The Automated People Mover system (APM) at Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, was in operation in early November just in time to facilitate passengers going to the main venue for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games on November 12, which is located near the Haixinsha Station on the AMP line.
     The AMP line at Zhujiang New Town is the world's largest underground driverless mass transit line. The entire 3.94 km APM line is being constructed underground and has 9 stations. The APM is running from Lihexi Station with stops at major buildings in Zhujiang New Town, the new CBD in Guangzhou, before reaching the terminal at Chigang Pagoda Station. The APM line is also connected to the Guangzhou Metro Line 3 at both Linhexi and Chigang Pagoda stations. It is expected that 50,000 people will be using the system everyday.
     The APM line at Zhujinag New Town is developed by Bombardier Transportation in partnership with Guangzhou Metro Corp (GMC) and Guangzhou Municipality. Bombardier¡¯s U.S. facility in Pittsburgh designed and supplied the 14 INNOVIA APM 100 vehicles and the Bombardier Cityflo 650 automatic train control system. Bombardier worked in partnership with GMC who supplied the power systems, communications and platform screen doors. GMC also carried out the design and construction of the tunnels and stations according to Bombardier specifications.