Suzhou will soon put into operation its new metro Line 11, which will connect Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) with Shanghai and boost the region’s economic development.
With a total length of 41.25 kilometers and 28 stations, Line 11 runs between Weiting Station at SIP and Huaqiao Station in the Suzhou-administered county-level city of Kunshan, where passengers can easily transfer to Line 11 of Shanghai Metro. As a result, the new metro line effectively links Suzhou, Kunshan and Shanghai, bringing them closer and stimulating industrial cooperation.
For Kunshan, the new line spans across its five major economic sectors and naturally becomes a main corridor of economic and social development.
Xia Qiang, deputy director of Kunshan Municipal Bureau of Transportation, said the new line will help Kunshan further improve its transport network, which features sections of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway and the old Beijing-Shanghai railway. Meanwhile, it will attract more industrial resources and innovative talents to gather in Kunshan, contributing to its plan to become a pilot county-level region in China’s path to modernization. Line 11 connects 70% of Kunshan's population and areas that generate 75% of its GDP.
Lujia, the smallest township in Kunshan, will find the new line to be a great opportunity to promote its high-quality development. Lujia will has three stations of Line 11, and local authorities have updated their urban renewal planning in order to achieve transit-oriented development. Efforts will be made to build flagship complexes for the regeneration of the old township area and enhance the environment and landscapes for high-quality growth.
Lujia Township will also strive to stimulate innovation-driven development in the renewal, make green and livability a core part of the area’s identity, and play a more active role in promoting coordinated development.
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