Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit
 
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Pearl River Delta |
| Transit type | Regional rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 5 (4 more under construction) |
| Number of stations | 65 (51 more under construction) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2011 |
| Operator(s) | China Railway/China Railway High-speed |
| Technical | |
| System length | 615 km (382.1 mi) (204 km (126.8 mi) more under construction) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | DC 25kV overhead lines |
| Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 珠江三角洲地區城際軌道交通 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 珠江三角洲地区城际轨道交通 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Dìqū Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | zyu1gong1saam1gok3zau1dei6keoi1sing4zai3gwai2dou6gaau1tung1 |
The Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit or Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway System is a regional rapid rail network being gradually constructed in the Pearl River Delta, People's Republic of China. The project's goal is to have every major urban center in the Pearl River Delta to be within one-hour travel by rail to Guangzhou. On March 16, 2005, the State Council examined and approved plans for a regional rapid rail transit network for the Bohai Economic Rim, Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. According to the plan, by 2020, Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit network will have a total route mileage of about 600 kilometres (370 mi). In September 2009, the plan was expanded to 1,478 km (918 mi) of routes split up into 23 lines. In the long term vision network length will reach 1,890 km (1,170 mi) by 2030. By then the network will provide basic coverage to the Pearl River Delta region.
The system currently has 4 lines.
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