FMetro

FMetro

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Overview
Owner	City of Foshan & Guangzhou
Locale	Foshan Guangzhou
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	18
Daily ridership	268,000 (2015 peak)
Website	www.fmetro.net
Operation
Began operation	3 November 2010 (28 October 2010 Public Trial)
Operator(s)	Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group
Technical
System length	27.73 km (17.23 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines
System map

FMetro
Traditional Chinese	佛山地鐵
Simplified Chinese	佛山地铁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fóshān Dìtiě Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Fat1saan1 Dei6tit3 Yale Romanization Fātsāan Dèihtít

FMetro also known as Foshan Metro (Chinese: 佛山地铁) is the metro system of the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group and partly by Guangzhou Metro Corporation and is the tenth metro system to be built in mainland China. Construction began in 2002 and the first line opened on 3 November 2010. The metro system has two new lines and one extension under construction.

Lines in trial

Line	Terminals (District)		Opened	Newest Extension	Length km	Stations
	Kuiqi Lu (Chancheng, Foshan)	Yangang (Haizhu, Guangzhou)	2010	2015	27.73	18
Total					27.73	18

Guangfo Line (lime - Line 1)

Main article: Guangfo Line, FMetro

Line 1, also known as the Guangfo Metro, is an intercity line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. The line is operated by Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro (51%) and FMetro (49%). The first section of the line, from Yangang to Kuiqi Lu in Foshan, opened for operation in November 2010. The extension from Yangang to Lijiao will open in 2016.

Lines under construction and future expansions

Line 1

Further information: Line 1, FMetro

The extension from Yangang to Lijiao will open in end of 2016. When the line is completed, it will have 32.2 km of tracks and 21 stations, of which 17.4 km of tracks and 10 stations will be located in Guangzhou. The line will interchange with Line 1 at Xilang, Line 2 at Nanzhou, Line 3 at Lijiao, and Line 8 at Shayuan. It will run four-car trains.

Line 2

The first phase of Line 2 are approved and scheduled to be completed by 2018. It will run from Nanzhuang to Guangzhou South.

Line 3

The first phase of Line 3 are approved and scheduled to be completed by 2018. It will run from Shishan to Ronggui.

Expansion plans

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Years	Line			Terminals		Length (km)	Stations	Status
2016		Line 1	Eastern section	Yangang	Lijiao	11.6	7	Under construction
			2nd phase (Line 6)	Kuiqi Lu	Xinchengdong	6.67	4	Under construction
2018		Line 1	Southern section	Lanshi	Luzhou		3	Under construction
		Line 2	1st phase	Nanzhuang	Guangzhou South	32	16	Under construction
		Line 3	1st phase	Shishan	Ronggui	70.2	30	Under construction
after 2020		Line 2	2nd phase	Xi'an	Nanzhuang		7	Planning
		Line 4	1st phase	Danzao	Pingsheng		13
		Line 5	1st phase	Songgang	Ge'an		14
			Branch	Lixi	Jiaokou		6
		Line 6	1st phase	Jiujiang	Huadi Dadaonan		22
2024		Line 4	2nd phase	Pingsheng	Dashi		6
		Line 5	2nd phase	Lishui	Songgang		6
		Line 6	2nd phase	Huadi Dadaonan	Nanpu		4
		Line 7		Daliang	Lianhuashan		6
		Line 8		Desheng	Dongdi		5

Fares and tickets

Fares

There was a debate between Foshan and Guangzhou over fares of Guangfo metro. The debate has since been settled as Foshan accepted Guangzhou's fare proposal. FMetro will give out 16,000 tickets for free once it begins to operate on November 2010.

See also

• Guangzhou Metro
• Dongguan Rail Transit
• Shenzhen Metro
• Hong Kong MTR
• List of rapid transit systems
• Metro systems by annual passenger rides

External links

• FMetro
• Urban Rail Page on Guangzhou Metro, which includes the Foshan FMetro