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Suzhou by train
Suzhou by train
There are three major train stations in Suzhou: Suzhou Railway Station (Suzhou Huo Che Zhan), Suzhou Industrial Park (Suzhou Yuan Qu) and Suzhou North Railway Station (Suzhou Bei Huo Che Zhan).
If you live in SIP it's more convinient to use Suzhou Yuan Qu station (note some trains stop on that one instead of Suzhou Railway Station)
Suzhou North Railway station is used for high-speed trains departing to/from Beijing. It's situated a bit outskirts.
Suzhou Railway Station is located just north of the downtown on the northern ring-road (Beihuan Lu) and is on the Shanghai-Nanjing mainline.
The most frequent connections from destinations within Jiangsu are the G-series high-speed trains. Services from either end include:
From Nanjing ? (¥105) The new G-Series trains will get you to Suzhou in 1hr 30 mins.
From Shanghai ? (¥41) Trains depart from the Shanghai central station and Shanghai Hongqiao station (¥40) getting there in about 25-30mins.
The slower and lower class T- and K- services from other provinces on their way to Shanghai or Nanjing stop at Suzhou, but if you are traveling from anywhere within Jiangsu you're advised to take a fast G-train.
Buying tickets for G- and D-trains using self-service machines is not possible for people without chinese ID since June 2011 - only using Ticket office. All other tickets can be bought at the counter at the railway station or at railway ticket offices throughout the city. For services other than the high-speed trains, it's wise to book outbound tickets a few days in advance as they fill up quickly, especially during public holidays.
Ticket Offices in the city: 8 Taijian Alley Guanqian Jie (观前街）, 566 Renmin Lu （人民路）, 50 Jinmen Lu （金门路）, 22 Beiju Lu, 18 Shi Lu （石路）, 120 Sanxiang Lu （三香路） and Xiangwang Lu （相王路） (Near the east end of Shi Quan Jie （十全街）)
From the Suzhou Railway Station into town
The new train station is exceptional and has metered taxis only and bus services well set out. Buses mostly services will head towards the Guanqian Street/Ganjiang Lu area of downtown (15-20 minutes), although it's advisable to check. Buses 6, 26, 29, 178 will go to the SIP. It is possible to buy a tourist map (English-Chinese, ¥10) indicating the bus routes in one of the tourism offices on the lefthand side of the walkway leading up to the North exit. Once outside the station, the bus stops can be found on the righthand side. Busses You1 and You4 (both heading towards Renmin Lu) leave from platform 4. On foot, it takes about 20-30 minutes to walk to Guanqian Jie - simply cross over the road outside the station and head left - the first bridge is Renmin Lu, and the 2nd bridge is Lindun Lu. Cross the river and either of these roads will take you into the city centre. In summer, it might not be very convenient to walk downtown as temperatures might easily get up to 40 degrees.
If you are adventurous you can try to unofficial e-bike taxi - guys standing right to the station outside, you can negotiate to about 20 RMB to city center.
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