Guangzhou Metro
Overview
OwnerCity of Guangzhou
LocaleGuangzhou
Foshan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines16
Number of stations320[1]
Daily ridership8.2 million (2018 Avg.)[2]
10.62 million (6 June 2019 peak)[3]
Annual ridership3.31 Billion  (2019)[4]
Websitewww.gzmtr.com
Operation
Began operation28 June 1997 (1997-06-28)
Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Number of vehicles625 trains (as of 2021)[5]
Technical
System length652.81 km (405.6 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature206 m (676 ft)[6]
Electrification
[7]
System map

Guangzhou Metro
Simplified Chinese广州地铁
Traditional Chinese廣州地鐵
JyutpingGwong²zau¹ Dei⁶tit³
Cantonese YaleGwóngjàu Deihtit
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Dìtiě

The Guangzhou Metro (simplified Chinese: 广州地铁; traditional Chinese: 廣州地鐵; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě; Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹ Dei⁶tit³) ([kwàŋ.ʈʂóʊ.tî.tʰjè] and [kʷɔːŋ˧˥.tsɐu˥.tei˨.tʰiːt̚˧]) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai.

The earliest efforts to build an underground rapid transit system in Guangzhou date back to 1960. In the two decades that followed, the project was brought into the agenda five times but ended up abandoned each time due to financial and technical difficulties.[8][9] Preparation of what would lead to today's Guangzhou Metro did not start until the 1980s, and it was not until 1993 that construction of the first line, Line 1, officially began.[9][10] Line 1 opened four years later in 1997 with five stations in operation.[11]

As of 1 May 2022, Guangzhou Metro has 16 lines in operation, namely: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 13, Line 14, Line 18, Line 21, Line 22, Guangfo Line, and Zhujiang New Town APM reaching both the urban core and surrounding suburbs. Guangfo Line connects Guangzhou and Foshan and is the first metro line between two cities in the country.[12] Daily service hours start at 6:00 am and end at midnight and daily ridership averages over 7 million.[13][14][15] Having delivered 3.029 billion rides in 2018, Guangzhou Metro is the third busiest metro system in the world and the 3rd largest in terms of length, after the metro systems of Beijing and Shanghai. Guangzhou Metro operates 320 stations[1][lower-alpha 5] and 652.81 km (405.6 mi)[1] of lines.

Extensive development of the metro network has been planned for the next decade, with construction started on Line 10, Line 11, and Line 12, and extensions of Line 3, Line 5, Line 8, Line 13, and Line 14, Line 18, Line 22, as well as the extension of Line 7 into Shunde District of Foshan.

Some of the system's lines were designed to operate much faster than traditional metro lines, with stations far apart and faster trainsets regularly running at 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). Lines 18 and 22 are the fastest metro lines in China, a title previously held by Line 11 of the Shenzhen Metro.[16][17]

History

Forays of the 1960s and 1970s

A city cannot be modernized without a metro system!

— Chen Yu, Governor of Guangdong 1957–1967[lower-alpha 6]

Chen Yu (Chinese: 陈郁), Governor of Guangdong in 1957–1967,[18] was the first to have proposed an underground metro system for Guangzhou. In the summer of 1960, he ordered a secret geological survey of groundwater levels of Guangzhou. Six holes with an accumulated depth of 1980 m were drilled in the karst and alluvial plains in the city. The geological conditions of Guangzhou, despite their complexity, did not preclude the possibility of an underground metro system. Analysis of the survey data resulted in a confidential report titled Geological Survey for Guangzhou Underground Railway Project dated July 1961, the earliest one of such reports.[8]

In 1965, Chen Yu along with Tao Zhu (Chinese: 陶铸), who had been the Governor of Guangdong and First Secretary of Guangdong Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, proposed in the wake of the Gulf of Tonkin incident that a tunnel is built in Guangzhou for wartime evacuations and post-war metro development. Approved by the central government, the project started in the spring of 1965. Due to its confidentiality in the context of intensification of the Vietnam War, the project adopted the obscure name of "Project Nine" (simplified Chinese: 九号工程; traditional Chinese: 九號工程; pinyin: Jiǔ hào gōngchéng), where "Nine" was the number of strokes in "地下", the Chinese word for "underground".[9][19]

As envisaged by Chen Yu, the metro system of Guangzhou would consist of two lines: a north–south line that would connect Nanfang Building to Sanyuanli via Renmin Lu and Jiefang Beilu, and an east–west line that would run from Xichang to Dongshan along today's Dongfeng Lu. The two lines roughly parallelled Line 2 and Line 1 of the modern days, respectively. The east–west line was never built, while Project Nine was dedicated to the north–south line. Over ten teams of miners were recruited for a project filled with hazards and perils. Constrained by extreme scarcity of time, monetary and material resources, the ambition to build a tunnel for the metro operation was scaled back— the capability to run trolleybuses was deemed acceptable. For ¥13 million, an 8 km (5.0 mi) long tunnel was completed in 1966. The tunnel was planned to be used as an air-raid shelter and eventual metro line;[20] however, with a cross-section merely 3 m wide and 2.85 m tall, and exposed rocks and wooden trestles scattered everywhere, it was unusable for public transit. In the two decades that followed, four attempts were made to revive and expand Project Nine, first in 1970, next in 1971, then in 1974, and last in 1979. Due to lack of funds and complex geotechnical conditions, none of these efforts materialized.[9]

Construction of Line 1

The metro project of Guangzhou was launched for the sixth time in 1984 as the Preparation Office of Guangzhou Metro, established back in 1979 as part of the last attempt to resurrect Project Nine, was moved out of the civil air-defense system and became a subordinate body of the Construction Commission of Guangzhou, bringing Guangzhou Metro into the scope of urban infrastructure development. Before the 1980s, war preparedness was the dominant tenet of underground infrastructure projects in mainland China. The construction of Guangzhou Metro marked the first deviation from the old doctrine as traffic itself became the prime consideration of the project.[9]

Metro network design of Guangzhou selected in 1988

The design of the initial metro network was a collaborative effort between China and France (SYSTRA).[21] Four tentative designs were published on 14 March 1988 edition of Guangzhou Daily. From the four designs, one was selected based on expert and mass feedback. The selected design, featuring two intersecting lines, was the baseline typology for today's Line 1 and Line 2.[9]

Construction of Line 1 officially commenced on 28 December 1993, although work on a trial section at Huangsha had begun in October 1992, five months before the feasibility study of the line was ratified by the State Planning Commission[lower-alpha 7] in March 1993.[9][10] Various technologies novel to China's construction industry at the time were adopted in different sections of the project, notably including immersed tubes (Pearl River Tunnel) and tunnel boring machines (Huangsha–Martyrs' Park section).[10] As the most massive urban infrastructure project in the history of Guangzhou, Line 1 required funding of ¥12.75 billion, all of which was raised by the local government.[22] Use of cut-and-cover tunnels aggressively backed by then-mayor Li Ziliu necessitated the relocation of approximately 100,000 residents in 20,000 households and demolition of buildings totalling 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) in the area and earned Li the nickname "Li the Demolisher" (Yue Chinese: 黎拆樓, romanized: lai4 caak3 lau2).[23][24]

Three and a half years after construction started, the 5.4 km (3.4 mi) section from Xilang to Huangsha opened for trial operation on 28 June 1997. The remaining 13 km (8.1 mi), from Huangsha to Guangzhou East railway station, was completed eighteen months later on 28 December 1998.[25] The entire line opened for sightseeing tours between 16 February and 2 March 1999, delivering 1.39 million rides 15 days before closing for final testing.[26] Operation of Line 1 officially began on 28 June 1999, 34 years after the start of Project Nine in 1965.[11]

Accelerated expansion in the 2000s

Evolution of Guangzhou Metro

The success of Line 1 as a turnkey project acquired from Siemens[27] with 100% imported electromechanical equipment prompted a wave of similar proposals from twelve other cities in mainland China toward the end of the 1990s. The fever for import-centric rapid transit caused the State Planning Committee to temporarily halt approval of rapid transit projects nationwide and regulate the localization rates of rolling stock suppliers. Amid tightened regulation, only Line 2 of Guangzhou Metro received the immediate green light to proceed in June 1998 on the condition that at least 60% of its electromechanical equipment must be sourced domestically.[28]

Construction of Line 2 started in July 1998.[29] Rolling stock manufacturer Bombardier airlifted the first two train cars in an An-124 from Berlin to Guangzhou in November 2002 after schedule delays.[28][lower-alpha 8] The first section, from Sanyuanli to Xiaogang opened on 29 December 2002; the remaining section from Xiaogang to Pazhou opened on 28 June 2003.[30][31] At ¥2.13 billion, the equipment cost of Line 2 was 53% lower than that of Line 1. This demonstrated the feasibility of cost reduction through procurement of domestic equipment, revealing a path to project approval to other Chinese cities and reigniting their aspirations to own a rapid transit system.[28]

The renewed craze for rapid transit across the country soon encountered a new round of tightened control on project approval around 2003. But Guangzhou was exempted along with Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.[32] By the time Line 2 was completed, construction of Line 3, Line 4, and Guangfo Line had been underway,[31] among which only Guangfo Line later fell to stringent regulation of approvals.[32]

Lines in operation

Line Terminals
(District)		 Commencement Newest
Extension		 Length
km		 Stations Depots/
Stabling Sidings
 1  Xilang
(Liwan)		 Guangzhou East Railway Station
(Tianhe)		 1997 1999 18.5 16 Xilang
 2  Guangzhou South Railway Station
(Panyu)		 Jiahewanggang
(Baiyun)		 2002 2010 31.8 24 Jiahe/Dazhou
 3  Panyu Square
(Panyu)		 Airport North (Terminal 2) (Huadu)
Tianhe Coach Terminal (Tianhe)		 2005 2018 68.5 30 Jiahe/Xiajiao
 4  Nansha Passenger Port
(Nansha)		 Huangcun
(Tianhe)		 2005 2017 60.0 23 Xinzao
 5  Jiaokou
(Liwan)		 Huangpu New Port
(Huangpu)		 2009 2023 41.7 30 Yuzhu/Shuanggang
 6  Xunfenggang
(Baiyun)		 Xiangxue
(Huangpu)		 2013 2016 41.7 31 Xunfenggang/Luogang
 7  Meidi Dadao
(Shunde, Foshan)		 Yanshan
(Huangpu)		 2016 2023 54.24 27 Dazhou/Yifeng/Jitang
 8  Jiaoxin
(Baiyun)		 Wanshengwei
(Haizhu)		 2003 2020 33.9 28 Baiyunhu
 9  Fei'eling
(Huadu)		 Gaozeng
(Baiyun)		 2017 — 20.1 11 Qishan
 13  Yuzhu
(Huangpu)		 Xinsha
(Zengcheng)		 2017 — 28.3 11 Yuzhu/Guanhu
 14  Jiahewanggang (Baiyun)
Xinhe (Baiyun)		 Dongfeng (Conghua)
Zhenlong (Huangpu)		 2017 2018 75.4 22 Shihu/Zhenlong/Dengcun
 18  Xiancun
(Tianhe)		 Wanqingsha
(Nansha)		 2021 — 58.3 8 Longzhen/Wanqingsha
 21  Yuancun
(Tianhe)		 Zengcheng Square
(Zengcheng)		 2018 2019 61.5[33] 21 Zhenlong/Xiangling
 22  Chentougang
(Panyu)		 Panyu Square
(Panyu)		 2022 — 18.2 4 Longzhen/Chentougang
 APM  Canton Tower
(Haizhu)		 Linhexi
(Tianhe)		 2010 — 4.0 9 Chigang Pagoda
 Guangfo  Xincheng Dong
(Shunde, Foshan)		 Lijiao
(Haizhu)		 2010 2018 39.6 25 Xianan
Total 652.81[1] 320[1]

Line 1

Tianhe Sports Center station of Line 1

Line 1 runs from Xilang to Guangzhou East railway station, with a total length of 18.5 km (11.5 mi). Except for Kengkou and Xilang, all stations in Line 1 are underground.[34] Its first section, from Xilang to Huangsha, opened on 28 June 1997, making Guangzhou the fourth city in mainland China to have a metro system. The full line started operation two years later on 28 June 1999. Line 1's color is yellow.

Line 2

Nanpu station of Line 2

Line 2 is a north–south line that runs from Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South railway station. Until 21 September 2010, it ran from Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei. Its first section, between Sanyuanli and Xiaogang, opened on 29 December 2002. It was extended from Xiaogang to Pazhou on 28 June 2003 and further to Wanshengwei a year later. The section between Xiaogang and Wanshengwei was split off to form part of Line 8 during 22–24 September 2010, when the operation was paused. The latest extension, from Jiangnanxi to Guangzhou South railway station and from Sanyuanli to Jiahewanggang, opened on 25 September 2010 as the whole line resumed operation. The length of the current line is 31.4 km (19.5 mi). All stations in Line 2 are underground.[35] Line 2's color is deep blue.

Line 3

Shipaiqiao station of Line 3

Line 3 is a 64.2 km (39.9 mi) Y-shaped line connecting Airport North and Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square. All stations in the line are underground.[36] When the line opened on 26 December 2005, trains operated between Guangzhou East railway station and Kecun. Following completion of the Tianhe Coach Terminal–Tiyu Xilu and Kecun–Panyu Square sections, the line was rerouted on 30 December 2006 to offer transfer-free connections between Panyu Square and Tianhe Coach Terminal via Tiyu Xilu. The Guangzhou East railway station–Tiyu Xilu section became a shuttle until it was extended northwards to Airport South on 30 October 2010. In official distinctions, the main route consists of the entire Tianhe Coach Terminal–Panyu Square section, while the Airport South–Tiyu Xilu section is a spur line.[37] The spur line will be split off in the long term to form part of Line 10.[38] Line 3 had been notorious for its crowding since it opened, for it ran three-car trains. That was partly relieved when all three-car trains started operating as six-car ones, connected in sets of two, on 28 April 2010.[39] Sectional services between Tonghe to Dashi are added from 7:30 to 8:30 every workday, partly solving the capacity issues.[40] Despite these changes, as of 2018, the line is still severely overcrowded. Line 3's color is bright orange.

Line 4

Nansha Passenger Port station of Line 4

Line 4 is a north–south line running parallel to Line 2 along the east of the city. It is 60.03 km (37.30 mi) long with 24 stations. The section of the line from Huangcun to Xinzao, Feishajiao to Nansha Passenger Port are built underground, while that from Xinzao to Jinzhou is built at the elevated track.[41][42] It was the first metro line in mainland China to use linear motor trains.[43] Its first section, from Wanshengwei to Xinzao, opened on 26 December 2005. Southwards, it was extended from Xinzao to Huangge on 30 December 2006 and further to Jinzhou on 28 June 2007. Northwards, it was extended to Chebeinan on 28 December 2009. Southwards, it extended from Chebeinan to Huangcun, opened on 25 September 2010. Its latest extension, from Huangcun to Nansha Passenger Port, opened on 27 December 2017. Line 4's color is green.

Line 5

Sanxi station of Line 5

The 41.7 km (25.9 mi) long Line 5 starts at Jiaokou and runs to Huangpu New Port. It entered operation on 28 December 2009 between Jiaokou and Wenchong, and on 28 December 2023 between Wenchong and Huangpu New Port. All stations in the line except Jiaokou and Tanwei are underground. Until Line 8 was split off from Line 2, it was the only line that interchanged with all other lines. Similar to Line 4, Line 5 also uses linear motor trains. Line 5's color is red.

Line 6

Botanical Garden station of Line 6

The first stage of Line 6, a 24.5 km (15.2 mi) long phase one runs from Xunfenggang to Changban with 22 stations. It began service on 28 December 2013 and contains three elevated stations along the route. Construction of a 10-station, 17.2 km (10.7 mi) long extension to Xiangxue from Changban is entered revenue service in 2016. The line runs four-car trains, but stations of the east extension starting with South China Botanical Garden will be constructed with a provision to accommodate six-car trains in preparation for a route split in the future.[44] Line 6's color is maroon.

Line 7

Chencun station of Line 7

The first phase of Line 7 began service on 28 December 2016 and ran from Guangzhou South railway station to Higher Education Mega Center South in Panyu District throughout 18.6 km (11.6 mi). The phase 1 west extension opened on 1 May 2022 from Guangzhou South railway station to Meidi Dadao station. Six-car trains are used. All stations are underground.[45] Phase 2 opened on 28 December 2023, and extends the line by 22.2 km (13.8 mi) and 11 stations to reach north of the Pearl River and go deep to Huangpu district, providing interchanges with Line 13 at Yufengwei, Line 5 at Dashadong, Line 6 at Luogang, Line 21 at Shuixi and the planned east extension of Line 8 at Changzhou. Line 7's color is light green.

Line 8

Julong station of Line 8

The first section of Line 8, from Xiaogang to Wanshengwei, opened in 2002 and ran as part of Line 2 until the extension to the line was completed in September 2010. Line 8 ran from Fenghuang Xincun to Wanshengwei. The section from Changgang to Wanshengwei opened on 25 September 2010 when the split-off from Line 2 was complete. The section west of Changgang did not open until 3 November 2010 due to disputes over the environmental impact of the cooling facilities at Shayuan.[46][47] The remaining section from Fenghuang Xincun to Cultural Park and Cultural Park to Jiaoxin are opened on 28 December 2019 and 26 November 2020 separately. Line 8's color is teal.

Line 9

Ma'anshan Park station of Line 9

The 20.1 km (12.5 mi) long underground route is operated by six-car trains, which runs from Fei'eling to Gaozeng, serving 10 stations. The line, other than Qingtang station, went operational on 28 December 2017. Line 9 mainly serves as a link for the passengers of Huadu District and Guangzhou North railway station to the rest of the system, having only one transfer station with Line 3 at Gaozeng. After the Tianhe Coach Terminal–Tiyu Xilu spur line of Line 3 is split off to form part of Line 10, the line is expected to be connected into Line 3 using the reserved switches at Gaozeng to become a new spur line. Line 9's color is pale green.

Line 13

Nanhai God Temple station of Line 13

Opened on 28 December 2017, Line 13 is the first metro line in Guangzhou built to run eight-car trains. The currently operating 27.03 km (16.80 mi) first phase runs from Yuzhu to Xinsha, serving passengers of Huangpu and Xintang, Zengcheng. The eleven-station line currently has only one transfer station with Line 5 at Yuzhu. The second phase of Line 13 runs west of the current phase, which cuts through popular areas of Huangpu, Tianhe, and Liwan Districts, and is currently under construction. Line 13's color is olive.

Line 14

Wangcun station of Line 14

Two sections of Line 14 are currently in service. The Knowledge City Branch Line, a ten-station 21.01 km (13.06 mi) long route located mainly within Huangpu, opened on 28 December 2017. The branch line operates primarily within Huangpu between Xinhe and Zhenlong, serving the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. The mainline segment to Conghua opened a year later on 28 December 2018 and runs from Jiahewanggang in Baiyun District to Dongfeng in Conghua. A southward extension to Guangzhou railway station is currently under construction. Line 14 was the first Guangzhou Metro line to run express services. Line 14's color is brown.

Line 18

Panyu Square station of Line 18

The section from Xiancun to Wanqingsha of Line 18 opened on 28 September 2021. The section is 58.3 km in length. It will be extended 3 km to Guangzhou East Railway Station. A further 39.6 km extension to Huachengjie is also planned. Line 18's color is blue.

Line 21

Zengcheng Square station of Line 21

The 61.5 km (38.2 mi)[33] long Line 21 runs between Yuancun in Tianhe and Zengcheng Square in Zengcheng with six-car trains. It has 40.1 km (24.9 mi) of underground tracks, 14.7 km (9.1 mi) of elevated tracks, and 6.8 km (4.2 mi) of tracks in mountain tunnels.[48] The section from Yuancun to Tianhe Park is intended as part of Line 11 and constructed to accommodate the eight-car trains of the latter. When the construction of Line 11 is completed, this section will be operated as part of Line 11, making Tianhe Park the west end of Line 21.[49] Express service was also provided after the inauguration of the western section (Yuancun – Zhenlongxi). Line 21's color is dark purple.

Line 22

Shiguanglu Station of Line 22

The section from Panyu Square to Chentougang of Line 22 opened on 31 March 2022. The section is 18.2 km in length. It will be extended 73.2 km to Airport North (Terminal 2).[50] Line 22's color is orange.

Guangfo Line

Lanshi station of Guangfo metro

The Guangzhou–Foshan Section of Pearl River Delta Region Intercity Rapid Transit (Chinese: 珠江三角洲地区城际快速轨道交通广州至佛山段) is an intercity metro line that connects Guangzhou and Foshan. It is commonly known as Guangfo Metro and Guangfo Line of Guangzhou Metro. The section within Foshan also doubles as Line 1 of FMetro (Foshan Metro). The line is operated by Guangdong Guangfo Rail Transit Co., Ltd., a subsidiary co-owned by Guangzhou Metro (51%) and Foshan Metro (49%).[51][52] Its first section, from Xilang to Kuiqi Lu in Foshan, started operation on 3 November 2010 with 21 km (13 mi) of tracks and 14 stations.[12][47] Eleven of the stations are located in Foshan, while the other three are in Guangzhou.[47] Relocation disputes at Lijiao were not resolved until October 2013 and have delayed completion of the extension from Xilang to Lijiao till December 2015.[53] When the line is completed, it will have 32.2 km (20.0 mi) of tracks and 21 stations, of which 17.4 km (10.8 mi) of tracks and 10 stations will be located in Guangzhou.[52] The line runs four-car trains.[52] All its stations are underground.[54]

Zhujiang New Town APM Line

Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center station of Zhujiang New Town APM

The Automated People Mover System of Zhujiang New Town Core District Municipal Traffic Project (Chinese: 珠江新城核心区市政交通项目旅客自动输送系统)[55] is an underground automated people mover that serves the central business district of Zhujiang New Town. It is commonly known as Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System or the APM for short. At a length of 3.9 km (2.4 mi), it connects Linhexi and Canton Tower with nine stations on the line.[56] The operation started on 8 November 2010 with Canton Tower Station named Chigang Pagoda Station until December 2013.[57] The stations of Haixinsha and Chigang Pagoda remained closed during the 2010 Asian Games. Chigang Pagoda Station opened on 28 November 2010, one day after the Asian Games ended;[58][59] Haixinsha Station remained unopened until 24 February 2011.[60] There is no direct platform-to-platform connection between the APM and Line 3 albeit they share the stations of Linhexi and Canton Tower.[58] Transfer passengers need to exit and reenter with a new ticket. The APM runs two-car rubber-wheeled driverless trains.[58]

Network expansion

Short-term planning

Under construction[61]
Project Terminals/Stations Length
km		 Stations Status (Construction progress[lower-alpha 9])
 3  Eastern extension Panyu Square – Haibang 9.55 4 Under construction: 97%
Expected to open in 2024
 4  Remaining station Guanqiao - 1 Under construction
 6  Remaining station Shahe - 1 Under construction
Expected to open in 2024
 8  Far northern extension Jiaoxin – Jiangfu 9.4 4 Under construction
 10 [lower-alpha 10] Xilang – Shipaiqiao joins Line 3 spur line 25.46 14 Under construction: 80%
 11  loop line (Yuancun – Guangzhou Railway Station – Tianhe Park) 43.2 32 Under construction: 95%
Expected to open in 2024
 12  Xunfenggang – Higher Education Mega Center South 37.6 25 Under construction: 75%
 13  Phase 2 Chaoyang – Yuzhu 33.8 23 Under construction: 76%
 14  Phase 2 Guangzhou Railway Station – Jiahewanggang 11.6 8 Under construction: 53%
 18  Remaining section of phase 1 Xiancun – Guangzhou East Railway Station 3 1 Under construction: 39%
 18  Northern extension
(Guanghua intercity)		 Guangzhou East Railway Station – Huachengjie 40.1 7 Under construction: 20%
 18  Southern extension western section
(Nanzhuzhong intercity Nansha to Zhongshan section)		 Wanqingsha – Xingzhong 47.6 10 Under construction: 8+%
 22  Remaining section of phase 1 Chentougang – Fangcun 12.6 4 Under construction: 45%
 22  Northern extension
(Fangbai intercity)		 Fangcun – Airport North 42.4 10 Under construction: 14+%
 24  North section (Line 8 far northern extension) Jiangfu – Guangzhou North Railway Station 11.3 18 Under construction
 24  South section (Line 8 far northern extension branch) Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall – Jiangfu 20.0
Approved and awaiting construction[lower-alpha 11]
Project Terminals/Stations Length
km		 Stations Status
 8  Eastern extension Wanshengwei – Lianhua 18.0 7 EIA pending approval
 18  Southern extension
(Nanzhuzhong intercity Zhongshan to Zhuhai section)		 - - - Preliminary studies in progress
 28  (Fosuiguan intercity) Luzhou – Songshanhu 113 - Preliminary studies in progress

Long-term planning

The Guangzhou Urban Rail Transit Network Planning Scheme (2018-2035) (Chinese: 《广州市城市轨道交通线网规划方案》（2018—2035年）), which was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government in November 2020, shows that a total of 53 metro lines and 2,029 km are planned in Guangzhou. This round of line network planning is divided into three levels: high-speed metro, rapid metro, and regular-speed metro. Among them, there are 5 high-speed metro lines with 452 km in Guangzhou, 11 rapid metro lines with 607 km in Guangzhou, and 37 regular-speed metro lines with 970 km.[62][63]

  • High-speed metro lines:
  • Rapid metro lines:
  • Regular-speed metro lines:
  • Regular-speed metro lines (continued):
    •  12 : Xunfenggang – Higher Education Mega Center South
    •  12  spur line: Higher Education Mega Center North – Chenbian
    •  15 : Jiaomen – Nansha Passenger Port – Jiaomen
    •  19 : Huangpu railway station – Nanpuxi (→ Foshan)
    •  20 : Lingnan Square – Jiangnan
    •  23 : Chishajiao – Xintang Dadao
    •  30 : Guangzhoudadaobei – Education Park
    •  31 : Dongchong Town – Nansha Wetland Park
    •  32 : Nanguolu – Information Technology Park
    •  33 : Ronggui Railway Station – Qingshengdong
    •  34 : (Foshan →) Huangjinwei – Toubei
    •  35 : Dongjing – Huadong Coach Terminal
    •  36 : Fengcun – Baishantang
    •  38 : Lianxidadao – Shiliuchong
    •  39 : Jiahewanggang – Datian
    •  40 : Shihua – Changping
    •  40  spur line: Yonghe – Lihu
    •  41 : Bicun – Fangshi
    •  42 : Aotou – Conghua Coach Terminal
    •  43 : Nanjiao – GAC Base
    • Foshan  2 : (Foshan →) Guangzhou South Railway Station
    • Foshan  4 : (Foshan →) Xingyedadao
    • Foshan  5 : (Foshan →) Guangzhou Railway Station
    • Foshan  6 : (Foshan →) Baiyun Dongping
    • Foshan  7 : (Foshan →) Longxi
    • Foshan  8 : (Foshan →) Fangcun
    • Foshan  11 : (Foshan →) Hedongdong
    • Dongguan  1 : Huangpu Passenger Port (→ Dongguan)
    • Dongguan  4 : Zengcheng Railway Station (→ Dongguan)
    • Dongguan  13 : Shiqi (→ Dongguan)

Connections to neighboring cities

The Guangzhou Metro is actively constructing connections to neighboring cities. Foshan is already connected via the Guangfo Metro with connections via Line 7 and Foshan Metro Line 2 is now opened. Dongguan city is proposing connections with Guangzhou Metro Line 13 and the Dongguan Metro.[64] Neighboring Huizhou city proposed in 2016 that Guangzhou Metro Line 16 be extended into Longmen County, achieving the integration of Huizhou and Guangzhou. In January 2018, Huizhou's mayor Mai Jiaomeng revealed that Huizhou was studying two connections with the Guangzhou Metro with Line 16 heading to Yonghan Town, Longmen County and Line 21 extended to Mount Luofu in Boluo County.[65][66] In 2018, Guangzhou is studying the feasibility of extending Line 18 south into Zhongshan[67] and north into Qingyuan.[68]

Guangzhou–Foshan metro connections
Guangzhou Metro lines to connect with FMetro lines[38]
# Guangzhou Metro FMetro Status
1 Guangfo Metro In operation
2 Line 2

Line 7

Line 22

 Line 2 In operation (OSI)
3 Line 7 Line 3

Line 10

Line 11

 Partially in operation (Line 3 only)
4 10 6 Planned
5 17 7 Planned
6 Extension of Line 12 (Guangzhou Metro) from Chatou to Lishui Planned
7 Extension of Line 19 (Guangzhou Metro) to Suiyan Lu Planned

Fares and tickets

Fares

Fares of Guangzhou Metro currently range from ¥2 (a couple of stations) to ¥22 (the longest journeys). A journey shorter than 4 km costs ¥2; ¥1 is charged for every 4 km after 4 km, every 6 km after 12 km, and every 8 km after 24 km.[69] Between 30 October 2010 and 30 October 2011, an additional, undiscountable ¥5 fee was charged for any journey to or from Airport South. Collection of such a fee was approved for one year in July 2010 and expired without extension.[70][71] The fare for the longest possible journey to the exiting station will be charged if a journey exceeds four hours. Passengers may carry luggage below weight and size limits at no cost or a ¥2 surcharge.[72]

Current ticket types

Single journey ticket

Guangzhou Metro single journey ticket

Single journey tickets can be bought at a kiosk at every station or at the automatic ticket vending machines. The ticket itself is a contactless radio-frequency plastic token. The user has to tap it on the sensor on the ticket barrier when entering and insert it into a slot at the exit gate where the token is reclaimed. Full base fares are charged for single journey tickets for individuals. Passengers travelling in groups of 30 or larger can enjoy a 10% discount.[73]

Yang Cheng Tong and Lingnan Pass

Yang Cheng Tong (Chinese: 羊城通; lit. 'Ram City Pass') is a contactless smartcard which can be used on the metro and most other forms of public transport in Guangzhou.

Yang Cheng Tong offers discounts for rides on buses and the metro. Within each month, bus and metro rides combined, a 5% discount is available for the first 15 journeys and a 40% discount for all journeys beyond. Full-time students enrolled in primary, secondary, and vocational schools can apply for student passes, which allow them bus and metro rides at half price. Senior citizens can also obtain special passes. Half price is charged for seniors aged 60–64. Seniors aged 65 and above as well as people with major disabilities ride free of charge.[73][74]

Yang Cheng Tong was rebranded in November 2010 as a type of Lingnan Pass (Chinese: 岭南通), a new transport card that is valid in multiple cities across the Pearl River Delta.[75] Lingnan Pass cards issued in Guangzhou are named Lingnan Pass·Yang Cheng Tong. Existing cards were automatically upgraded and need not be replaced.[76]

Day pass

Art design of Guangzhou Metro day passes

Guangzhou Metro introduced day passes on 1 January 2013. A day pass holder can travel an unlimited number of times in the metro system during a limited period of validity starting from the first use. Two variants are currently available:

  • One-day pass: ¥20 each and valid for 24 hours
  • Three-day pass: ¥50 each and valid for 72 hours

Day passes are not rechargeable. They can be fully refunded until the first use, at which time they become nonrefundable. Used passes are not reclaimed, although they can be voluntarily recycled at drop boxes in the stations.

The passes are decorated with illustrations of the Cantonese language and cuisine to promote the local culture. The art design was favored by over 70% of those who responded to public opinion surveys compared to two other competing designs.[77]

Discontinued ticket types

Guangzhou Metro discontinued the following ticket types in favor of Yang Cheng Tong.

Stored value ticket

Guangzhou Metro stored value ticket

Stored value tickets were very similar to Yang Cheng Tong. Stored value tickets are not on sale anymore, but they will be presented as souvenirs to VIPs at the activities of the subway company and can have a 5% discount on fares.

Monthly pass

Monthly passes were introduced on 1 November 2008 and abolished on 1 May 2010.[78][79] There were three types of monthly pass:

  • ¥55 monthly pass for 20 single journeys
  • ¥88 monthly pass for 35 single journeys
  • ¥115 monthly pass for 50 single journeys

Each journey could travel from one station to any other station regardless of distance. A monthly pass was valid within a calendar month, not the one-month period from the first day it was used. Unused journeys in a month could not be rolled over to a pass for the following month.

Student pass and senior citizen pass

Both were issued by the metro company and used on metro only, allowing the holders to travel free or at half price.

Power supply

Most Guangzhou Metro lines in operation are powered by 1,500 V DC. For power transmission, lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 13 as well as Guangfo Line use overhead lines, while lines 4, 5, 6, 14 and 21 use third rails. Lines 18 and 22 also use overhead wires, although at 25 kV 50 Hz AC. In contrast to the heavy-rail lines, the light-rail APM runs on 600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC supplied by third rails.[7]

Controversies

Free rides for relatives of metro employees

Starting from 1997 (Guangzhou Metro) implemented a policy that allowed free rides for, in addition to its employees, their relatives. The policy was exposed to the public after its validity was questioned at a hearing on metro fares in December 2005.[80] At first, it was reported that up to three lineal kins of each metro employee were allowed free access to the metro. Based on Guangzhou Metro having about 6,000 employees at the time, participants of the hearing estimated that up to 18,000 relatives of metro employees could ride free at an approximate cost of ¥13 million per year.[80][81]

In response to questions on the policy raised at the hearing, Lu Guanglin, then-General Manager of Guangzhou Metro, claimed that relatives of employees with free access would volunteer as security personnel of the metro. He cited counter-terrorism when explaining that the policy was not exclusively an employee benefit but also a safety measure.[81] Guangzhou Metro later clarified that only the spouse and at most one pre-college child under 18 of each employee were allowed free access, limiting the number of such people to about 2,000. Free rides were strictly regulated and tracked, with abuse subject to disciplinary actions. An unnamed metro employee estimated that the actual cost per year was ¥3 million rather than ¥13 million.[80]

Following its publicity, the policy sparked widespread criticism.[80][81] A Nanfang Daily editorial criticised the policy as Guangzhou Metro exploiting public resources to its own interests. It also questioned the competence of relatives of metro employees in counter-terrorism. It further argued that if Guangzhou Metro indeed needed voluntary security personnel, it could have recruited them openly from the public.[82] Such criticism was echoed by hearing participants as well as members of the Municipal People's Congress of Guangzhou.[83] Guangzhou Metro officially abandoned the policy under pressure on 16 December 2005.[80]

Ridership under-prediction

The first lines that were constructed, such as Lines 1, 2, and 8, used high capacity 6 car A-type trains in anticipation to heavy ridership. This choice later proved invaluable in the densely populated Guangzhou with all three aforementioned lines today having a peak daily usage of over 1 million passengers each.[84] However, in the early days of operation, ridership of these lines was low. Ridership for Line 1 plateaued at 172000–176000 in the late 1990s and early 2000s even though it was projected to reach 290000 in 1998. The under utilization of these lines at the time allowed experts to insist using lower capacity trains on newer lines and even led to the Guangzhou government being criticized for overinflating ridership predictions to approve metro projects. Preference was given small-capacity trains and low-headway operation in the planning of later projects such as Lines 3, 5 and 6. Line 3 was to be built using smaller, lower capacity B-type rolling stock while Lines 5 and 6 was planned to use even lower capacity light metro four car L-type trains.

Initially the trains of Line 3 would only be three cars long and planned to gradually be extended into six car trains in the long-term future. This was in line with the conservative ridership projections at the time, with the Airport Section of Line 3 predicted in 2007 to have a long term peak demand of just over 20,000 pphpd by 2034.[85] These ideas would soon prove utterly shortsighted with Line 3 trains being plagued with extreme overcrowding with significant sections of the line over 100% capacity only a few years after opening. Line 3 was forced to adopt its final long term configuration of six-car trains and low headway operation only five years after opening.[86] However, as of 2014, with continuing growth in passenger demand, many sections of Line 3 are still over 100% capacity even after conversion to six car trains and low headway operation. The section crossing the Pearl River between Kecun and Canton Tower stations is the most congested, reaching 136% capacity.[87] In June 2017, the ridership of Line 3 averaged over 2 million passengers per day[88] and on 1 March 2019 the line carried 2.54 million passengers in a single day.[89] With the busiest section carrying over 60,000 pphpd of passenger volume in 2018.[90]

As the controversy surrounding Line 3 unfolded the low capacity design of Line 6, another downscaled line, drew concentrated but late criticism from local media in July 2009.[91][92][93][94][95] Originally believed to have limited attraction to commuters, Line 6 was intended as an auxiliary line with a projected daily ridership of 428000 two years after opening and 507000 in nine years, These projections assumed the opening year of Line 6 was still 2010 and Guangzhou was less populated. Such projections were in line with ridership of the, at the time, underutilized Lines 1 and Line 2 prior to 2004. However, with the construction of Line 6 well underway using the original plan of four car L-type trains, a change to longer trains had become unrealistic as it would require modification to stations structures whose construction had been completed. An internal report of Guangzhou Metro also released in 2009 reckoned that using the same six car B-type rolling stock as Lines 3 and 7 would increase the capacity of Line 6 by 50%. Land expropriation and residence relocation would pose even greater challenges as evidenced by severe delays in the construction of the stations of Yide Lu and Shahe.[86] In 2014, one year after opening, daily ridership on Line 6 has grown to 600,000 and continues to increase steadily,[96] peaking at 858,000 passengers on 16 September 2016, a mere two years later.[97] With the opening of Phase II extending the line from Changban to Xiangxue in late 2016 ridership continues to increase, averaging 850,000 passengers per day as of April 2018.[98]

The congestion following the openings of Lines 3 and 6 made a profound impact on the planning and design of metro lines in Guangzhou. Line 5 had an urgent revision during early construction to support longer six car trains but still using a low capacity L-type design. Lines 7 was originally also planned to use the same four car light metro design as Line 6 but was redesigned and constructed to use higher capacity six car B-type trains. Before the opening of Line 6, the mayor of Guangzhou Chen Jianhua publicly admitted that planning of Line 6 lacked foresight and ridership estimates were too conservative. He predicts the line would be very crowded upon opening. He promised to ensure that future lines will be designed to use trains that are six or more cars long.[99] Newer lines around the city center such as the under construction Line 11, Line 12 and in operation Line 13 will all use high capacity eight car A-type trains.

Quality inspection of Line 3 north extension

Exposure of quality issue

On 11 October 2010, news broke that the concrete structures of two connecting passages in the north extension of Line 3 between Jiahewanggang and Longgui had substandard compressive strength. The quality of the two connecting passages was found to be questionable as early as August 2009.[100] But it not was brought to light until a technician who worked for a company that inspected their quality posted scanned copies of the original inspection reports in his blog in August 2010, and the media picked up the story in October 2010.[101]

The connecting passages were intended as connections between two metro tunnels for the maintenance crew and emergency escape corridors for passengers.[102] Their compressive strength was designed to reach 30 MPa. However, the lowest values measured in two inspections were only 21.9 MPa and 25.5 MPa, respectively.[101] Guangzhou Metro and Beijing Chang Cheng Bilfinger Berger Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. (BCBB), contractor of the Jiahewanggang–Longgui section,[102] commissioned two inspection companies to perform a total of three inspections. All three inspections reported results below standard. According to the technician who disclosed the issue and another technician who participated in the first inspection, possible consequences of weaker-than-standard concrete structures included collapse of the passages, blockage of groundwater drains, and even paralysation of the metro tunnels.[100]

Alleged fraud attempts

According to the two technicians, BCBB rejected a negative inspection report and conspired with their employer company to produce a fraudulent positive report.[100] In response, both the inspection company and BCBB denied their involvement in any fraud attempts.[101] Su Zhenyu, a deputy manager of the Quality and Safety Division of Guangzhou Metro, admitted the quality issue with the connecting passages but maintained the innocence of Guangzhou Metro. According to him (Guangzhou Metro) never received the original inspection reports in 2009 and was unaware of the issue until it received them on 30 September 2010. Su blamed the incident on deceit by BCBB and declared the structures safe for train operation.[100] Su's comments were acknowledged by Guangzhou Metro.[101]

Reactions

According to Su (Guangzhou Metro) had launched an investigation into the incident and demanded remedial plans for fortifying the structures from the designer after its experts verified that the quality of the passage did not meet the design standard.[100] In its official response (Guangzhou Metro) claimed that it had been monitoring the connecting passages since they were completed in August 2009 and noticed no cracks, deformation or leaks. It also commissioned a re-inspection in September 2010 and obtained results comparable to previous ones. Evaluation by the designer of the connecting passages based on these results recognised their structures as safe. Previously in 2009, the designer also evaluated one of the two connecting passages as safe upon demand of BCBB with the standard for its compressive strength at the lowest permissible value of 25 MPa.[103]

In the wake of widespread media coverage, the Construction Commission of Guangzhou launched an investigation into the incident. The commission invited an independent expert group to inspect the connecting passages. The expert group reaffirmed that despite their quality was indeed below the design standard, the passages were safe for operation and needed not be strengthened or rebuilt. The commission also confirmed that BCBB violated regulations in concealing negative inspection reports from related parties.[104] The cause of weaker-than-standard concrete structures was blamed by deputy mayor Su Zequn on cement being mixed manually instead of using machinery due to space limitation at the construction site.[105]

The scheduled opening of the north extension of Line 3 on 30 October 2010 was eventually unaffected.

Universal free access in November 2010

In January 2010, then-mayor Zhang Guangning revealed to the media that the local government was considering rewarding residents with an "Asian Games gift package" in acknowledgement of their support for the Games.[106] On 27 September 2010, contents of the gift package were officially announced. Included was universal free access to public transit on 30 workdays in November and December 2010 that would coincide with the schedules of the 2010 Asian Games and Asian Para Games in urban areas excluding the districts of Panyu, Nansha and Huadu and the cities of Zengcheng and Conghua. The measure was intended to compensate for the inconvenience caused by a temporary traffic rule that would ban cars from the streets by the parity of the last digits of their license plates during the Games.[107][108]

The free rides policy prompted unprecedented enthusiasm from local residents on 1 November 2010, the first day it went into effect. The metro system carried 7.80 million rides, doubling the figure of an average day.[109] Ridership of the day exceeded the previous peak of 5.13 million on National Day 1 October 2010 by a significant margin and set a national record.[110] Metro traffic remained intense in the days that followed. The daily ridership record was refreshed twice on 3 and 5 November 2010, reaching 7.844 million; total ridership amounted to 38.77 million over the entire workweek.[111][112] Provisional flow control measures were put into force at all stations, but were utterly inadequate to contain traffic far beyond the design capacity of the metro system.[112] Trains were often crammed, and stations were filled with people queuing in swarms to take a free ride.[113] Guangzhou Metro estimated that when the Asian Games opened, daily ridership would surpass 8 million.[112]

Five days after the free rides policy came into force, local authorities decided to rescind the free public transit offer starting from 8 November 2010 and replace it with a cash subsidy program as they deemed the enormous public response a potential security threat to the Games.[113] Registered households and migrant households with presence in the city longer than half a year would each receive a public transit subsidy of ¥150 in cash; individuals in corporate households would each receive ¥50. Residents could claim the subsidies between 12 January and 31 March 2011.[114] Public transit discount policies that were in effect before November 2010 remained unchanged.[115]

Kangwang Lu sinkhole incident

Around 16:40 on 28 January 2013, in the immediate neighbourhood of the construction site of the Cultural Park Station of Line 6 on Kangwang Lu (Chinese: 康王路), a sinkhole of approximately 100 m2 in area and 10 m in depth collapsed, consuming several houses and trees.[116] Six collapses occurred within 40 minutes. Two more collapses occurred later at 21:45, when workers were pouring concrete into the sinkhole. Nearby roads were immediately closed for emergency engineering.[117] The affected section of Kangwang Lu remained closed until the Spring Festival holidays and was closed for a second time on 12 February due to discovery of additional risks.[118]

There were no casualties in the incident because metro construction workers detected geological anomalies 20 minutes before the initial collapse and promptly evacuated the neighbourhood.[117] The sinkhole caused disruptions to electricity, gas and water supplies and drainage pipelines. Preliminary analysis blamed the incident on inaccurate geological drawings used for underground blast operations.[119][120] In total, 412 households, 103 businesses and 69 warehouses were evacuated, and 257 residents were relocated.[121] Guangzhou Metro offered provisional compensations that amounted to ¥50,000 for each collapsed business and ¥2600 for each resident of the collapsed houses, among other compensations.[120]

Overseas Business

On February 25, 2020, the Guangzhou Metro Group and the Punjab Provincial Public Transport Authority of Pakistan signed a service contract for the operation and maintenance of the Orange Line of the Lahore Metro in Pakistan. The bid-winning consortium will undertake the operation and maintenance of the Lahore Metro Orange Line for 8 years.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 13 and Guangfo Line
  2. ↑ Line 18 and Line 22
  3. ↑ Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, Line 14 and Line 21. Overhead lines with same voltage used in the depots.
  4. ↑ APM Line
  5. ↑ 271 stations if interchange stations are counted once. Nonoperational stations are not included.
  6. ↑ The original text was "一个城市，没有地铁就没有现代化！".[8]
  7. ↑ The State Planning Commission has since evolved into the National Development and Reform Commission.
  8. ↑ The supplier had been Changchun Adtranz Railway Vehicles, a Sino-German joint venture. Bombardier assumed Adtranz's position after acquiring the latter soon after the deal with Guangzhou Metro was signed.
  9. ↑ As of November 2023.
  10. ↑ The Shipaiqiao – Tianhe Coach Terminal section currently operates as part of Line 3.
  11. ↑ All construction plans are subject to approval by national authorities. A line is considered "approved" in this table if the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has greenlighted establishment of its construction project. For actual construction to start, the project must obtain follow-up approvals including the NDRC's endorsement of its feasibility study. The construction plan may not stabilise until construction starts. For this reason, discrepancies exist among certain references due to evolution of construction plans and inaccuracies in news reports. In general, more recent reports take priority over older ones.

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