Trams in China

[1] However the 21st century has seen a resurgence in tram transport systems as China attempts to combat with urban traffic congestion and pollution.

Since them new tram systems opened in a number of cities in China such as Qingdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Zhuhai, Wuhan, Huai'an and Beijing.

According to an expert affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, some of the newly constructed tram networks were built without considering the suitability of this mode of transportation well, leading to low-passenger numbers due to the tram lines serving less-densely populated outskirts, slow operating speeds and with unrecoverable operating costs.

- Out of service Lanzhou New Area planned a 5-line modern tram network[20] but construction was halted in 2017 due to newly imposed restraints on borrowing.

[21] Lhasa,[23] Haikou, Quanzhou,[24] Zhengzhou, Kunshan,[25] Baotou, Korla,[25] Anshun,[25] Hangzhou,[26] Changzhou,[26] Taizhou[27] and Huangshan[28] are planning tram networks for the future.