Foshan Metro


Foshan Metro is the rapid transit system of the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group and partly by Guangzhou Metro Corporation and is the tenth metro system to be built in mainland China. Construction began in 2002 and the first line opened on 3 November 2010. The metro system has two new lines and one extension under construction.

Lines in operation

Guangfo Line (Line 1)

Line 1, also known as the Guangfo Metro, is an intercity line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. The line is operated by Guangdong Guangfo Inter-City Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro and FMetro. The first section of the line, from Yangang to Kuiqi Lu in Foshan, opened for operation in November 2010. The extension from Yangang to Lijiao was opened on 28 December 2018.

Lines under construction and future expansions

Line 2

The first phase of Line 2 is under construction and will be opened in September 2021. It will run from Nanzhuang to Guangzhou South Railway Station.

Line 3

The first phase of Line 3 is under construction and will be opened by 2022. It will run from Shunde Polytechnic to Foshan University.

Expansion plans

Fares and tickets

Fares

There was a debate between Foshan and Guangzhou over fares of Guangfo metro. The debate has since been settled as Foshan accepted Guangzhou's fare proposal. FMetro will give out 16,000 tickets for free once it begins to operate on November 2010.