[2] Shenyang once had the largest tramway network (c. 1925) in China with service completely stopping in 1974.

The Shenyang tram system is funded by a BT model investment of CNY 4.82 billion by the construction and RATP Dev Transdev Asia, which is a joint venture between Transdev (formerly Veolia Transport) and RATP Dev.

The line is operated by the city-owned "Shenyang Hunnan Modern Transport Co., Ltd" (51%) and RATP Dev Transdev Asia (49%).

The 70% low-floor 3 segment trams can has a capacity of 301 passengers and is 28.8m long, 2.650m wide with a floor height of 380mm.

[10] Another batch of 5 trams for the Shenfu interurban line were ordered from CRRC Zhuhai.