The planning on comprehensive utilization of Inland waterway’s shoreline involves both sides’ inland waterway ports, industry, integrated transport, urban development and comprehensive utilization of water resources planning. According to the characteristics of waterway network region, this paper puts forward the function classification of inland waterway’s shoreline, ideas and principles of shoreline utilization, as well as control requirements on various types of shorelines. Finally, as an example, the method is applied to the comprehensive utilization planning of inland waterway’s shoreline of Kunshan city.