A new round of regional planning was conducted from 2014 to 2016 by the provincial government of Guangdong, providing an overview of the regional transportation development and history. Major problems in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) railway network are identified: the inconsistencies between railway planning and land use, lack of transit-oriented regional policy, issues regarding the competition and compatibility of different methods of transportation by rail. This paper incorporates the following solutions which include direct connection of major regional business centers, improve railway and land use synergy, integrate railway and underground subway system and also discusses the future of railway transportation in densely populated areas.

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珠江三角洲轨道交通发展规划，障碍与历史

广东省政府于2014年至2016年进行了新一轮的区域规划，概述了区域交通发展和历史。珠江三角洲铁路网的主要问题是：铁路规划与土地使用之间的矛盾，缺乏以公交为导向的区域政策，有关竞争和各种铁路运输方式兼容性的问题。本文采用以下解决方案，包括直接连接主要区域商务中心，改善铁路和土地使用协同作用，整合铁路和地下地铁系统，还讨论了人口稠密地区铁路运输的未来。