Guangzhou Metro

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The Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1 Dei6tit3) is the rapid transit system of Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong, China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in China, after Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai. The earliest efforts to build an underground rapid transit system in Guangzhou date back to 1960. In the two decades that followed, the project was brought into the agenda five times but ended up abandoned each time due to financial and technical difficulties. Preparation of what would lead to today's Guangzhou Metro did not start until the 1980s, and it was not until 1993 that construction of Line 1 officially began. Line 1 opened four years later in 1997 with five stations in operation. As of 29 June 2025, Guangzhou Metro has 19 lines in operation: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 11, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line...

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