Railway · People's Republic of China

How much did the first phase of Line 2 cost?

Line 2 of the Guangzhou Metro is the north-south subway line with 24 stations from Guangzhou South to Jiahewanggang, opened on 29 December 2002 with its first phase from Sanyuanli (Wanshengwei) to Xiaogang and Pazhou, 18.28 km in length when completed, and extended to the south, west and north with the last extension on 25 September 2010, for a total of 31.8 km. English Wikipedia says the total cost of the first phase was estimated at CNY 11.309 billion, CNY 486 million per kilometre, and the extension project at CNY 14.729 billion.

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CNY 11.309 billion

Approximately $1.37 billion

Cost basis: 2003

"A5" train in Chisha Depot
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Published project estimate2003
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  1. 29 December 2002

    Opened or launched

    Wikipedia (zh) - 广州地铁2号线
  2. 25 September 2010

    Completed

    Wikipedia (zh) - 广州地铁2号线

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