Line 7 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 7
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Overview
Other name(s)	M7 (plan name) Panyu line (番禺线)
Status	Operating
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Guangzhou (Panyu District) Guangdong
Termini	Guangzhou South Railway Station Higher Education Mega Center South
Stations	15
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Daily ridership	163,200 (2017 daily average)[1]
History
Opened	December 28, 2016; 5 years ago (2016-12-28)
Technical
Line length	18.6 km (11.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (56.5 in)
Route map Legend Shuixibei Shuixi ( 21 )  21  to Yuancun to Zengcheng Square Luogang  6   6  to Xunfenggang to Xiangxue Kaifeng Lu Jiazhuang Jitang (  ) Dashadong  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong Yufengwei  13   13  to Yuzhu to Xinsha Pearl River Hongshengsha Changzhou ( 8 )  8  to Guangzhou North Railway Station to Haibang / Huangpu Passenger Port Shenjing Phase 2 connection to Line 4  4  to Huangcun Higher Education Mega Center South  4  ( 12 ) Lijiao Creek  4  to Nansha Passenger Port Banqiao Yuangang Nancun Wanbo ( 18 )  18  to Xiancun to Wanqingsha Hanxi Changlong  3   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square Zhongcun Xiecun  2  to Jiahewanggang Shibi  2   22  to Fangcun to Wanqingsha Guangzhou South Railway Station  2  ( 22 )(Foshan Metro  2 ) to Jingguangshengang to Guangzhu Foshan Metro  2  to Nanzhuang Dazhou Yard (Line 2) Dazhou Depot (Line 7) Western extension Western extension Dazhou Guangzhou Foshan Chencunbei Chencun Jinlong Nanchong Midea  3  to Shishan Education Mega Center Beijiao Park  3   3  to Ronggui Meidi Dadao Yifeng Yard This diagram: view talk

Map of Line 7 drawn to scale with the first and western sections

Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro runs across Panyu District. Line 7's color is light green. Line 7 is envisioned as tangential line that runs across southeast Guangzhou and Foshan, allowing for orbital traffic between the suburbs of Shunde, Panyu and Huangpu to avoid the crowded city center stations.

Sections[]

Phase 1[]

The first phase opened on December 28, 2016 and starts at Guangzhou South Railway Station and ends at Higher Education Mega Center South. It has interchanges with Line 2 at Guangzhou South Railway Station and Shibi, Line 3 at Hanxi Changlong, and Line 4 at Higher Education Mega Center South and a total length is 18.6 km (11.6 mi) with 10 stations.

Phase 1 west extension[]

The plan for west extension of the first phase from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Meidi Dadao in Shunde District, Foshan was approved in October 2015.^[2] The construction of the west extension to Shunde began in June 2016.^[3] The west extension is expected to be operational in early 2022.^[4][5]

Phase 2[]

The Northern extension to Shuixibei will add 22 km (14 mi) of line with 11 additional stations and will open in 2023.^[6][7]

History[]

Planning[]

Line 7 started in 2002 as the Fangcun-Panyu-Huangpu Line which started from Xilang and passed through Panyu District. Of which the central section roughly follows the existing first phase of Line 7 but runs slightly north connecting what today is Nanpu, Dashi Stations and head east to serve and encourage development around the Xinzao and Hualong areas.

Subsequently, Line 7's design was greatly revised in 2003, with the alignment east of Dashi was shifted north to Huangpu District via Shaxi, University Town and Changzhou Island. The interchange station with Line 3 was changed from Dashi to Hanxi Changlong station as constructed today. Additionally, the western terminus was changed to Guangzhou New Passenger Station, what is now Guangzhou South railway station. This shifted Line 7's plan to roughly follow what Line 7's Phase 1 and 2 are today.

During initial planning, Line 7 considered the use of 4 car L-type light metro trains for operation. However, severe congestion issues were created after the opening of Line 3, which only uses low capacity 3 car Type B trains and Line 6 which uses even lower capacity 4 car L-shaped trains, prompted heavy public criticism. Planners subsequently reevaluated the passenger flow forecasts for the entire line of Line 7, and upgraded the design to use 6 car B-type trains. Therefore, at the time of construction of Line 7, the partly completed station structures of Line 7 platforms at Guangzhou South Railway Station and Higher Education Mega Center South station were expanded to accommodate the longer trains.

Stations[]

Phase 1[]

  - Under construction, opening in 2021
  - Operational

Station №		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
7 01-8			美的大道				Shunde (Foshan)
7 01-7			北滘公园	3
7 01-6			美的
7 01-5			南涌
7 01-4			锦龙
7 01-3			陈村
7 01-2			陈村北
7 01-1			大洲				Panyu (Guangzhou)
7 01		Guangzhou South Railway Station	广州南站	2   22   GZ   GSH  IZQ :  2	0.00	0.00	Panyu (Guangzhou)
7 02		Shibi	石壁	2	1.18	1.18
7 03		Xiecun	谢村		1.98	3.16
7 04		Zhongcun	钟村		2.18	5.34
7 05		Hanxi Changlong	汉溪长隆	3	1.69	7.03
7 06		Nancun Wanbo	南村万博	18	2.15	9.18
7 07		Yuangang	员岗		2.43	11.61
7 08		Banqiao	板桥		2.25	13.86
7 09		Higher Education Mega Center South	大学城南	4   12	3.55	17.41

Phase 2[]

• Under construction, opening in 2023^[8]

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