Guang'an Metro Explained

Guang'an Metro
Imagesize2:250px
Locale:Guang'an, Sichuan
Transit Type:Rapid transit
Lines:1 (start)
2 (planned)
Stations:7 (start)
13 (planned)
Operation Will Start:TBC, was due 2020
Character:monorail
System Length:9.955km (06.186miles) (start)
Website:Guang'an Sky Rail Transit
Official Weibo

Guang'an Metro or Guang'an Rail Transit or Guang'an SkyRail is a light metro monorail system using BYD SkyRail monorail technology in Guang'an, Sichuan Province, China. The first line has been under construction since February 2017.[1] The first line was planned to start test run in June 2020 and open in October 2020,[2] however the testing schedule has been postponed.

A second line is planned.

Lines under construction

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km
Stations
Guangmen
(Guang'an)
Youkezhongxin
(Guang'an)
October 20209.9557<--- class="sortbottom"Metro lines total26.1-->

Line 1 is north–south line. It will run between Guangmen and Youkezhongxin.

The line is currently under construction. It was announced that a planning to start test run would start in June 2020, and scheduled to open in October 2020.[2] However, with several changes to the policy of constructing rapid transit systems, the original schedules are upset.[3]

A northern extension for 5 stations is under planning.

Planned

Line 2 is planned to be an east–west line through the Guang'an with 6 stations and total length of 7.7km (04.8miles) long.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.gakfq.gov.cn/news/qy/2017-03-01/1173.html. zh:广安云轨交通正式开工. 2018-08-02. Li Ping (李平). 2017-03-01. 广安经济技术开发区 [Guang'an Economic and Technological Development Zone]. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802041137/http://www.gakfq.gov.cn/news/qy/2017-03-01/1173.html. 2018-08-02. dead.
  2. Web site: 广安轨道交通九问九答. 2019-10-27. 2019-10-27. Guang'an Rail Transit.
  3. Web site: 广安云轨还通不通车?. 2020-10-05. 2020-12-23. www.freezepage.com. 2020-12-20. http://www.freezepage.com/1608464258QEMYGAHOKS. bot: unknown.