The BYD SkyRail, is a

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(EMU) type train system designed by Chinese company

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. The design is currently the main guided transit product offering, alongside the BYD SkyShuttle. The first customer was the Yinchuan Metro monorail project.

Design

SkyRail was designed during a five year program, costing RMB 5 billion. Trains can be equipped with an autonomous driving system and a back-up battery. The trains are designed with a top speed of 80 kph.

Users

Operational

* Yinchuan Metro –

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, China **Late 2017 a loop line serving Yinchuan's Flower Expo Garden opened. * Guilin Rail Transit -

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, China **Test track opened in 2020, with planned passenger service late 2025.

Contracted

Line 17 (São Paulo Metro) Line 17 (Gold) () is an under construction monorail project for the São Paulo Metro. The line will have 14 stations, beginning at the São Paulo-Morumbi station and ending at the Jabaquara station, with a branch to Congonhas station, connected ...

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, Brazil **Opening planned in 2026. * Guang'an Metro –

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, China **A contract was signed and construction began in 2018 but is on hold since 2020.

Cancelled

* Skyrail Bahia –

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, Brazil **Quantity: 28 sets.

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