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Guangzhou Tram

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Guangzhou Tram
A tram of Haizhu Tram Line 1
A tram of Haizhu Tram Line 1
Overview
Native name广州有轨电车
LocaleGuangzhou, China
Transit typeTram
Number of lines2
Annual ridership3.544 million (2018)[1]
WebsiteGuangzhou Tram
Operation
Began operationDecember 31, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-31)
Operator(s)Guangzhou Tram Corporation
Technical
System length22 km (14 mi)

Guangzhou Tram (Chinese: 广州有轨电车; 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

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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.[2]

Haizhu

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Main article: Haizhu Tram

The first trial section of the Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (Chinese: 海珠环岛新型有轨电车; 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 7.7 kilometers (4.8 mi) in length.[2]

Huangpu

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Main article: Huangpu Tram Line 1
A tram of 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 (Chinese: 黄埔有轨电车1号线), started in March 2018. It operates between Xiangxue and Xinfeng Lu (Chinese: 香雪-新丰路), 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 (Chinese: 黄埔有轨电车2号线) started construction in December 2019 and is expected to be opened in 2023. It operates between Xiangxue and Nangang (Chinese: 香雪-南岗), mainly serves residents of Xiangxue, Yunpu and Dongqu.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Network Operation - 2018 Annual Report of Guangzhou Metro" (PDF). Guangzhou Metro. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  3. ^ "广州黄埔区有轨电车2号线PPP项目采购需求书发布". Hantram. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  4. ^ "黄埔有轨电车9月30日首次空载试跑". Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group. 2019-10-01. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  5. ^ "官宣：黄埔有轨电车1号线示范段明天开通". 2020-06-30.
  6. ^ "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". Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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