On August 17, 2023, the reporter learned from the official website of the Zhuhai Natural Resources Bureau that the "Zhuhai Urban Rail Transit Network Planning (2021-2035)" (hereinafter referred to as the "draft planning") has been launched for publicity, and the publicity time is 30 days. According to the draft plan, the long-term and long-term line network plan of Zhuhai rail transit has been formed, among which 8 urban rail lines are planned by 2035, and the overall scale of the line network is about 165 kilometers. By 2050, 11 urban rail lines are planned, with a total network size of about 417 kilometers. The draft plan is an essential supporting plan for the Overall Territorial Space Plan of Zhuhai City (2021-2035).

The schematic diagram shows that the long-term Zhuhai rail transit network in 2035 includes: Line 1 (Civic Center - Jinwan Junction), Line 2 (Gongbei Port - Shenqian), Line 3 (Bailong Hewei - Zhuhai Central Station [Hezhou]), Line 4 (Hengqin South - Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital [Nanping]), Line 5 (Jinjinwan - Jinding), Line 6 (Artificial Island - Sanxi), Line 7 (Nanping - Haitian Park), Line 10 (Zhuhai Central Station (Hezhou) - Hezhou).

In addition, the vision of 2050 Zhuhai rail transit network on the basis of 2035, and add 3 lines, respectively: Line 8 (Hengqin port - Dingjiawan), Line 9 (Zhuhai Jinwan Airport - Jingan North), Line 11 (Jinwan - Jintai Temple).

The draft plan mentions that it focuses on the study of the functional positioning of urban rail transit, the structure and form of the network, to support the urban space expansion of Zhuhai city, to support the improvement of traffic, and to build a national comprehensive transportation hub. Editor/Xu Shengpeng