Guangzhou Metro Light Rail System, China
Key Data:
City Population
7.5 million
Operator
Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Date Opened
December 1998
Route Length
150km (5 lines)
Gauge
1,435mm
Number of Stations
88
Number of Passengers Carried
100,000/hr/direction
Maximum Line Speed
80km/h (50mph)
Number of Staff
To be finalised
Power
1,500V dc overhead
Extensions by 2010
Lines 2 ,3 and 5
New Lines
Line 6, 7, 8 and 9
Extensions planned:
Line 2
17.8km, 16 stations
Rolling Stock:
Number of Vehicles
700
Builder
Siemens AG
Capacity
Nine passengers/m²
Special Characteristics:
Light rail system to cope with population growth of 2,000/day
Five-year construction programme
Vast majority of network built underground
Total network of 35.8km (22.4 miles) planned
Two-line network unlikely to be expanded in immediate future
Total cost of first phase yuan 12,700m (£1bn)
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