plan (2009-2015)" was put to the NDRC and the Ministry of Construction for approval. Approval was granted to build Metro Line 2 (R2 line), phase I and II ( Dongguan Station - Humen Station ), totaling 37.8 km. City rail transit construction project formally entered operational phase. To cope with the Pearl River Delta region intercity rail transit construction plan, in 2010 the planning was further adjusted to increase planned line length to 218 kilometres and 76 stations. Network construction period was extended to 2025. Construction of Line 2 April 13, 2009, Dongguan railway station (formerly New Dasan Station) construction officially started, also the starting point of the Metro Line. The subway station hall project to be constructed simultaneously. March 26, 2010, section 2304 standard test project held a groundbreaking ceremony, Dongguan Metro Line officially started. December 8, 2014, the two shield tunnel borers break through to Shan Mei ~ Exhibition Centre, marking the second line main project completion. According to the plan, completion for trial operations is to be December 29, 2015. Opened 27 May 2016. Future development Dongguan Rail Transit Line 1, Line 2 second phase and Line 3 feasibility study, survey, design and other preliminary work has begun. Construction of the Shenzhen section of Line 1 started as part of Shenzhen Metro's Phase IV expansion as the Line 6 branch line project. The first phase of Line 1 will start construction in September 2018 and the second phase of Line 2 extending it south to Chang'an will start construction in June 2019. Rolling stock CRRC Guangdong, CRRC Nanjing Puzhen and Bombardier Transportation is supplying 6-car CIVAS metro trains for Dongguan. The first trains were built in Västerås, Sweden with the final assembly in Changzhou. List of planned lines Line 1 Line 3 Line 4 Network Map See also Guangzhou Metro FMetro Shenzhen Metro List of metro systems References External links Dongguan Rail Transit – official website Rail transport in Guangdong Rapid transit in China Transport in Dongguan Underground rapid transit in China 2016 establishments in China