Turns out it’s six of one and half a dozen of another. That’s the answer to the question, “Is it quicker to take the high-speed train from Suzhou to Shanghai or the metro?”. More accurately, it really depends where you’re going.
事实证明，这是一个中的六个和另一个中的六个。这就是“从苏州到上海坐高铁快还是地铁快”这个问题的答案。更准确地说，这实际上取决于您要去哪里。
When Suzhou Rail Transit Line 11 opened on Saturday, 24 June, it had its fair share of passengers along just for the ride, so to speak. They were on the train to make the transfer at Huaqiao Station in Kunshan to Shanghai Metro Line 11 which crosses the border into the big smoke to, more or less, just say they’d done it.
可以说，当苏州轨道交通 11 号线于 6 月 24 日星期六开通时，有相当一部分乘客只是为了乘坐。他们乘火车在昆山花桥站换乘上海地铁11号线，过境进入浓烟，或多或少，只是说他们做到了。
Among them was a lady media has referred to simply as Aunty Cai. She had not been to Suzhou for 5 years and came into Shanghai all the way from Hong Kong to experience the new Line.
其中有一位被媒体简称为蔡阿姨的女士。她已经5年没有去过苏州了，从香港千里迢迢来到上海体验新线。
Cai said she planned to go to Suzhou with her old classmates to taste local cuisine and see the new look of the City. Making sure she was at Huaqiao Station good and early, shopping, eating and having fun were the orders for the day for her.
蔡女士说，她打算和老同学一起去苏州，品尝当地美食，看看这座城市的新面貌。早点到花桥站，购物、吃饭、玩就是她今天的任务。
Others were both more practical and pragmatic, as Shangguan News reports.
据上观新闻报道，其他人则更加实际和务实。
That would be Mr. Zhang, visiting Suzhou for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. He said that he originally planned to take the train back to Shanghai, but changed his mind after finding out the new Line was opening the same day.
那是张先生，端午节假期来苏州。他说，原本打算坐火车返回上海，但得知新线当天开通后就改变了主意。
In the past, he would take the Metro from Wujiang Coach Station to Suzhou Railway Station, a train to Shanghai Railway Station and then the metro out to Nanxiang Station.
以前，他会从吴江长途汽车站乘坐地铁到苏州火车站，再转乘火车到上海火车站，然后再乘坐地铁到南翔站。
This time, he chose the metro for the entire trip. Taking Line 4 first, Zhang transferred to Line 3 and then the new Line 11, to take Shanghai Metro Line 11 to Nanxiang Station. That was 69 stops for Zhang.
这次他全程选择了地铁。张某先乘坐4号线，换乘3号线，再换乘新的11号线，乘坐上海地铁11号线到南翔站。张先生一共坐了 69 站。
All in, it had taken him 3 hours by metro. Zhang recalled that his previous trips by high-speed train had, including to and from the railway stations, been done in 2 hours, 40 minutes. Zhang said that his experience on the metro was quite good, a bit cheaper and more convenient, adding he will choose this way to return to Shanghai next time.
总而言之，他乘坐地铁花了3个小时。张回忆说，他以前乘坐高铁的行程，包括往返火车站，都在2小时40分钟内完成。张先生表示，乘坐地铁的体验非常好，便宜一点，也比较方便，下次回上海还会选择这样的方式。
But his 69 stations is nothing compared to that which is likely the longest metro ride in the world, as facilitated by Suzhou Rail Transit Line 11 and its link with Shanghai.
但与苏州轨道交通 11 号线及其与上海的连接所提供的可能是世界上最长的地铁线路相比，他的 69 个车站根本算不了什么。
That would be done by jumping on Suzhou’s Line 5 at its western terminus of Taihu Xiangshan, riding all the way to its interchange with Line 3 at Jinsheqiao for a transfer, proceeding to its eastern termini that is also the interchange with the new Line 11 at Weiting.
可以在苏州太湖象山西站换乘5号线，一路到金蛇桥与3号线换乘，再到东站与新11号线唯亭换乘。
Once at Huaqiao, next up would be Shanghai Metro Line 11 from Huaqiao all the way to Disneyland in the east. 94 stops.
到了花桥，接下来就是上海地铁11号线，从花桥一直到东部的迪士尼乐园。 94 站。
So if you live in Suzhou, need to go to Shanghai and have never seen “The Deer Hunter”, now’s your chance. Just put a chunk of money in your phone first. And bring a power bank.
因此，如果您住在苏州，需要去上海并且从未看过《猎鹿人》，那么现在机会来了。先把一大笔钱存进你的手机里。并带上充电宝。
