2. The Need
Cities of focus:
Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai
Service Area
Metro Map
Length/Size
Future Plans
Comparison to the USA/World
3. China has experienced incredible growth in the past 30
years
China now has some of the most densely populated
cities in the world
Each city needed to address the transportation needs
Beijing, Guangzhou,
Hong Kong, & Shanghai
have chosen to meet this
need by implementing a
metro system
4. Beijing, China
Total Area: 16,801 km²
2012 population: 20.7 million people
3rd Largest city by
population in China
San Francisco, US
Total Area: 600.6 km²
2011 population: 812,826 people
14th largest city by population in the US
5.
6. Total Length
446 km
Largest metro (in length) in
China
Yearly Ridership
2.46 billion
Daily Ridership
7.62 million (Avg.)
10.28 million (high)
8. Area of City
3,843 km2
Population
12.8 Million
3rd largest city in China by population
Conglomerate Metropolitan Population
26.4 million – (40 million)
2nd largest in the World
Anchorage, Alaska
300,000 people
Area – 4,396 km2
Tallest Building – 90 m
12. Area of the City
1,092 km2
Population
7 million people
Maracay, Venezuela
Area of the City
911.57 km2
Population
~1 million people
Tallest Building
126m
13.
14. Total Length
218.2 km (135.6 miles)
152 Stations
84 Railway
68 Light rail
Total yearly Ridership
1.553 billion
Daily Ridership
4.25 million
Line #
East Rail
Line
Kwun
Tong Line
Tsuen
Wan Line
Island
Line
Tung
Chung
Line
Tseung
Kwan O
Line
West Rail
Line
Ma On
Shan Line
Disneyland
Line
Light
Rail
Airport
Length (km) 41.1 11.2 16 13.3 31.1 11.9 35.4 11.4 3.3 36.2 35.2
Stations 14 15 16 14 8 8 12 9 2 68 5
15. Area of City
6,340 km2
Population
23 Million
Largest city in China
Denver, Colorado
Area - 401.3 km2
Population - 634,265
Metro Size – 56 km
Tallest Building - 222 m
16.
17. Line # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 Total
Length (km) 36.4 63.8 40.3 33.7 17.2 32.3 44.2 37.4 52.1 35.4 45.8 8.3 439
Stations 28 31 29 17 11 28 32 30 26 31 20 5 288
Total Length
439 km
3nd Longest in the World
Total Yearly Ridership
2.276 billion
Daily Ridership
6.69 million (Avg.)
8.486 million (High)