Originally Posted by
mosburger
Take the highspeed train in 1st (or the "top level" business) class?
25-35 minutes depending on the number of stops and you can disembark at four different stations inside city limits. Even have the choice of Shanghai main station and Honqgiao at the eastern end.
Most of the stations poorly served.
Huaqiao - single daily train (G7132, 16 minutes) from Hongqiao
Kunshan South: 31 daily trains from Shanghai, 54 from Hongqiao. 2 stop at Shanghai West.
Yang chenghu - 1 daily train from Hongqiao (0:29), 2 from Shanghai (0:21 ja 0:28).
Suzhou Industrial Park - 8 daily trains from Shanghai, 0:24 to 0:39, 1 of which stops at Shanghai West (0:28), 14 from Hongqiao (0:24 to 0:37)
Suzhou: 45 daily high speed trains from Shanghai - 37 G trains (0:25 to 0:38), 8 D trains (0:42 to 0:58). 35 high speed trains from Hongqiao (0:25 to 0:47). 1 high speed train from Shanghai West (0:28)
Suzhou North: 24 daily trains, all from Hongqiao (0:23 to 0:48)
Suzhou New District: 4 daily trains, all from Shanghai (0:37 to 0:47)
Weiting West - no service.