Guangzhou Tram (; or "YoungTram") is the

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

system in

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

province,

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. It is operated by Guangzhou Tram Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of

Guangzhou Metro Corporation The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...

Lines

As of September 2021, 2 lines (

Haizhu Tram The Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (), Line THZ1, or YoungTram is a tram system mainly serving the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, between and . It is an at-grade tram system. The whole line (except Party Pier station) began operation on 31 Dece ...

and Huangpu Tram Line 1) are in operation, 1 line (Huangpu Tram Line 2) in

Huangpu District Huangpu, also formerly romanized Whangpoo or Whang-Po, may refer to: * Huangpu District, Shanghai, China ** Huangpu River, in Shanghai, China * Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ** Huangpu Military Academy, in Guangzhou, China * Pazhou ...

is under construction, and several lines in Huangpu District,

Zengcheng District Zengcheng District ( alternately romanized as Tsengshing) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. History was established under the Qin following their conquest of t ...

, Guangzhou South Railway Station,

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and other places are being planned.

Haizhu

The first trial section of the Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (; or THZ1) opened on 31 December 2014. It is located in northern shore of

Haizhu Island Haizhu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Geography Haizhu District is located in the southern part of Guangzhou city. After the adjustment of Guangzhou's ...

and runs from Canton Tower station to Wanshengwei station, making a total of 10 stops and in length.

Huangpu

According to a document released by

Government in 2017, 13 tram lines are planned in the area. Construction of Huangpu's first tram line, Huangpu Tram Line 1 (), started in March 2018. It operates between Xiangxue and Xinfeng Lu (), connecting central Huangpu and Changlingju area. Trail operation without passengers started in September 2019. The initial section opened on 1 July 2020, and the remaining section opened on 28 December 2020. In addition to line 1, Huangpu Tram Line 2 () started construction in December 2019 and is expected to be opened in 2022. It operates between Xiangxue and Nangang (), mainly serves residents of Xiangxue, Yunpu and Dongqu.

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* {{Urban rail transit in China Transport in Guangzhou Railway lines opened in 2014 2014 establishments in China

Lines

Haizhu

Huangpu

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