Guangzhou Metro

For the tram lines in Guangzhou, see Guangzhou Tram.

Guangzhou Metro
A Line 6 train on the Jinshazhou Pearl River Bridge
A Line 6 train on the Jinshazhou Pearl River Bridge
Overview
OwnerCity of Guangzhou
LocaleGuangzhou
Foshan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines16
Number of stations323[1]
Daily ridership8.2 million (2018 Avg.)[2]
10.62 million (6 June 2019 peak)[3]
Annual ridership3.31 Billion  (2019)[4]
Websitewww.gzmtr.com
Operation
Began operation28 June 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06-28)
Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Number of vehicles625 trains (as of 2021)[5]
Technical
System length652.81 km (405.6 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature206 m (676 ft)[6]
Electrification
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System map

Guangzhou Metro
Simplified Chinese广州地铁
Traditional Chinese廣州地鐵
JyutpingGwong²zau¹ Dei⁶tit³
Cantonese YaleGwóngjàu Deihtit
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Dìtiě
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Dìtiě
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóngjàu Deihtit
JyutpingGwong²zau¹ Dei⁶tit³

The Guangzhou Metro (广州地铁) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai.

The earliest efforts to build an underground rapid transit system in Guangzhou date back to 1960. In the two decades that followed, the project was brought into the agenda five times but ended up abandoned each time due to financial and technical difficulties.[8][9] Preparation of what would lead to today's Guangzhou Metro did not start until the 1980s, and it was not until 1993 that construction of the first line, Line 1, officially began.[9][10] Line 1 opened four years later in 1997 with five stations in operation.[11]

As of 1 May 2022, Guangzhou Metro has 16 lines in operation, namely: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 13, Line 14, Line 18, Line 21, Line 22, Guangfo Line, and Zhujiang New Town APM reaching both the urban core and surrounding suburbs. Guangfo Line connects Guangzhou and Foshan and is the first metro line between two cities in the country.[12] Daily service hours start at 6:00 am and end at midnight and daily ridership averages over 7 million.[13][14][15] Having delivered 3.029 billion rides in 2018, Guangzhou Metro is the third busiest metro system in the world and the 3rd largest in terms of length, after the metro systems of Beijing and Shanghai. Guangzhou Metro operates 320 stations[1][e] and 652.81 km (405.6 mi)[1] of lines.

Extensive development of the metro network has been planned for the next decade, with construction started on Line 10, Line 11, and Line 12, and extensions of Line 3, Line 5, Line 8, Line 13, and Line 14, Line 18, Line 22, as well as the extension of Line 7 into Shunde District of Foshan.

Some of the system's lines were designed to operate much faster than traditional metro lines, with stations far apart and faster trainsets regularly running at 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). Lines 18 and 22 are the fastest metro lines in China, a title previously held by Line 11 of the Shenzhen Metro.[16][17]

  1. ^ a b c d 广州地铁22号线首通段明日开通！未来将串联铁路机场 [The initial section of Guangzhou Metro Line 22 will open tomorrow! The metro will connect railways and airports in the future]. Southcn.com. 27 September 2021. 开通后广州地铁运营总里程突破600公里，达到607.6公里，车站将增加至294座。
  2. ^ 集团简介 [Company Profile] (in Chinese). Guangzhou Metro. 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ 1062万人次！广州地铁单日客流再创新高 (in Simplified Chinese). Guangzhou Metro. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ 2019年报 / Annual Report 2019 (PDF) (in Simplified Chinese and English). Guangzhou Metro. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ 广州地铁2021年年报 [2021 Guangzhou Metro Annual Report] (PDF) (in Chinese and English). Guangzhou Metro Corporation. 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ 广州地铁五号线月底开通 [Guangzhou Metro Line 5 to open at end of month]. Nanfang Daily (in Simplified Chinese). 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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  8. ^ Yu Dingyu 2006, § 1–1.
  9. ^ a b Yu Dingyu 2006, § 1–2.
  10. ^ Yu Dingyu 2006, § 3–2.
  11. ^ 广州地铁发展历程 [Development of Guangzhou Metro] (in Simplified Chinese). NetEase. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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  13. ^ 广州地铁 全程为你--公司新闻. gzmtr.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  14. ^ 广州地铁上半年运客超13亿人次 [Guangzhou Metro First Half of 2017 Provided 1.3 billion rides.] (in Simplified Chinese). Sina Corp. 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  15. ^ 首尾班车时刻表 [Schedules of first and last trains] (in Simplified Chinese). Guangzhou Metro Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  16. ^ Burroughs, David (28 September 2020). "China debuts 160km/h metro train for Guangzhou". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Guangzhou is Home to China's Fastest Subway Train". That's Guangzhou Online. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.


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