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Guangzhou Subway

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The Chinese city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) is the capital of Guangdong Province and has seven million inhabitants. It is situated in the south of the country near Hong Kong. Construction of a subway network was approved in 1989 and construction started in 1993.

Line 1 was inaugurated on June 28, 1999. It was built as a turn-key project by a consortium led by Siemens and has a total length of 18.5 kilometers with 16 stations. Apart from Keng Kou and Xi Lang, all stations are underground. 21 air-conditioned 6-car-trains were supplied by Adtranz. They operate in ATO-mode. The metro runs at an average speed of 36 km/h. A trip along the entire route takes 32 minutes.

Service on the central section of Line 2 (23.3 kilometers with 20 stations - 17 underground, 2 elevated, and 1 at grade) started in December, 2002, more than a year ahead of schedule. Trains were produced by a joint venture of Adtranz and Changchun Car Company. The 26 Adtranz Movia trains were built in Germany and in China. 

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