The Guiyang Metro is a

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in the city of

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

province,

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. It is operated and branded as Guiyang Urban Rail Transit (GYURT). A short northern section of Line 1 opened on 28 December 2017, with the full line entering operation on 1 December 2018. Line 2 opened on 28 April 2021. Line 3 is due to open in 2023. Line S1 and Line T2 are also under construction. Lines 4, S2, S3, S4, and Line G1 which passes through the Gui'an New Area, are in the planning stage.

Fares

Fares are set by distance traveled, with RMB 6 being the maximum. Children under 1.3 meters ride free, with other children being half-price, though paper children's tickets need to be bought from the counters as they are not yet available from the ticket machines as of February 2019. Those over 70 years old travel free on public transport in Guiyang.

Lines in operation

Line 1

Line 1 was approved for construction on 6 May 2013, and approved for plan in 2006. The line goes through

Guanshanhu Guanshanhu District (), formerly the Jinyang New Area (JYND; ), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, in Southwest China. Located to the northwest of Guiyang's city centre, Guanshanhu ...

, Yunyan, Nanming and Huaxi Districts. The line twice crosses Nanming River and connects the downtown area with a number of outlying districts. The line depots are Xiaohe Depot and Guanshanhu Depot. The railway electrification system are

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and

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. Line 1 runs northwest to south.

Line 2

Line 2 is 40.6 km with 32 stations, including 30 underground stations and 2 elevated stations. Line 2 runs north to southeast. It opened on April 28, 2021.

Lines under construction

Line 3

The first phase of Line 3 is under construction. It will be 43.03 km in length.

Line S1

The first phase of Line S1 is under construction. It will be 30.32 km in length, including 22.64 km underground section and 7.68 km elevated section.

Line T2

Line T2 is a

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line and will be operated by the Guiyang Urban Rail Transit Co., Ltd. The first phase of Line T2 is under construction. It will be 10.92 km in length, with 13 stations.

Future Development

The network will ultimately also include Line 4, S2, S3, S4, and Line G1 which passes through the Gui'an New Area.

Network Map

Notes

References

External links

Guiyang Urban Rail Transit – official website
Rapid transit in China Transport in Guizhou {{PRChina-metro-stub