Shenzhen

Guangdong Province, China

Date of opening	28 Dec 2004
Network length	548 km (340.58 mi)
Stations	369 (305*)
Lines	15 Line history cityrailtransit.com
Stations per line	24.60
Avg. station distance	1,548 m (0.96 mi)
Avg. line length	36.53 km (22.71 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
Numerical data by J. Serradell, 2 Jan 2023

System type	Metro
Daily ridership (by J. Kennes)	362,000 (as of 2009)
Daily ridership per km (per mi)	659 (410)
Fare collection	Access/exit gates, RFID token
Tracks	Right side, gauge: 1435 mm
Power supply
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	Yes
Rubber-tyred trains
Driverless lines
Platform screen doors	Yes
World Metro Database

Official map Source: jpg, © 2011 mtrsz.com.cn		To-scale map Source: cityrailtransit.com
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Transit maps		System map images
openbusmap.org/öpnvkarte.de openptmap.org citylines.co - line history and mapping project tracker.geops.ch - moving trains maps.google.com		images.google.com

Latest Openings

2016 – Line 7. New line, 30.3 km, 28 stations.
Dec 2015 – Line 11. New line, 51.6 km, 18 stations.

Intercity Metros

Shenzhen is part of the Guangdong cluster of metro/subway cities with the following urban rail links:

Guangzhou	Guangshen Railway (commuter metro)	Dongguan	51 km

Guangzhou	Planned: Guangzhou Line 22 (metro)	Dongguan	51 km

Guangzhou	Planned: Guangzhou's line 5 + Dongguan's R1 (metro)	Dongguan	51 km

Guangzhou	Guangzhou Line 1 + Guangfo Line (metro)	Foshan	16 km

Guangzhou	Guangzhou Line 7 + Foshan Line 2 (metro)	Foshan	16 km

Guangzhou	Under construction: Guangfo Circle Line (commuter metro)	Foshan	16 km

Guangzhou	Planned: Guangzhou Line 21 (metro)	Huizhou	119 km

Guangzhou	Planned: Guangzhou Line 16 (metro)	Huizhou	119 km

Guangzhou	Under construction: Guangzhou Line 18 (commuter metro)	Qingyuan	68 km

Macau	Macau LRT + Zhuhai tramway (LRT)	Zhuhai	9 km

Shenzhen	Shenzhen's Line 11 + Dongguan's R2 (metro)	Dongguan	65 km

Shenzhen	Shenzhen's Line 6 + Dongguan's R1 (metro)	Dongguan	65 km

Shenzhen	Guangshen Railway (commuter metro)	Dongguan	65 km

Shenzhen	Planned: Guangzhou Line 22 (metro)	Dongguan	65 km

Shenzhen	Shenzhen's line 14 + Huizhou's line 6 (metro)	Huizhou	72 km

Relationships with Other Metros

Chinese family
Members: Beijing, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan,
Characteristics: Unadorned, clean and solid station design, often using coloured plates. Western-style trains. Hong Kong acted as consultant for most Chinese metro cities.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

"[Dong-dong] – Xia4yi2zhan4 [name]" (Mandarin) – "Haa6Yat1Zaan6 [name]" (Cantonese) – "The next station is [name], left/right doors will open". – "Qian3wang3 [station name and major attractions] de4 cheng2ke4, Qian3 zai4 ci3zhan4 xia4che1" – "Passengers for [name and attractions], please alight at this station".

Metro train departing from Huizhan Zhongxin station.

Duration: 0:31

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Photos

Shenzhen photo gallery.

Handpicked Resources

szmc.net

Official website

Generic Links for Shenzhen Metro

Wikipedia entry at wikipedia.org
Urbanrail.net entry at urbanrail.net
Metro Report search at railwaygazette.com
Discussion at skyscrapercity.com
System photos at Google Images
City information at wikipedia.org

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