Foshan Metro (FMetro)
AGuangfo line trains at depot
Overview
Owner	City of Foshan
Locale	Foshan &Guangzhou
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	74
Website	www.fmetro.net
Operation
Began operation	3 November 2010; 15 years ago (2010-11-03)
Operator(s)	Foshan Metro Group
Technical
System length	134.9 km (83.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines

TheFoshan Metro (Chinese:佛山地铁; branded asFMetro) is therapid transit system of the city ofFoshan inGuangdong,China.Guangfo line is operated byGuangzhou Metro Corporation, and all other lines are operated by the state-ownedFoshan Metro Group. It isthe tenth metro system to be built inmainland China. Construction began in 2002 and thefirst line opened on 3 November 2010. The metro system has two new lines, andLine 4 is under construction.Line 11 and the western extension ofLine 2 are under planning.^[1]

Line	Terminals (District)		Commencement	Newest Extension	Length km	Stations	Depots/ Stabling Sidings
Guangfo  ( 1 )	Xincheng Dong (Shunde)	Lijiao (Haizhu,Guangzhou)	2010	2018	39.6	25	Xianan
2	Nanzhuang (Chancheng)	Guangzhou South Railway Station (Panyu,Guangzhou)	2021	—	32.4[2]	17	Huchong Linyue
3	Shunde College Railway Station (Shunde)	Zhongshan Park (Chancheng)	2022	2024	62.9	35	Fengsha Beijiao
	Lianhe (Nanhai)	Foshan University (Nanhai)
Total					134.9	74

Line 1, also known as theGuangfo line, is a fully underground 39.6 km (24.6 mi) long intercitymetro line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. The line is owned by Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro (51%) and FMetro (49%),^[3][4] and currently operated byGuangzhou Metro Corporation. The first section of the line, fromXilang toKuiqi Lu inFoshan, opened for operation in November 2010. The most recent extension from Yangang toLijiao was opened on 28 December 2018. The Guangfo Line's color isyellowish green.

Line 2 is a 32.4 km (20.1 mi) long line that runs fromGuangzhou South railway station to its current western terminus,Nanzhuang. Line 2 was independently invested, constructed and operated by FMetro. The first and currently open phase of Line 2 began construction in 2014 and was opened on 28 December 2021.^[5] The second phase, a 23.5 km (14.6 mi) westerly extension intoGaoming District has been approved by theNDRC for construction. Line 2's color isred.

Line 3 currently runs 40.7 km (25.3 mi) km fromShunde College Railway Station inShunde District north viaZhen'an toZhongshan Park inChancheng District. Most of its 26 stations are underground, with 2 stations elevated. The initial section of Line 3's first phase opened on 28 December 2022. The rest of the first phase extending the line toFoshan University station for a total length of 69.5 km (43.2 mi) opened on 23 August 2024 without a small section atFoshan railway station.^[6] Line 3's color isdeep blue.

Expansion plans
Opening	Line			Terminals		Length (km)	Stations	Status
2025		Line 3	Dunhou	Dunhou	Foshan Railway Station	3.97	2	Under construction
2026			Foshan Railway Station
TBD			Remaining section	Shunde College Railway Station	Shunde Port	2.88	1	Awaiting construction
2029		Line 4	Phase 1	Beijiang Dadao	Gangkou Lu	55.2	33	Under construction[7][8]
TBD[9]		Line 11		Xijiao	Hedong East	36.3	18	Approved by theNDRC[9]
		Line 2	Phase II	Xi'an	Nanzhuang	23.5	10

There was a debate between Foshan and Guangzhou over fares ofGuangfo Metro. The debate has since been settled as Foshan accepted Guangzhou's fare proposal.^[10] FMetro gave out 16,000 tickets for free when it first began operating in November 2010.^[11]

Low ridership and a lack of alternative revenue (over 75% of 2024 income came from fares, while other cities in China have greater revenue shares from real estate and commercial operations around stations) have led to the system running continual losses despite government subsidies. This led to Foshan Metro group cutting operating hours and train frequencies on Line 2 in March 2025, which were later extended to all lines in May along with powering off some escalators and lights as well as setting air-conditioning to "energy-saving mode".^[12]

This section is an excerpt fromLine 1 (Nanhai Tram).[edit]

Nanhai Tram Line 1 (Chinese:南海有轨电车1号线) or Nanhai New Transit (Chinese:南海新交通) is alight metro line inNanhai District,Foshan. The line uses light rail vehicles but has a completelygrade-separated right-of-way and large, metro-style stations with platform screen doors when underground.^[13] Construction started in January 2014.^[14] The section fromLeigang toSanshan­xinchengbei opened on 18 August 2021,^[15] and the section fromSanshan­xinchengbei toLinyuedong opened on 29 November 2022.^[16]

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