{"id":10356,"date":"2021-12-15T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10356"},"modified":"2021-12-15T23:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:47:06","slug":"suzhou-railway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/jiangsu-travel\/suzhou-travel\/suzhou-railway-station","title":{"rendered":"Suzhou Railway Station (Tips, Photos & Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Suzhou tour<\/a>? For most visitors, getting to Suzhou by train is most comfortable and convenient. You may take D or G trains directly from Hangzhou<\/span><\/a>, Shanghai<\/span><\/a>, Beijing<\/span><\/a>, Wuxi, Nanjing, Zhengzhou and Jinan. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzhou Railway Station was originally built in 1906 and put into operation in 1908. It has gone through many repairs and renovations in the past 100 years. The latest renovation started in 2007 and put into use on July 1, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Suzhou Railway Station is one of the largest stations in Eastern China after Shanghai and Hangzhou. It is located north of\u00a0the city moat of Suzhou city. (Add: 27, Suzhan Road, 215031 and Tel: 0512-95105105). It has 7 platforms and 16 pairs of railway tracks. Its main building\u00a0has five storeys\u00a0– two storeys above and three\u00a0storeys underground.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walking from Suzhou Railway Station to the major attractions is a breeze (Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 2nd Floor:<\/strong> Departure Hall ( waiting hall for most of the trains)
<\/span>The 1st Floor:<\/strong> Train Platforms and Tracks (also waiting hall for some small number of trains)
<\/span>B1:<\/strong> Arrival Hall
<\/span>B2 and B3:<\/strong> for metro lines<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival at Suzhou Railway Station<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When\u00a0you arrive at Suzhou Railway Station, you will take\u00a0an escalator down from your platform\u00a0to the B1 and have your train ticket checked before you find yourself in the arrival hall on B1.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival at Suzhou Railway Station<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arrive at Suzhou Railway Station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For public transport, you have two ways to get to the downtown Suzhou from the train station \u2013 by bus or taxi.

If you are going to take a Suzhou taxi<\/a> from the station, you don\u2019t need to take an escalator up to the ground. You just exit from the arrival and turn right, you find a taxi sign. The taxi stand is located in the northeast corner on B1.\u00a0The taxi stand is located in the northeast corner on B1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The taxi stand is located in the northeast corner on B1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Outside the arrival hall on B1, there is a big KFC (24 hours).\u00a0If you\u2019d like to use the local public buses to travel around Suzhou or get to your hotel in Suzhou, you take an escalator from outside your arrival hall (B1) up to the\u00a0north square bus station\u00a0( on your right hand).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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take an escalator from outside your arrival hall (B1) up to the north square bus station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The north square bus station of Suzhou Railway Station: Downtown Suzhou ( Bus 1, 38,), Suzhou North Bus Station (Bus Fast 2 and 6), Lingering Garden and Tiger Hill ( Tourist Bus 1), Suzhou Museum and Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden ( Bus 202).  The north square bus station of Suzhou Railway Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The north square bus station of Suzhou Railway Station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

 If you are goging to take a long-distance bus to Tongli or Zhouzhuang, you take an escalator on your left side from outside the arrival hall up to the Suzhou Railway Station North Square Long-distance Bus Station on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzhou Railway Station North Square Long-distance Bus Station on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suzhou Railway Station North Square Long-distance Bus Station on the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The main entrance to the Suzhou Railway Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main entrance to the Suzhou Railway Station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Departure\u00a0from Su<\/strong>zhou Railway Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you take a taxi to Suzhou Railway Station for departure, your taxi will take you on to the 2nd floor of Suzhou Train Station. If you take a public bus to Suzhou Railway Station, your bus stop is usually a little far from the train station building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have to walk to the first floor of the station and then take an escalator up to the 2nd floor, the waiting hall for departure. For most departing trains, you have to have your train tickets checked on the 2nd floor ( B1 \u2013 B13); for small number of trains, your ticket check will be on the first floor (A1 and A2). So please checke the changing timetable flashing out from the TV screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2nd floor for departure hall ( for most of the trains)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2nd floor for departure hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 1st floor for departure (\u00a0for small number of\u00a0 trains )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 1st floor for departue ( small number of trains )<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The waiting hall on the 2nd floor\u00a0. After having your train ticket checked, you will walk down on steps or take an escalator down to the platform where your train is waiting or coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The platform where your train is waiting or coming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Train Ticket Booking <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the first floor there are both train ticket offices and self-service ticket offices. You may also book your train tickets at Lianhe Ticket Center at 1606 Renmin Road or at a ticket office along Guanqian Street across from the Temple of Mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Jiangsu Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to do a self-guided tour and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for organized tours to Jiangsu Province:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzhou Tour<\/a>
Nanjing Tour<\/a>
Jiangsu Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Tongli Water Town<\/a>
How to Visit Zhouzhuang Ancient Town<\/a>
How to Visit Pingjiang Road in Suzhou<\/a>
How to Visit The Garden of the Master of the Nets<\/a>
How to visit Humble Administrator\u2019s Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Lion Grove Garden<\/a>
How to Visit Canglang Pavilion<\/a>
How to Visit Guanqian Street in Suzhou<\/a>
4 Amazing Short Trip Ideas from Shanghai<\/a>
Wuzhen Pictures \u2013 Wuzhen Photo Gallery<\/a>
Zhouzhuang Pictures \u2013 Zhouzhuang Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Confucius Temple-The Qinhuai River Scenic Area<\/a>
How to Visit Zhonghua Gate Nanjing<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge<\/a>
How to Visit Linggu Temple Scenic Area<\/a>
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage<\/a>
How to Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen\u2019s Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum<\/a>
How to Visit Nanjing Presidential Palace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanjing South Railway Station<\/a>
Nanjing Taxi: Nanjing Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a>
Suzhou Railway Station<\/a>
Suzhou Taxi: Suzhou Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Suzhou tour? For most visitors, getting to Suzhou by train is most comfortable and convenient. You may take D or G trains directly from Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Wuxi, Nanjing, Zhengzhou and Jinan. Suzhou Railway Station was originally built in 1906 and put into operation in 1908. It has gone through many repairs and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-suzhou-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10356"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29821,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10356\/revisions\/29821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}