Daily ridership 268,000 (2015 peak) System length 34.4 km (21.4 mi) Number of lines 1 Transit type Rapid transit | Website www.fmetro.net Locale Guangzhou Number of stations 22 Began operation November 3, 2010 | |
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Owner City of Foshan & Guangzhou Operator(s) Foshan Railway
Investment
Construction Group Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) | ||
27 04 2011 the guangzhou foshan metro line train arrive at guicheng station
Foshan Metro (Chinese: 佛山地铁; branded as FMetro) is the metro system of the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group and partly by Guangzhou Metro Corporation and is the tenth metro system to be built in mainland China. Construction began in 2002 and the first line opened on 3 November 2010. The metro system has two new lines and one extension under construction.
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Guangfo Line (Line 1)
Line 1, also known as the Guangfo Metro, is an intercity line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. The line is operated by Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro (51%) and FMetro (49%). The first section of the line, from Yangang to Kuiqi Lu in Foshan, opened for operation in November 2010. The extension from Yangang to Lijiao will open in 2016.
Line 2
The first phase of Line 2 are approved and scheduled to be completed by 2018. It will run from Nanzhuang to Guangzhou South.
Line 3
The first phase of Line 3 are approved and scheduled to be completed by 2018. It will run from Shishan to Ronggui.
Fares
There was a debate between Foshan and Guangzhou over fares of Guangfo metro. The debate has since been settled as Foshan accepted Guangzhou's fare proposal. FMetro will give out 16,000 tickets for free once it begins to operate on November 2010.