Editing Tianjin (section)

===Metro===
[[File:天津轨道交通--刘园折返线.jpg|thumb|The [[Tianjin Metro]] near Liuyuan station]]
The [[Tianjin Metro]] was formerly operated by two companies, Tianjin Metro General Corporation and Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit Development Company. However, in 2017, the two companies merged to form the Tianjin Rail Transit Group Corporation. It is currently under expansion to create five to nine lines.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} A total of six lines are currently operating in the city and the Binhai area. As of April 2019, the entire network of [[Tianjin Metro]] has 155 stations and 6 lines.

Construction work on the Tianjin Metro started on July 4, 1970. It was the second metro to be built in China and commenced service in 1984. The total length of track was {{convert|7.4|km|0|sp=us}}. The metro service was suspended on October 9, 2001, for reconstruction. The original line is now part of [[Line 1, Tianjin Metro|Line 1]] of the new metro system. It was reopened to the public in June 2006. The track was extended to {{convert|26.2|km|3|abbr=on}};<ref>{{Cite web |title=UrbanRail.Net > Asia > China > TIANJIN (Tientsin) Subway |url=http://www.urbanrail.net/as/cn/tian/tianjin.htm |access-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226135017/http://urbanrail.net/as/cn/tian/tianjin.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> there is now a total of 22 stations. Construction work on Line 2 and Line 3 was completed in 2012; the two lines are now in operation. Several new metro lines have been planned.

The two rapid transit operators in Tianjin are responsible for the service as follows:

* Tianjin Metro General Corporation operates Lines 1, 2, 3 and 6.
* Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit Development Company. operates Lines 5 and 9