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Planned or Under Construction
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Guangzhou
subway
The Guangzhou subway currently consists of four lines
totaling 116 km and 66 stations. The city was once known as Canton.
Line one is 18.4 km line, of which 16 km are underground. It
has of 16 stations, 14 of which are below ground. Line
one
opened in 1997.
The
18.3 km line two began construction in 1999 and
opened in 2003, It runs 18.3 km and is all undergriund. Lines
three and four opened in 2005. Line 3 is completely underground, while
Line 4 has 5 of it's 15 stations below the planet surface. Extensions
to both lines are planned, including one to the airport. Line three is
often described as a high speed light rail line.
Three more lines are scheduled to open in 2009. According to one source, 20 lines and 500 km are planned for the final finish-out.
One of the lines expected to open in 2009 is the Guangfo
metro, a high speed underground interurban linking Guangzhou
with Foshan. Line 1 will be 33 km and have 21 stations.
Guangfo
Subway official home page
Siemens page
Guangzhou
Metro Home Page
Guangzhoumetro
unofficial home page
Description of line 2 project, citing 10
stations rather than 20
A
maglev monorail is being discussed to
whisk passengers from Hong Kong to Guangzhou
Guangazhou
photo album
Short essay with photos on
the metro
Photos
from gakei.com
Taking the train to HangZhou
contains some well done photos of the metro
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