People's Republic of China

Operating Lines

Anshan
Beijing
Changchun
Chongqing
Dalian
Guangzhou

Hong Kong
Shanghai
Tianjin
Wuhan


Planned or Under Construction

Chengdu
Harbin
Hangzhou
Kunming
Macao
Nanjing
Qingdao
Shenyang
Shenzhen
Suzhou
Weihai
Wuxi
Xi'an
Zhengzhou


Workers of the Revolution: It's time to ride the People's Subway!

The dixia tielu (known by the locals as the dittie), means the underground iron road. A similar definition, hiro den, or "iron road", exists in Japan. The term
qinggui denotes light rail, while the term kuaigui refers to a higher speed rail, i.e. an interurban, but not a subway.

Official policy states that only one transit system is allowed per city. Cities which try to build more than one are forced to kill the project. Things are rapidly changing in the home of the People's Subway, as cities build hundreds of kilometers of fresh new subways, light rails, monorails, and monosubways. Presently there are 11 Chinese cities with subways, but look out: there are 20 more applicants clamoring to build their own collective, happy system. As for the imperialist tramways, many still exist today.

For general, non-subway-specific information, be sure to check out
Railways of China.

Brief China Radio International feature about trams in China.

Urban railways of China
Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group
Subways Future - a site dedicated to systems in China, Korea and Japan