- Suzhou Subway
Suzhou Subway is a metro system currently under construction to serve the city of
Suzhou , in theJiangsu province inPeople's republic of China . Line 1 is currently under construction and Line 2 will begin construction in2009 . Two other lines are also planned to to be finished around2020 . When completed the total system will be 141 kilometers and have 107 stations. [http://www.urbanrail.net/as/suzh/suzhou.htm]Line 1
The first line, Line 1, began construction on
December 26 ,2006 and is scheduled to be completed by2012 . It is an east to west line running eastward from Lingtian Road in western Suzhou to Zhongnan Street inSuzhou Industrial Park . It will be 25 km long with 24 stations.Line 2
The 2nd route will start to be built in
2009 . It is scheduled to be completed by2012 . It will run from north to south. It will run southward from Beijing-Shanghai Fast Railway Station to theSouth Outer Ring Road in Wuzhong Economic Development Zone. It will be 27 km and have 22 stations.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
