Line 1 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 1
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Line 1 train near Xilang
Overview
Other name(s)	M1 ("十" shape plan name) Zhongshanlu line (中山路线)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Tianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Guangzhou East Railway Station Xilang
Stations	16
Services	1
Daily ridership	1.04 million (2017 daily average)[1] 2 million (2015 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	28 June 1997
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Character	Underground and At-grade
Rolling stock	21 cars Siemens Modular Metro-AEG/Adtranz (original order) 48 Bombardier Movia with CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles[3]
Technical
Line length	18.5 km (11.50 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map Guangshen railway  11  anti-clockwise Future extension  3  to Airport North Guangzhou East Railway Station  3  ( 11   18 ) Guangzhou East Guangshen railway  11  Tianhe Sports Center  3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal Tiyu Xilu  3   3  to Panyu Square Yangji  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong  6  to Xiangxue Dongshankou  6  Martyrs' Park ( 12 ) Peasant Movement Institute connection to Line 2 Gongyuanqian  2   2  to Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South Railway Station Ximenkou  8  to Baiyun Lake to Wanshengwei Chen Clan Academy ( 8 ) Changshou Lu Huangsha  6   6  to Xunfenggang │  11  Pearl River  19  to Jitang  11  clockwise Fangcun ( 11   19 )  19  to Sanshan New Town Huadiwan Huadi River Stream C Kengkou Xilang Depot  Guangfo  to Xincheng Dong to Lijiao (future) Xilang  Guangfo  ( 10   22 ) connection to Guangzhou Steel & Iron Co.

Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station (18.5 km). Apart from Kengkou and Xilang, all stations in Line 1 are underground.^[4] The 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 is coloured yellow.

History

Line 1 drawn to scale.

• 1984 - The municipal government set up the Preparation Office of Guangzhou Metro.
• 14 March 1988 - Chinese and French co-planning team publish four tentative designs of Line 1 and Line 2.
• 28 December 1993 - Construction of Line 1 officially commenced.
• 28 June 1997 - Line 1 opened for trial operation.
• 28 December 1998 - The entire Line 1 was completed.
• 16 February and 2 March 1999 - The entire line enter sightseeing tour trial operation.
• 28 June 1999 - The entire line officially enter operation.

Stations

Station №		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
1 01		Xilang	西塱	Guangfo	0.00	0.00	Liwan
1 02		Kengkou	坑口		1.64	1.64
1 03		Huadiwan	花地湾		1.03	2.67
1 04		Fangcun	芳村		1.35	4.02
1 05		Huangsha	黄沙	6	1.45	5.47
1 06		Changshou Lu	长寿路		0.77	6.24
1 07		Chen Clan Academy	陈家祠		1.16	7.4
1 08		Ximenkou	西门口		1.01	8.41	Yuexiu
1 09		Gongyuanqian	公园前	2	1.02	9.43
1 10		Peasant Movement Institute	农讲所		1.17	10.6
1 11		Martyrs' Park	烈士陵园		1.08	11.68
1 12		Dongshankou	东山口	6	1.07	12.75
1 13		Yangji	杨箕	5	1.41	14.16
1 14		Tiyu Xilu	体育西路	3  GBRT	1.36	15.52	Tianhe
1 15		Tianhe Sports Center	体育中心		1.04	16.56
1 16		Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站	3   GS  GGQ	1.96	18.52

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