Guangzhou Tram Explained

Native Name:广州有轨电车
Imagesize2:250px
Locale:Guangzhou, China
Operator:Guangzhou Tram Corporation
Transit Type:Tram
Website:Guangzhou Tram
Lines:2
Start:31 December 2014
Annual Ridership:3.544 million (2018)[1]
System Length:22km (14miles)

Guangzhou Tram (; or "YoungTram") is the tram system in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. It is operated by Guangzhou Tram Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guangzhou Metro Corporation.

Lines

As of September 2021, 2 lines (Haizhu Tram and Huangpu Tram Line 1) are in operation, 1 line (Huangpu Tram Line 2) in Huangpu District is under construction, and several lines in Huangpu District, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and other places are being planned.

Haizhu

See main article: Haizhu Tram. The first trial section of the Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (; or THZ1) opened on 31 December 2014. It is located in northern shore of Haizhu Island and runs from Canton Tower station to Wanshengwei station, making a total of 10 stops and 7.7km (04.8miles) in length.[2]

Huangpu

See main article: Huangpu Tram Line 1. According to a document released by Huangpu District Government in 2017, 13 tram lines are planned in the area.[3]

Construction of Huangpu's first tram line, Huangpu Tram Line 1, started in March 2018. It operates between Xiangxue and Xinfeng Lu, connecting central Huangpu and Changlingju area. Trail operation without passengers started in September 2019.[4] The initial section opened on 1 July 2020,[5] and the remaining section opened on 28 December 2020.

In addition to line 1, Huangpu Tram Line 2 started construction in December 2019 and is expected to be opened in 2023. It operates between Xiangxue and Nangang, mainly serves residents of Xiangxue, Yunpu and Dongqu.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Network Operation - 2018 Annual Report of Guangzhou Metro. 2019-06-12. Guangzhou Metro. 2020-01-10.
  2. Web site: Liu. Yong. Mou. Xuaoyi. 广州首列新型有轨电车昨日开放试乘 有望年内上路. Yangcheng Evening News. 2014-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914112441/http://news.ycwb.com/2014-09/14/content_7765649_3.htm. 2014-09-14. dead.
  3. Web site: 广州黄埔区有轨电车2号线PPP项目采购需求书发布. 2019-04-30. 2019-07-15. Hantram.
  4. Web site: 黄埔有轨电车9月30日首次空载试跑. 2019-12-04. 2019-10-01. Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204085943/http://www.gddci.com/news/80.html. dead.
  5. Web site: 官宣:黄埔有轨电车1号线示范段明天开通. 2020-06-30.
  6. Web site: 黄埔区有轨电车2号线(香雪~南岗)项目 环境影响报告书全本公示. 2019-07-10. Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group. 2019-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710145716/http://www.gddci.com/news/75.html. dead.