Foshan Metro

The Foshan Metro (Chinese: 佛山地铁; branded as FMetro) is the rapid transit system of the city of Foshan in Guangdong, China. Guangfo line is operated by Guangzhou Metro Corporation, and all other lines are operated by the state-owned Foshan Metro Group. It 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 one new line and one extension under construction.^[1]

Foshan Metro (FMetro)
A Guangfo line trains at depot
Overview
Owner	City of Foshan
Locale	Foshan & Guangzhou
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	74
Website	www.fmetro.net
Operation
Began operation	3 November 2010; 14 years ago (2010-11-03)
Operator(s)	Foshan Metro Group
Technical
System length	134.9 km (83.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines

Foshan Metro
Traditional Chinese	佛山地鐵
Simplified Chinese	佛山地铁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fóshān Dìtiě Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fahtsāan Deihtit Jyutping Fat6saan1 Dei6tit3

Foshan Metro Headquarters

Lines in operation

The current urban rail transit network map of Guangzhou and Foshan
Line	Terminals (District)		Commencement	Newest Extension	Length km	Stations	Depots/ Stabling Sidings
Guangfo  ( 1 )	Xincheng Dong (Shunde)	Lijiao (Haizhu, Guangzhou)	2010	2018	39.6	25	Xianan
2	Nanzhuang (Chancheng)	Guangzhou South Railway Station (Panyu, Guangzhou)	2021	—	32.4[2]	17	Huchong Linyue
3	Shunde College Railway Station (Shunde)	Zhongshan Park (Chancheng)	2022	2024	62.9	35	Fengsha Beijiao
	Lianhe (Nanhai)	Foshan University (Nanhai)
Total					134.9	74

Guangfo Line (Line 1)

Platform 2 of Lanshi station on the Guangfo Line.

Main article: Guangfo line

Line 1, also known as the Guangfo line, is a fully underground 39.6 km (24.6 mi) long intercity metro line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. The line is owned by Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro (51%) and FMetro (49%),^[3][4] and currently operated by Guangzhou Metro Corporation. The first section of the line, from Xilang to Kuiqi Lu in Foshan, opened for operation in November 2010. The most recent extension from Yangang to Lijiao was opened on 28 December 2018.

Line 2

Platform 2 of Wanhua station (Foshan Metro), for Line 2.

Main article: Line 2 (Foshan Metro)

Line 2 is a 32.4 km (20.1 mi) long line that runs from Guangzhou South railway station to its current western terminus, Nanzhuang. Line 2 was independently invested, constructed and operated by FMetro. The first and currently open phase of Line 2 began construction in 2014 and was opened on 28 December 2021.^[5] The second phase, a 23.5 km (14.6 mi) westerly extension into Gaoming District has been approved by the NDRC for construction.

Line 3

Platforms 3 and 4 of Dongping station, for Line 3.

Main article: Line 3 (Foshan Metro)

Line 3 currently runs 40.7 km (25.3 mi) km from Shunde College Railway Station in Shunde District north via Zhen'an to Zongshan Park in Chancheng District. Most of its 26 stations are underground, with 2 stations elevated. The initial section of Line 3's first phase opened on 28 December 2022. The rest of the first phase extending the line to Foshan University Xianxi Campus for a total length of 69.5 km (43.2 mi) opened on 23 August 2024 without a small section at Foshan railway station.^[6]

Gaoming Tram Line 1

Main article: zh:高明有轨电车

Nanhai Tram Line 1

This section is an excerpt from Line 1 (Nanhai Tram).[edit]

A tram at Kangyi Park station

Nanhai Tram Line 1 (Chinese: 南海有轨电车1号线) or Nanhai New Transit (Chinese: 南海新交通) is a light metro line in Nanhai District, Foshan. The line uses light rail vehicles but it's infrastructure is constructed in a way that allow vehicles to operate completely conflict free from other traffic.^[7] Construction started in January 2014.^[8] The section from Leigang to Sanshan­xinchengbei opened on August 18, 2021,^[9] and the section from Sanshan­xinchengbei to Linyuedong opened on November 29, 2022.^[10]

Lines under construction and future expansions

Expansion plans

The planned urban rail transit network map of Guangzhou and Foshan in the future
Expansion plans
Opening	Line			Terminals		Length (km)	Stations	Status
TBD		Line 4		Beijiang Dadao	Gangkou Lu	55.2	33	Under construction[11][12]
TBD[13]		Line 11		Rongqi Ferry	Hedongdong	36.3	18	Approved by the NDRC[13]
		Line 2	Phase II	Xi'an	Nanzhuang	23.5	10
TBD		Line 6		Nancun	Shiweitang	28	23	Planning[14][15]
		Line 9		Ronggui	Magang	12.3	10
		Line 13		Ronggui	Yongfeng Market	14.5	12
		Line 5		Jiujiang	Shiweitang			Long Term Planning
		Line 7		Daliang	Lianhuashan
		Line 8		Sanshui	Shishan

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.^[16] FMetro gave out 16,000 tickets for free when it first began operating in November 2010.^[17]

See also

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

References

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2. "定了！佛山地铁2号线12月28日开通运营！". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
3. "Siemens to supply advanced signalling systems, train control and propulsion system for Pearl River Delta Intercity Rapid Transit of Guangzhou to Foshan Section (Guangfo Metro)". Siemens. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
4. Zhang Yuan (1 June 2010). 与亚运有约 促广佛同城————访广东广佛轨道交通有限公司总经理徐一平 [Interview with Xu Yiping, General Manager of Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd.] (in Chinese). CCMetro.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
5. "定了！佛山地铁2号线12月28日开通运营！". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
6. "Two sections of Foshan Line 3 open on the same day". Railway Gazette-Metro Report International. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
7. "佛山南海新交通有轨电车预计明年底开通试运营". gd.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
8. "南海新交通力争明年年中试运营". 21 December 2020.
9. "明天中午12点，南海有轨电车一号线首通段初期运营，未来可在这个点换乘地铁". 17 August 2021.
10. 李传智 (28 November 2022). "11月29日中午12时！南海有轨电车1号线后通段开通" [At 12:00 noon on November 29, the rear section of Nanhai Tram Line 1 opened]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
11. "佛山地铁4号线一期工程开工建设" (in Simplified Chinese). 中德工业服务区-佛山三龙湾科技城. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
12. "The first phase of Foshan Metro Line 4 starts construction". Seetao. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
13. "国家发展改革委关于广东省佛山市城市轨道交通第二期建设规划（2021-2026年）的批复". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
14. "2017佛山将新建5条地铁 2017-2022年轨道建设规划一览- 广州本地宝". jt.gz.bendibao.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
15. "佛山地铁11号线将直达广州荔湾_房产资讯_房天下". news.gz.fang.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
16. 广佛地铁全程票价6元. Yangcheng Evening News (in Chinese). 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
17. "Guangzhou-Foshan Metro Line Opens This November". Life of Guangzhou. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

External links

• FMetro
• Urbanrail Page on Guangzhou and Foshan Metro