Guangzhou Tram (; or "YoungTram") is the

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

system in

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. It is operated by Guangzhou Tram Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guangzhou Metro Corporation.

Lines

As of September 2021, 2 lines (

Haizhu Tram The Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (), Line THZ1, or YoungTram is a tram system mainly serving the Haizhu District of Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, ca ...

and Huangpu Tram Line 1) are in operation, 1 line (Huangpu Tram Line 2) in Huangpu District is under construction, and several lines in Huangpu District,

Zengcheng District Zengcheng District ( alternately romanized as Tsengshing) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. History was established under the Qin following their conquest of ...

Guangzhou South Railway Station Guangzhounan (Guangzhou South) railway station () is located in Shibi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is a large modern railway station, rail terminal south of central Guangzhou. For a brief time it was Asia's largest ...

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and other places are being planned.

Haizhu

The first trial section of the Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (; or THZ1) opened on 31 December 2014. It is located in northern shore of Haizhu Island and runs from Canton Tower station to

Wanshengwei station Wanshengwei Station () is an interchange station between Line 4 and Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro, and also the eastern terminus of Line 8. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is an underground station and located near the junction o ...

, making a total of 10 stops and in length.

Huangpu

According to a document released by Huangpu District Government in 2017, 13 tram lines are planned in the area. Construction of Huangpu's first tram line, Huangpu Tram Line 1 (), started in March 2018. It operates between Xiangxue and Xinfeng Lu (), connecting central Huangpu and Changlingju area. Trail operation without passengers started in September 2019. The initial section opened on 1 July 2020, and the remaining section opened on 28 December 2020. In addition to line 1, Huangpu Tram Line 2 () started construction in December 2019 and is expected to be opened in 2023. It operates between Xiangxue and Nangang (), mainly serves residents of Xiangxue, Yunpu and Dongqu.

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* {{Urban rail transit in China Transport in Guangzhou Railway lines opened in 2014 2014 establishments in China Tram transport in China

Lines

Haizhu

Huangpu

See also

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