Shantou Metro
Overview
Native name汕头轨道交通
LocaleShantou. Guangdong, China
Transit typeMonorail rapid transit
Number of lines1 (under construction)
3 (Phase 1)
Number of stations45 (phase 1)
Operation
Operation will start2025
Technical
System length76.9km (Phase 1)

Shantou Metro (Chinese: 汕头轨道交通; pinyin: Shàntóu Guǐdào Jiāotōng), officially Shantou Rail Transit, is a monorail rapid transit system under construction in Shantou, Guangdong, China. Construction has started on a two-station test line between Shantou University and Xuelin Road, a route which will be part of Line 1 in the future. In the short term plan there will be three lines. The complete long-term plan for the system contains 8 lines and a total length of 230km.

History

Plans for a metro system to be built in Shantou date back to 2008. The system was approved by the municipal council in November 2016 and on December 28, 2016 construction commenced on the test section between Shantou University and Xuelin Road. Full-scale construction on the system has yet to begin due to Shantou not meeting the criteria required for building an urban rail transit system.[1][2][3]

Lines

Line Terminals Planned Opening Length
km 		Stations
 1  Shantou University Jinwan 2025 19.1 16
 2  Shidai Square Lianxia 2025 44.9 22
 3  Xinjin Laiwu 2025 12.9 9
Total 76.9 45

References

  1. ^ "The first public announcement of public participation in Shantou's urban rail transit network and environmental impact assessment of construction planning" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ^ "Public participation and announcement of social stability risk analysis of Shantou urban rail transit construction planning" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ "The second public announcement of the environmental impact assessment of Shantou's urban rail transit network and construction planning" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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