Editing Shenyang (section)

===Public transport===
[[File:Trams in Shenyang1.JPG|thumb|Hunnan Tram, a [[Changchun Railway Vehicles|CRV]] [[low-floor tram|70% Low-Floor Tram]] serving Hunnan District]]
In Shenyang, there are more than 160 bus routes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syboke.com/user1/coolboy/archives/2006/6956.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929070544/http://www.syboke.com/user1/coolboy/archives/2006/6956.html |archive-date=2007-09-29 |script-title=zh:沈阳公交线路表(市区线路)-心·路}}</ref> Shenyang used to have about 20 [[trolley bus]] routes, one of the biggest trolley bus networks in China.<ref name="沈阳公交通史4">{{cite web |url=http://www.shenyangbus.com/a/gjls/2010/0614/249.html |script-title=zh:沈阳市区公共交通史(四)新中国成立后的公共交通(1949–1957 |access-date=2013-11-19 |publisher=Shenyang Bus |date=2010-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219141016/http://www.shenyangbus.com/a/gjls/2010/0614/249.html |archive-date=2014-02-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> The entire network was demolished in 1999 after [[1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident|a serious electrocution accident]] that killed 5 passengers on August 12, 1998, and was replaced by gas and diesel-powered buses.

[[Trams in Shenyang]] were introduced in 1924, and had 6 lines in operation up until 1945. It suffered major disruptions during the [[Chinese Civil War]] from [[power outage]] and [[Kuomintang]] bombings, but quickly resumed operation after the conclusion of the [[Liaoshen Campaign]]. After the establishment of the [[People's Republic of China]], the tram network was gradually replaced by the buses and trolley buses, and eventually closed in 1974.<ref>{{cite book |script-title=zh:沈阳市志 |publisher=沈阳出版社 |author=沈阳市人民政府地方志编撰办公室 |year=1989 |page=51 |isbn=7-80556-000-5}}</ref> In December 2011, the Shenyang city government announced plans to rebuild the [[light rail transit]] network in 2012, comprising 4 lines with {{convert|60|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} distance in the [[Hunnan New District]]. The [[Shenyang Modern Tram]] network started operation on August 15, 2013.

[[File:Shenyang Metro Zhongjie Station.jpg|thumb|[[Shenyang Metro]] [[Line 1 (Shenyang Metro)|Line 1]]]]
Shenyang has been planning an underground [[rapid transit]] system since 1940, but was unable to materialize the idea due to the city's [[geology]] and engineering limitations.<ref name="地铁故事">{{cite web |url=http://www.shenyangbus.com/a/sydt/dtdsj/2010/0628/329.html |script-title=zh:沈阳地铁大事记(1940年-2010年) |publisher=Shenyang Bus |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105051656/http://shenyangbus.com/a/sydt/dtdsj/2010/0628/329.html |archive-date=2012-01-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 18, 2005, the construction of the first [[Shenyang Metro]] line began<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.symtc.com |script-title=zh:沈阳地铁官方网站 |publisher=Symtc.com |access-date=2010-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211094836/http://www.symtc.com/ |archive-date=2010-02-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the construction of the second line started on November 18, 2006. The first (east–west) line was opened September 27, 2010, and the second (north–south) was opened on January 9, 2012. in 2023, the second line, running north to south, extended its southern portion to connect with the [[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|Shenyang Taoxian International]] airport. As of 2023, there are 5 running lines, with the latest of which (line 4) opening on September 29, 2023. Construction is difficult due to the [[granite]]-rich [[bedrock]] on which the city is built.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}