Line 1 (Nanhai Tram)

Nanhai Tram Line 1
A tram at Kangyi Park station
Overview
Other name(s)Nanhai New Transit
StatusOperational
LocaleNanhai District, Foshan
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeLight Metro
History
Opened18 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-18)[1]
Technical
Line length14.345 km (8.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Nanhai Tram Line 1 (Chinese: 南海有轨电车1号线) or Nanhai New Transit (Chinese: 南海新交通) is a light metro line in Nanhai District, Foshan. The line uses light rail vehicles but it's infrastructure is constructed in a way that allow vehicles to operate completely conflict free from other traffic.[3] Construction started in January 2014.[4] The section from Leigang to Sanshan­xinchengbei opened on August 18, 2021,[5] and the section from Sanshan­xinchengbei to Linyuedong opened on November 29, 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "明日开通运营的南海有轨电车一号线,到底"新"在哪?". 2021-08-17.
  2. ^ "南海新交通将开票价听证会,首通段将开通这10个站". 2021-04-20.
  3. ^ "佛山南海新交通有轨电车预计明年底开通试运营". gd.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "南海新交通力争明年年中试运营". 2020-12-21.
  5. ^ "明天中午12点,南海有轨电车一号线首通段初期运营,未来可在这个点换乘地铁". 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ 李传智 (2022-11-28). "11月29日中午12时!南海有轨电车1号线后通段开通" [At 12:00 noon on November 29, the rear section of Nanhai Tram Line 1 opened]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2024-07-31.