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Line 5 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line of the Guangzhou Metro

Line 5
Line 5 train near Tanwei
Overview
Other name(s)	L2 (5 lines plan name) M3 (7 lines plan name) M5 (2000 plan name) Huanshilu line (环市路线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Huangpu, Tianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Jiaokou Huangpu New Port
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock	CRRC Qingdao Sifang/Kawasaki Heavy Industries Metro cars[1]
Daily ridership	1.18 million (2019 daily average)[2] 1.485 million (2019 Peak)[3]
History
Opened	28 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-28)
Technical
Line length	41.7 km (25.91 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 VDC (Overhead lines with same voltage installed in depot)
Route map Legend Huangpu New Port Line reservation Xiagang Lujiao Creek Baoying Dadao  13  toXinsha Huangpu New Port branch line Xiayuan  13  Miaotou Shuangsha Stabling Yard Shuangsha Wenchong Dashadong  7   7  toYanshan toMeidi Dadao Dashadi Huangpu Port branch line/  13  toChaoyang Yuzhu  13  Yuzhu Depot/Yuzhu Stabling Yard (Line 13) Sanxi Dongpu connection to Line 4 Chebeinan  4   4  toHuangcun toNansha Passenger Port Keyun Lu Yuancun  21  (  11  After 2024)  21  toZengcheng Square (  11  anti-clockwise clockwise ) Tancun Liede Creek Liede  18  toXiancun toWanqingsha  APM  toLinhexi toCanton Tower Zhujiang New Town  3   3  toTianhe Coach Terminal/ Airport North (Terminal 2) toPanyu Square  10  toTianhe Coach Terminal Wuyangcun (OSIto 10  Siyou Xinma Lu) Yangji Stream  10  toXilang Yangji  1   1  toGuangzhou East Railway Station toXilang  13  toXinsha Zoo Ouzhuang  6   6  toXiangxue toXunfenggang Taojin (OSIto 12   13  Jianshe Liumalu)  12  toXunfenggang toHigher Education Mega Center South Xiaobei Guangshen Railway  24  toGuangzhou North Railway Station toSun Yat-sen Memorial Hall  11  clockwise Guangzhou Railway Station  2   11   14   22   2  toJiahewanggang toGuangzhou South Railway Station  14  toDongfeng  22  toAirport North (Terminal 2) toPanyu Square Jingguang Railway  8  toJiaoxin toWanshengwei Xicun  8  Xichang  13   13  toChaoyang Sima Creek Zhongshanba  11   11  anti-clockwise  6  toXiangxue Pearl River Tanwei  6  connection to Line 6  6  toXunfenggang Pearl River Jiaokou Guangmao railway This diagram: view talk edit

Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Liwan DistricttoHuangpu District. It starts at Jiaokou running 41.7 km (25.91 mi) in a wide『∩』shape and ends at Huangpu New Port. Like lines 4 and 6, it is equipped with linear induction motor technology. Line 5's color is red. Line 5 began operation on 28 December 2009, from JiaokoutoWenchong.^[4] On December 31, 2009, Line 5 set a record of 567,000 daily passengers, surpassing the ten year ridership projections in the span of just 4 days after its opening. As of May 2017, Line 5 carries an average of 1.05 million passengers per day and is extremely congested throughout the day, operating at over 100% capacity during rush hours.^[5][6] The opening of Phase I of Line 13 further increased traffic demand on the west end of Line 5 and pushing congestion to over 130% capacity.^[7] Prompting the Guangzhou Metro to limit passenger traffic at a number of subway stations on Line 5.^[7] In 2018, the busiest section of Line 5 reaches over 50,000 pphpd of traffic volume during peak periods.^[8] By 2019, the line was used by 1.18 million passengers each day.^[2] In the future Line 13 Phase II will provide relief for Line 5. On 28 December 2023, the line was extended to the east from WenchongtoHuangpu New Port.^[9]

Opening timeline[edit]

Stations[edit]

Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
5 01		Jiaokou	滘口		0.00	0.00	Liwan
5 02		Tanwei	坦尾	6	1.75	1.75
5 03		Zhongshanba	中山八	11	1.54	3.29
5 04		Xichang	西场	13	1.53	4.82
5 05		Xicun	西村	8	0.68	5.50
5 06		Guangzhou Railway Station	广州火车站	2   11   14   22   GS  GZQ	1.58	7.08	Yuexiu
5 07		Xiaobei	小北		2.40	9.48
5 08		Taojin	淘金	12   13	1.10	10.58
5 09		Ouzhuang	区庄	6	1.03	11.61
5 10		Zoo	动物园		1.09	12.70
5 11		Yangji	杨箕	1	1.05	13.75
5 12		Wuyangcun	五羊邨	10	1.06	14.81
5 13		Zhujiang New Town	珠江新城	3	0.76	15.57	Tianhe
5 14		Liede	猎德		1.15	16.72
5 15		Tancun	潭村		1.44	18.16
5 16		Yuancun	员村	21  (to be replaced by  11 )	1.79	19.95
5 17		Keyun Lu	科韵路		1.55	21.50
5 18		Chebeinan	车陂南	4	1.37	22.87
5 19		Dongpu	东圃		1.37	24.24
5 20		Sanxi	三溪		1.55	25.79
5 21		Yuzhu	鱼珠	13   28	1.79	27.58	Huangpu
5 22		Dashadi	大沙地		1.55	29.13
5 23		Dashadong	大沙东	7	1.33	30.46
5 24		Wenchong	文冲		1.19	31.65
5 25		Shuangsha	双沙
5 26		Miaotou	庙头
5 27		Xiayuan	夏园	13  GBRT
5 28		Baoying Dadao	保盈大道
5 29		Xiagang	夏港
5 30		Huangpu New Port	黄埔新港

Rolling stock[edit]

Line 5 uses six car linear motor trains. In 2020, Guangzhou Metro started bidding for 14 additional trains to supplement the fleet in preparation for the east extension.^[10]

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