Guang'an Metro

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Guang'an Metro
Overview
LocaleGuang'an, Sichuan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1 (start)
2 (planned)
Number of stations7 (start)
13 (planned)
WebsiteGuang'an Sky Rail Transit
Official Weibo
Operation
Operation will startTBC, was due 2020[1]
Charactermonorail
Technical
System length9.955 km (6.186 mi) (start)

Guang'an Metro or Guang'an Rail Transit (simplified Chinese: 广安轨道交通; traditional Chinese: 廣安軌道交通; pinyin: Guǎng'ān Guǐdào Jiāotōng) or Guang'an SkyRail is a light metro monorail system using BYD SkyRail monorail technology in Guang'an, Sichuan Province, China. The first line has been under construction since February 2017.[2] The first line was planned to start test run in June 2020 and open in October 2020,[1] however the testing schedule has been postponed.

A second line is planned.

Lines under construction

Line Terminals Commencement Length
km
Stations
 1  Guangmen
(
Guang'an
)
Youkezhongxin
(
Guang'an
)
October 2020[1] 9.955 7

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.[1] However, with several changes to the policy of constructing rapid transit systems, the original schedules are upset.[3]

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 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long.

Network Map

Map


References

  1. ^ a b c d "广安轨道交通九问九答". Guang'an Rail Transit. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ Li Ping (李平) (2017-03-01). 广安云轨交通正式开工. 广安经济技术开发区 [Guang'an Economic and Technological Development Zone]. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ "广安云轨还通不通车?". www.freezepage.com. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.