Guang'an Metro or Guang'an Rail Transit () or Guang'an SkyRail is a
light metro
A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS’s trains are usually 1-4 cars, or 1 lig ...
monorail
A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam.
Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurat ...
system using
BYD SkyRail monorail technology in
Guang'an
Guang'an () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Sichuan province. It is most famous as the birthplace of China's former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. Guang'an lies between the hills of central Sichuan and the gorges area of the east.Guang'an ...
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Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
Province, China. The first line has been under construction since February 2017. The first line was planned to start test run in June 2020 and open in October 2020,
however the testing schedule has been postponed.
A second line is planned.
Lines under construction
Line 1 is north–south line. It will run between Guangmen and Youkezhongxin.
The line is currently under construction. It was announced that a planning to start test run would start in June 2020, and scheduled to open in October 2020.
However, with several changes to the policy of constructing rapid transit systems, the original schedules are upset.
A northern extension for 5 stations is under planning.
Planned
Line 2 is planned to be an east–west line through the Guang'an with 6 stations and total length of long.
Network Map
References
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Rapid transit in China
Rail transport in Sichuan
Transport infrastructure under construction in China
Monorails
Monorails in China