Line 8 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro is a north-west L-shaped line on the system that runs from Cultural Park to Wanshengwei, spanning a total of 17.6 km (10.9 mi)[3] with 15 stations. It interchanges with Line 2 at Changgang, Line 3 at Kecun, Line 4 at Wanshengwei and Line 6 at Cultural Park. All stations on Line 8 are underground.[4] Line 8's color is teal.

Line 8
 8 
Line 8(A6 train)
Overview
Other name(s)M2e ("十" shape plan name)
M2e / M3e (5 lines plan name)
M4 / M5 (7 lines plan name)
M8 (2000 plan name)
Pazhou line
(琶洲线)
TypeRapid transit
SystemGuangzhou Metro
StatusOperational
LocaleHaizhu and Liwan Districts
Guangzhou, Guangdong
TerminiCultural Park
Wanshengwei
Stations15
Services1
Daily ridership645,700 (2017 daily average)[1]
Operation
Opened25 September 2010 (2010-09-25)
OwnerCity of Guangzhou
Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro Corporation
CharacterUnderground
Rolling stock?? CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Metro cars[2]
Technical
Line length17.6 km (10.9 mi)[3]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map
North extension
(under construction)
future extension
Jiaoxin
Baiyun Lake Depot
 Tinggang
 Shijing
Shijing River
 Xiaoping
 Shitan
 Julong
 12 
 Shangbu
 Tongde
 Ezhangtan
Zengbu River
 5 
to Jiaokou
to Wenchong
Xicun
 11 
 Caihongqiao
 11  13 
 13 
to Huanggang
to Xiangjingling
 11 
 1 
to Xilang
to Guangzhou East Railway Station
Chen Clan Academy
 1 
 Hualinsi Buddhist Temple
 Cultural Park
 6 
 6 
to Xunfenggang
to Changban
Pearl River
 Tongfuxi
Future extension
Haizhu Creek
 Fenghuang Xincun
 Guangfo  to Xincheng Dong
 Shayuan
 Guangfo 
 Guangfo  to Lijiao
 Baogang Dadao
 2 
to Guangzhou South Railway Station
to Jiahewanggang
Changgang
 2 
connection to Line 2
 Xiaogang
 Sun Yat-sen University
 Lujiang
 3 
to Panyu Square
to Tianhe Coach Terminal
Kecun
 3 
connection to Line 3
 Chigang
Chigang Creek
 Modiesha
Chisha Depot
 Xingang East
 Pazhou
 4  to Jinzhou │ to Huangcun
 Wanshengwei
 4 
East extension
(planned)
East extension
(planned)
Fengpu Park
 Xinzhou
Changzhou
 7 
 7 
to Guangzhou South Railway Station
to Dashadong
Guangzhou International Commodity
Exhibition & Trade Centre
 Hualong
 GAC Complex
Line 8
Simplified Chinese广州地铁8号线
Traditional Chinese廣州地鐵8號線
Cantonese YaleGwóngjāu Deihtit Baat Houh Sin

Line 8 used to run as part of Line 2 until the extension to both lines opened for trial operation on 25 September 2010, and Changgang to Fenghuang Xincun started operation on 3 November 2010.[5][6] With the northern extension of Line 8, daily ridership is projected to immediately reach 960,000 passengers per day, growing to 1.33 million per day in the short term and topping 1.65 million per day in the long-term.[7]

History
Line 8 drawn to scale.
The former alignment of Line 2 before the creation of Line 8 drawn to scale.
  • 2004 - The Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension was announced. Creating Line 8 by splitting off the southeastern portion (Xiaogang to Wanshengwei) from Line 2.
  • June 2007 - Line 2 and 8 realignment; and Line 8 phase 1 (Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension) was approved by the NDRC.
  • 1 August 2007 - Construction of Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension officially commenced.
  • 10 March 2010 - Line 8 phase 2 (northern extension) was announced by extend Line 8 from Liwan to Baiyun.
  • 21 September 2010 - Line 2's services of train bound between Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei ends.
  • 25 September 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension first section was completed and enter operation.
  • 3 November 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension second section enter operation.
  • 9 July 2014 - Line 8 phase 3 (further north extension) was announced by further extend Line 8 from Baiyun to Huadu.
  • 28 December 2019 - The section from Cultural Park to Fenghuang Xincun was opened.[3]
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Xiaogang — Wanshengwei 25 September 2010 10.8 km (6.71 mi) 9 Line 2 & 8 realignment project
Changgang — Xiaogang 25 September 2010 0.6 km (0.37 mi) 1
Fenghuang Xincun — Changgang 3 November 2010 4.4 km (2.73 mi) 3
Cultural Park — Fenghuang Xincun 28 December 2019[3] 1.8 km (1.12 mi)[3] 2

Stations
Station
no.		 Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
8 01 Jiaoxin 滘心 Baiyun
8 02 Tinggang 亭岗
8 03 Shijing 石井
8 04 Xiaoping 小坪
8 05 Shitan 石潭
8 06 Julong 聚龙
8 07 Shangbu 上步
8 08 Tongde 同德
8 09 Ezhangtan 鹅掌坦
8 10 Xicun 西村  5  Liwan
8 11 Caihongqiao 彩虹桥  11 
8 12 Chen Clan Academy 陈家祠  1 
8 13 Hualinsi Buddhist Temple 华林寺
8 14 Cultural Park 文化公园  6 
8 15 Tongfuxi 同福西 Haizhu
8 16 Fenghuang Xincun 凤凰新村 0.00 0.00
8 17 Shayuan 沙园  Guangfo  0.90 0.90
8 18 Baogang Dadao 宝岗大道 1.20 2.10
8 19 Changgang 昌岗  2  0.94 3.04
8 20 Xiaogang 晓港 0.61 3.65
8 21 Sun Yat-sen University 中大 1.00 4.65
8 22 Lujiang 鹭江 1.89 6.54
8 23 Kecun 客村  3  1.26 7.80
8 24 Chigang 赤岗 1.46 9.26
8 25 Modiesha 磨碟沙 0.70 9.96
8 26 Xingangdong 新港东 1.61 11.57
8 27 Pazhou 琶洲 1.05 12.62
8 28 Wanshengwei 万胜围  4   THZ1  1.95 14.57
  • The northern extension from Cultural Park to Jiaoxin is planned to open in 2020.[8] The extension from Cultural Park to Jiaoxin is 16.1 km in length.[9]

Further North Extension

Approved and under preparation for construction with an implementation period of 2019 to 2023.[10] In the future, the further north extension phase will be divided into two lines at Jiangfu Station. With the northern section of Line 8 between Jiangfu Station and Guangzhou North Railway Station will be split off to form a new line.[11]

Station name Connections Location
English Chinese
Guangzhou North Railway Station 广州北站  9  Huadu
Yayao 雅瑶
Jinghu Dadao 镜湖大道
Shenshan 神山 Baiyun
Shuili 水沥
Jiangfu 江府
Jiangcun 江村
Jianggao 江高
Fengxiang Lu 凤翔路

References
  1. http://www.gzmtr.com/ygwm/gsgk/qynb/201806/P020180627541408016222.pdf
  2. https://rail.kychung.com/en/2d-en/guangzhou-metro-line-8-stock/
  3. "八号线凤凰新村至文化公园段明天正式运营". 2019-12-27.
  4. "Guangzhou Metro". Railway-Technology.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. 404 Not Found Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 广州地铁. Gzmtr.com. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. "广州力争今年建成两条地铁新线--广东频道--人民网". gd.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  8. "定了！地铁八号线过江段年底开通". 2019-11-08.
  9. "广州地铁2019年新线建设成绩单出炉". 2020-01-07.
  10. "今明两年共7条地铁新线动工 快看看有没有经过你家！". cj.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  11. "广州8号线北延段拟分为两条线 江府站以南为8号线_房产广州站_腾讯网". gz.house.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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