheng said that when taking the high-speed train, you need to enter the station in advance, wait for the train, and also worry about finding platforms, vehicles, and seats. The subway can be on the go, which is worry free. In addition, in addition to the time account, Ren Rongsheng also calculated an economic account for the reporter: this year, he is in his 70s and has a free senior public transportation card from Suzhou. He can take the bus for free from the Shilu subway station at his doorstep to the final station of Suzhou Metro Line 11, Huaqiao Station. Therefore, he only needs to pay for the cost of Line 11 and subway transfer within the Shanghai area. He has carefully read the route map posted at Huaqiao Station of Shanghai Metro Line 11 and checked it. From his home in Suzhou to the home of his children in Shanghai, the entire journey only costs 8 yuan.
Over the years, Ren Rongsheng has been very concerned about the construction of Suzhou Metro Line 11, and is familiar with its development milestones: trial operation from March to June, completion acceptance on June 5th, trial operation from today to the 20th, and official opening by the end of June
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The transfer channel between Suzhou Metro Line 11 and Shanghai Metro Line 11 at Huaqiao, as well as the upcoming commercial complex. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
The opening of Suzhou Metro Line 11 is not only exciting for Suzhou residents, but also for many Shanghai residents who choose to come early to check in.
Wang Zhilong, who specially came from Qingpu, Shanghai for a test ride, was particularly happy. His ancestral home is Suzhou, and he moved to Shanghai with his father when he was young. He used to drive back to Suzhou several times a year to visit. This time, he and his wife will take the subway all the way to visit his ancestral home located in Tangjia Lane, Gusu District, Suzhou. Shanghai nursery rhyme: "Shake, shake, shake to Grandma's Bridge." Nowadays, besides Suzhou River, there are highways, expressways, high-speed trains, etc. to Suzhou, and even the subway is now connected.
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The train arrived at Weiting Station on Suzhou Metro Line 11, and passengers got off one after another.
Looking forward to the express train at the major station
The Suzhou Metro Line 11, as the first line to connect with the Shanghai rail transit network, will undoubtedly further strengthen the communication between Shanghai and Suzhou.
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For the convenience of cross city commuters commuting to and from work, after the official opening, Suzhou Rail Transit will specially arrange "big station express" trains every morning and evening: two big station express trains from Gongqing Station to Huaqiao Station in the morning and two big station express trains from Huaqiao Station to Gongqing Station in the evening; In addition, Shanghai Metro will further delay the last train from Huaqiao Station to Shanghai center City to 22:00, and formulate a plan to add the last train of Suzhou Line 11 and Shanghai Line 11 at fixed points to cope with the temporary large passenger flow of Huaqiao Station after the last train.
After experiencing it, the reporter also went to the platforms and concourse of Suzhou Metro Line 11 to take a look.
Passengers transferring at Huaqiao Station will be attracted by the four dazzling pillar shaped LED screens on the first floor of the transfer channel, which display promotional videos of Shanghai Disneyland; In addition, there is a welcome sign on the second floor of the transfer passage that reads "Welcome to Suzhou Metro Line 11". Citizens are signing and taking photos to check in, and the sign is full of signatures.
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In front of the welcome sign for Suzhou Metro Line 11, many people are taking photos and checking in. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
At the Huaqiao Station platform of Suzhou Metro Line 11, a small TV above the head can not only display train arrival information, but also real-time passenger capacity information of each carriage, making it convenient for passengers to choose a relatively comfortable carriage position to wait and ride based on the passenger flow density of the carriage.
In addition, the route display panel of Suzhou Metro Line 11 has displayed all the routes of Suzhou Metro Line 3, making it convenient for passengers to plan their routes in advance.
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According to previous interviews with reporters, it was learned that by the end of this year, Suzhou's Line 3 is expected to be connected to Suzhou's Line 11 for operation. Simply put, the same vehicle can pass through "Suzhou Line 3+Line 11". This plan is currently being approved and is ready for renovation.
After the reporter entered the subway, the seats in the carriage were basically full, and many people were also quickly moving towards both ends of the train. Suzhou Metro Line 11 adopts fully automatic operation, and the front and rear driver's cabins have become places for many people to look at the subway tunnel and take photos and check in.
Passengers stand at the window of the autonomous train to observe ahead. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
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At the Yushan Square Station in Kunshan, the reporter saw five stone shaped seats in each group on the waiting platform, which were filled with words. Upon closer inspection, it was a Kunqu opera style called "Sheng Dan Jing Mo Chou", with a Kunqu opera style written on each stone and expressed in different Chinese characters. In the hall of Kunshan Cultural and Art Center Station, many people are taking photos in front of a scroll shaped LED screen, which extends several tens of meters and has a feeling of Chinese ink painting.
The "Sheng Dan Jing Mo Chou" seats inside the Yushan Square station. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
At Kunshan City Square Station, this is the location of the Kunshan Municipal Party Committee and Government. On one side of the wall in the station hall, there are timeless famous sayings such as "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" sung by Gu Yanwu and other Kunshan sages. On the other side of the wall, there are the "Three Treasures of Kunshan", including Kunshi, Qionghua, and Bingti Lotus. From Exit 1 of the station, you can reach the Kunshan Science and Technology Expo Center. The exhibition of "Keeping Up with the Times on the Kunshan Road" in the museum tells the story of the close connection between Kunshan and Shanghai. Here, you can see the Jinxing TV produced by the Kunshan branch of Shanghai Jinxing Development Company many years ago; In the 1990s, Kunshan Bicycle Factory and Shanghai Phoenix Bicycle Factory jointly operated and produced Phoenix bicycles; In addition, Good Kids was founded in 1989 with the help of "Sunday Engineers" from Shanghai, and now it is a leading brand of baby strollers.
A view inside Kunshan City Square Station. Photo by Ren Junmanganese
Inside and outside the carriage, many people are discussing the beautiful station names of Suzhou Metro Line 11, including Weiting, Jiangpu, Xiuyi, Lujia, Jishan, Huaxi Park, etc. Its names pay attention to the local culture and historical allusions of Kunshan. Among them, the station located in Lujia Town continues to use its ancient name "Lujia".