On the morning of September 28, 2022, as the guests jointly promoted the launch lever, the first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Guangzhou Metropolitan Circle Intercity Railway, the Pearl River Delta Intercity Rail Transit Guangfo Ring Line, and Foshan West Station led by Guangzhou City. The construction of the Guangzhou North Railway Station section officially started, marking a new step in the co-urbanization of Guangfo and the coordinated development of the Guangzhou metropolitan area.

Guangfo West Ring Project

It is reported that Guangfo West Ring is located in the northwest of Guangzhou and the northeast of Foshan. It is an important part of the intercity rail transit network in the Pearl River Delta. The express line has the geographical link function of "grouping in groups and heading northwest" in the road network. The line starts from Foshan West Railway Station, passes through Shishan Town, Lishui Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Tanbu Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou City, Xiuquan Street and Jianggao Town, Baiyun District, and ends at Guangzhou North Railway Station.

The line length of the project is about 47 kilometers, of which about 16.5 kilometers in Guangzhou and 30.5 kilometers in Foshan. There are 9 stations on the whole line. In addition to the existing Guangzhou North Station and Foshan West Station, 7 new stations have been built in Shishandong, Dalan, Guanyaonan, Hegui, Tanbu, Huadugang and Shenshan, and a city has been established in Tanbu. 1 International Railway Vocational Training Section. The project was approved by the feasibility study report at the end of December 2021, and the preliminary design was approved at the end of May 2022, and construction started on September 28. The planned construction period is from September 2022 to September 2027, with a total construction period of 5 years and an estimated project budget of 22.618 billion yuan.

The project is positioned as an important part of the Guangfo Ring Road, which is a fast intercity rail transit line connecting Foshan with Baiyun Airport and Guangzhou Airport Economic Zone. As the last piece of the puzzle of the Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Road, the project will help to form a complete Guangzhou-Foshan Intercity Rail Transit Grand Ring Line after the completion of the project. The completion of the Guangfo Ring Line will realize major transportation hubs such as Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Foshan West Railway Station, and Guangzhou North Railway Station, as well as inter-city rail tracks such as Fo-Zhao Inter-city, Guang-Fo South Ring, Guang-Qing Inter-city, and Sui-Dong-Shen Inter-city. Transportation, planning for the west extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 9 and Line 29, planning for the rapid interconnection of urban rail lines such as Foshan Metro Line 8, 14, and 15, and planning for Foshan Tram Line T6, which will serve Guangfo radiation. The main artery of rail transit in the Greater Bay Area will enhance the support and driving ability of the economic and social development of the Guangzhou-Foshan metropolitan area, lead the Pearl River Delta region to build a city cluster with reasonable layout, complete functions and close connections, and promote the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. important role. Editor/He Yuting