Recently, Environmental Impact Statement of Guangfo Ring Line from Foshan West Railway Station to Guangzhou North Railway Station (hereinafter referred to as Guangfo West Ring Line) was unveiled to the public.

According to the statement, Guangfo West Ring Line, connecting Guangzhou and Foshan with a length of 47.008 km (16.547km in Guangzhou, 30.461km in Foshan), will establish 7 stations, including Shishan East Station, Dalan Station, Guanyao South Station, Hegui Station, Tanbu Station, Huadu Port Station and Shenshan North Station. The train speed is expected to be 160km-200km per hour with 18 hours of operation time a day. The construction starts in 2022 with a 60-month duration and 24 billion yuan investment volume.

Guangfo Ring Line

As part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area inter-city railway construction, Guangfo West Ring Line will link Huadu District and Airport Economic Zone via Guangzhou Metro Line 9 and 29 from the west. Its completion will realize a more interconnected traffic network of Foshan West Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which will become an important south-north corridor in Guangzhou. In the upcoming future, the trip from CBD in Huadu District to CBD in Foshan only takes 30 minutes. 

The Guangfo Ring Line is one major project of the inter-city railway construction of the Greater Bay Area and the Guangzhou-Foshan integration development. 

The completion of Guangfo West Ring Line also marks the official operation of Guangfo Ring Line, enabling interconnectivity and resource sharing of traffic network and tourism exchanges activities, which maximize the full profit. 

Guangfo Ring Line, a step for constructing "Railway for Greater Bay Area", has greatly stimulated the innovation development and balanced and coordinated development of cities in Pan-Pearl River Delta Regions. The project will improve various fields, including funding, resourcing, technologies, and talents in relevant regions, enhancing external regions leading effect, and finally form industrial integration and resource collocation. 

Author | Wency

Revisor | Ivy, Jessica