Guangzhou Metro

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Guangzhou Metro
Locale Guangzhou
Transit type Rapid transit
Began operation 1999
System length 116km
Number of lines 4
Number of vehicles 802 Trucks (Hooked In 6 Married Pairs)
Number of stations 60
Daily ridership 1.8 million (January 26, 2008)
Owner City of Guangzhou
Operator(s) Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Guangzhou Metro
Traditional Chinese: 廣州地鐵
Simplified Chinese: 广州地铁

The Guangzhou Metro (广州地铁) is a metro system in the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth city in China to build an underground railway system after Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Construction began in 1993 and the first line was completed and opened in 1997 and 1999. The 60 station system is operated by the Guangzhou Metro Corporation, established in 1992 as a state owned enterprise under the Guangzhou government.

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[edit] Lines in operation

The metro network currently has 4 lines operational, 3 under construction and 4 planned. The total operational length is scheduled to grow to 190.8 km by 2010 and more than 600 km in the long term plan.

Number Terminals Interchange Opened Year
  Line 1 Xilang - Guangzhou East Railway Station 1, 5^, 3 1997
  Line 2* Sanyuanli - Wanshengwei 5^, 1, 3 2002
  Line 3 Guangzhou East Railway Station/Tianhe Coach Terminal - Panyu Square 1, 5^, 2 2005
  Line 4* Wanshengwei - Jinzhou 2, 5^ 2005
  Line 5^ Jiaokou - Wenchong 2, 1, 3, 4 2008**
  Line 6^ Xunfenggang - Gaotangshi n/a 2010**
  Line 7^ n/a n/a n/a
  Line 8^ n/a n/a 2010**
  Guangfo^ Kuiqi Lu - Lijiao n/a 2009**
  Guangzhu^ n/a n/a n/a
* = to be extended
** = not finalize
^ = under construction

[edit] Line 1 (yellow)

Guangzhou Metro Lines as of 28 June 2007
Guangzhou Metro Lines as of 28 June 2007

Line 1 runs from Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station (18.5km).

[edit] Line 2 (blue)

Line 2 runs from Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei, interchanging with Line 1 at Gongyuanqian (18.3km).

Extensions north to Jiahe and south to the new Guangzhou Railway Station are scheduled for completion in 2008.

[edit] Line 3 (orange)

Line 3 is a 36-kilometer Y-shaped line connecting Guangzhou East Railway Station (Line 1) and Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square. The line will in the future also be extended to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

[edit] Line 4 (green)

Line 4 will eventually run from the Guangzhou Science Town to Nansha, it currently starts at Wanshengwei (formerly Pazhouta), where passengers could interchange with Line 2. The total length is 68.96km (as at November 2007 in operation).

[edit] Lines under construction and Future Planning

Line 5 will start at Jiaokou and will run to Wenchong in the Huangpu District. It will be completed in 2008 with stations at Jiaokou, Datansha (connection with Line 6), Zhongshan Ba, Xichang, Xicun, Guangzhou Railway Station (Connection with Line 2), Xiaobei, Taojin, Ouzhuang (Connection with Line 6), Zoo, Yangji (Connection with Line 1), Wuyangcun, Zhujiang New Town, (Connection with Line 3) Liede, Tancun, Yuancun, Keyun Road, Chebei South (Connection with Line 4), Dongpu, Sanxi, Yuzhu, Dashadi, Dashadong and Wenchong.

Line 6 will start at Xunfenggang near the border of Foshan and will terminate at Gaotangshi in Luogang District. It will be completed in 2010 with stations at Xunfenggang, Hengsha, Shabei, Datansha North, Datansha (Connection with Line 5), Ruyifang, Huangsha (Connection with Line 1), Culture Park (Connection with Line 8), Yide Road, Haizhu Square (Connection with Line 2), Beijing Road, Yuexiu South, Donghu (East Lake), Dongshankou (Connection with Line 1), Ouzhuang (Connection with Line 5), Henghuagang, Shaheding, Shahe, Tianpingjia, Yantang, Tianhe Long Distance Bus Terminal (Connection with Line 3), Changban, Southern China Botanical Garden, Longdong Forestry Centre, Kemulang and Gaotangshi

Line 8 The first phase of Line 8 will run from Fenghuang Xincun to Wanshengwei using part of Line 2 . It will eventually reach Jiahe paralleling Line 2 north of the river.

Other lines such as Line 7, Line 9, Line 10 and other lines between districts have been planned but are receiving permission to construct these lines by the government. A Guangfo line linking Foshan and south Guangzhou is under construction and an intercity high speed light rail line is under construction linking Zhuhai and the New Guangzhou Railway Station.

[edit] Fares for the Guangzhou Metro

Single tickets are bought at a kiosk at every station or by the automatic ticket vending machines. Like most cities in Asia, fares are based according to distance. Fares range from 2 yuan (a couple of stations) to 12 yuan (the longest journeys). The ticket itself is a black contactless (RF) plastic token. The user has to tap it on the sensor on the ticket barrier and when he or she exits, the user has to insert it at the exit gate, the token is retained. It will not be valid if it is expired (past 2 and a half hours after validation). The other preferable payment method is the Yang Cheng Tong which is similar in function to that of the Octopus Card in Hong Kong or the Oyster in London. The Yang Cheng Tong offers discounts for riding the Metro.

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