Across five cities, the longest cross city "subway" in China is coming!

Recently, the official news of "Guangzhou Metro" said that the Guangzhou Foshan South Ring Railway and the Foshan Dongguan Intercity Railway are about to be put into operation. They will be connected with the opened Foshan Zhaoming Intercity Railway and the Dongguan Huizhou Intercity Railway, realizing the "four lines through" operation and forming a 258 km intercity railway.

It is worth mentioning that this traffic artery, which runs from east to west, is an intercity railway but fully adopts the subway operation mode. Just like taking the subway in daily life, you only need to swipe the traffic card to enter without buying a ticket in advance. Such convenient transportation will bring great changes to the lifestyle between cities.

Under the "series connection" of this inter city railway, the business travel and daily commuting in Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Dongguan and Huizhou will be more convenient. On this basis, the "one hour commuting circle" in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has gradually taken shape - the journey that used to take several hours has been shortened to one hour, and it will no longer be difficult to travel between two cities in a day.

Imagine that when the commuting time is shortened to 1 hour, the case of "working in Guangzhou and living in Foshan" will be widely replicated, and the short distance travel between cities will become more time-saving and labor-saving. At that time, talents and various resources will flow more quickly among cities along the line, and the regional economy will also be further developed.

In the longer term, the opening of trans city "metro" in Guangdong Province can also contribute to the formation of "one hour commuting circle" in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and further promote the deep integration of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The five cities that will be connected by the upcoming cross city "metro" are all in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and their role and significance can be seen.

The Outline of the Development Plan for the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao issued in 2019 has clearly pointed out that it is necessary to build an intercity rapid transportation network with high-speed railway, intercity railway and high-grade highway as the main body, and strive to achieve 1-hour access between major cities in the Greater Bay Area. Today, the attempt to "subway" the inter city railway in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area will not only achieve efficient commuting between cities in the Greater Bay Area, but also give consideration to comfort and environmental protection, which is a planning attempt with practical significance.

It is convenient and efficient to break barriers between cities and support rail transit services with "subway based operation mode", which also conforms to the inevitability of urban development. With the opening of the longest cross city "subway", Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is getting closer to the goal of "one hour commuting circle". As one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and the strongest economic vitality in China, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is bound to be more convenient and efficient in transportation, bringing more momentum to the development of regional economy.

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