11 Facts About Guangzhou Metro

1.

Guangzhou Metro is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China.

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2.

Metro project of Guangzhou was launched for the sixth time in 1984 as the Preparation Office of Guangzhou Metro, established back in 1979 as part of the last attempt to resurrect Project Nine, was moved out of the civil air-defense system and became a subordinate body of the Construction Commission of Guangzhou, bringing Guangzhou Metro into the scope of urban infrastructure development.

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The construction of Guangzhou Metro marked the first deviation from the old doctrine as traffic itself became the prime consideration of the project.

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4.

In 2018, Guangzhou Metro is studying the feasibility of extending Line 18 south into Zhongshan and north into Qingyuan.

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5.

Guangzhou Metro discontinued the following ticket types in favor of Yang Cheng Tong.

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6.

Guangzhou Metro cited counter-terrorism when explaining that the policy was not exclusively an employee benefit but a safety measure.

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7.

Guangzhou Metro officially abandoned the policy under pressure on 16 December 2005.

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8.

The under utilization of these lines at the time allowed experts to insist using lower capacity trains on newer lines and even led to the Guangzhou government being criticized for overinflating ridership predictions to approve metro projects.

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9.

Guangzhou Metro predicts the line would be very crowded upon opening.

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10.

Guangzhou Metro promised to ensure that future lines will be designed to use trains that are six or more cars long.

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11.

Su Zhenyu, a deputy manager of the Quality and Safety Division of Guangzhou Metro, admitted the quality issue with the connecting passages but maintained the innocence of Guangzhou Metro.

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