Chinanews, Foshan, December 28 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) Foshan City, Guangdong Province, the first phase of urban rail transit line 2 (that is, the first phase of Foshan Metro Line 2) opened on the 28th.
The line starts at Nanzhuang Town, Chancheng District, Foshan City and ends at Guangzhou South Railway Station. It runs east-west and passes through Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District and Panyu District of Guangzhou City. It has a total length of 32.4 kilometers and a total of 17 stations.
On the same day, Foshan Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zheng Ke and Mayor Bai Tao attended the opening ceremony and experienced the first train of Foshan Metro Line 2.
The first phase of Foshan Metro Line 2 is one of the projects approved for the first phase of Foshan's urban rail transit construction plan.
After the initial operation, the first phase of Foshan Metro Line 2 will take about 45 minutes to run. The peak time (from 6:00 to 21:00) is 5 minutes and 45 seconds, and the full fare is 7 yuan per person.
There are many interchange stations on the whole line, and it can also interchange with many subway lines in Guangzhou, Foshan and Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Line.
Foshan Metro Line 2 Phase I Project Opening Ceremony Photo courtesy of Foshan Municipal Government Information Office
The relevant person in charge of the Foshan Municipal Government stated that the opening of Foshan Metro Line 2 will greatly improve the transportation environment of Foshan, expand the space for urban development, promote the integration of Guangzhou and Foshan, and help Foshan to integrate into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in an all-round way. The joint construction and sharing of the "Greater Bay Area on Track" injects new vitality.
In recent years, Foshan has vigorously promoted the construction of rail transit, helping to realize the strategic goal of "one network, one ticket, and one city" for Guangfo rail transit.
The first phase of Foshan Metro Line 2 is the second important rail line connecting Foshan and Guangzhou urban rail transit.
Driven by this new track artery, the main urban area of Foshan and Guangzhou South Railway Station can be quickly connected within 30 minutes, and the four districts of Guangfo (Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District of Foshan City, and Panyu District of Guangzhou City) are also integrated into Guangzhou. In the "1 hour traffic circle" of the South Station.
The first phase of Foshan Metro Line 2 is also Foshan’s first metro line that directly connects with the Guangzhou Railway Hub. It will shorten the time and space distance between Foshan and Guangdong Province, and also help Foshan Metro Line Network and Guangzhou Metro Line. Accelerated integration of the national high-speed rail network and the national high-speed rail inter-city network.
According to reports, in the future, Foshan will make every effort to promote the construction of the Shunde section of the west extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 and the first pass of Foshan Metro Line 3, accelerate the construction of Foshan Metro Line 4, and do a solid job of Foshan Metro Line 11. And the preliminary work of the second phase of Foshan Metro Line 2.
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