Line 1 (Nanhai Tram)

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.^[3] Construction started in January 2014.^[4] The section from Leigang to Sanshan­xinchengbei opened on August 18, 2021,^[5] and the section from Sanshan­xinchengbei to Linyuedong opened on November 29, 2022.^[6]

Nanhai Tram Line 1
A tram at Kangyi Park station
Overview
Other name(s)	Nanhai New Transit
Status	Operational
Locale	Nanhai District, Foshan
Termini	Leigang Linyuedong
Stations	15
Service
Type	Light Metro
History
Opened	18 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-18)[1]
Technical
Line length	14.345 km (8.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Leigang — Sanshanxinchengbei	18 August 2021	9.5 km (5.90 mi)	10	Initial section
Sanshanxinchengbei — Linyuedong	29 November 2022	4.845 km (3.01 mi)	5	Remaining section

Stations

Map of Nanhai Tram Line 1

Station №	Station name		Connections	Location
	English	Chinese
TNH101	Leigang	𧒽岗	Guangfo  GF13 (OSI)	Nanhai
TNH102	Huacuilu	华翠路
TNH103	Xiaxi	夏西
TNH104	Xiadong	夏东
TNH105	Kangyi Park	康怡公园
TNH106	Pingxi	平西
TNH107	Pingnan	平南
TNH108	Yuqijie	玉器街
TNH109	Zhongqu	中区
TNH110	Sanshanxinchengbei	三山新城北
TNH111	Wenhanhu Park (Ji Hua Laboratory)	文翰湖公园（季华实验室）
TNH112	Sanshanxinchengnan	三山新城南	4
TNH113	Linyuebei	林岳北
TNH114	Linyue Xi	林岳西	2  F225
TNH115	Linyuedong	林岳东	2  F226[a] (OSI)  11

Notes

1. According to the official map, the station is currently regarded as a non-interchange station.

References

1. "明日开通运营的南海有轨电车一号线，到底"新"在哪？". 2021-08-17.
2. "南海新交通将开票价听证会，首通段将开通这10个站". 2021-04-20.
3. "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.
4. "南海新交通力争明年年中试运营". 2020-12-21.
5. "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". 2021-08-17.
6. 李传智 (2022-11-28). "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 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2024-07-31.