Line 5 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Liwan District to Huangpu District. It starts at Jiaokou running 31.9 km (19.8 mi) in a wide "∩" shape and ends at Wenchong. Within lines 4 and 6 it's equipped with linear induction motor technology. Line 5's color is red. Huangpu Line began operation on 28 December 2009, from Jiaokou to Wenchong. 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.[4][5] 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.[6] Prompting the Guangzhou Metro to limit passenger traffic at a number of subway stations on Line 5.[6]

Line 5
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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)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Huangpu, Tianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Jiaokou Wenchong
Stations	24
Services	1
Daily ridership	1.09 million (2017 daily average)[1] 1.367 million (2015 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	28 December 2009 (2009-12-28)
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Character	Underground and Elevated
Rolling stock	CRRC Qingdao Sifang/Kawasaki Heavy Industries Metro cars[3]
Technical
Line length	31.9 km (19.82 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 V DC (Overhead lines with same voltage installed in depot)
Route map Proposed extension Huangpu Ferry Terminal ( 8 ) Lujiao Creek Huangpu Industrial Zone  13  to Xinsha Xiayuan  13  Longtoushan Shuanggang Proposed extension Wenchong Dashadong ( 7 )  7  to Shuixibei to Guangzhou South Railway Station Dashadi Huangpu railway Yuzhu  13   13  to Chaoyang Yuzhu Depot Sanxi Dongpu connection to Line 4 Chebeinan  4   4  to Huangcun to Jinzhou Keyun Lu Yuancun ( 11 )( 21  before 2022)  11  anti-clockwise clockwise Tancun ( 19 ) Liede Zhujiang New Town  3   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square Wuyangcun ( 10  Siyou Xinma Lu) Yangji Stream Yangji  1   1  to Guangzhou East Railway Station to Xilang Zoo  6  to Xiangxue Ouzhuang  6  Taojin  6  Xiaobei Guangshen railway Guangzhou Guangzhou Railway Station  2  ( 11   14 )  2  to Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South Railway Station  11  clockwise Jingguang railway Xicun ( 8 )  8  to Baiyun Lake to Wanshengwei Xichang ( 13 )  13  to Chaoyang to Xinsha Sima Creek Zhongshanba ( 11 )  11  anti-clockwise  6  Pearl River Tanwei  6  connection to Line 6  6  to Xunfenggang Pearl River Jiaokou  5 ) Guangmao railway

Line 5
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁5号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵5號線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Wǔ Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong^2zau^1 dei^6tit^3 ng^5 hou^6 sin^3

Opening timeline

Line 5 drawn to scale.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jiaokou — Wenchong	28 December 2009	31.9 km (19.82 mi)	24	(initial phase)

Stations

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		1.54	3.29
5 04		Xichang	西场		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   14   GS  GZQ	1.58	7.08	Yuexiu
5 07		Xiaobei	小北		2.40	9.48
5 08		Taojin	淘金		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		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	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	1.79	27.58	Huangpu
5 22		Dashadi	大沙地		1.55	29.13
5 23		Dashadong	大沙东		1.33	30.46
5 24		Wenchong	文冲		1.19	31.65

Eastern extension

An eastern extension to Huangpu Passenger Port is currently under construction with opening scheduled in 2023.

Station no.	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
5 25	Shuangsha	双沙				Huangpu
5 26	Miaotou Lu	庙头路
5 27	Xiayuan	夏园	13  GBRT
5 28	Baoying Dadao	保盈大道
5 29	Guangzhou Development Zone	广州开发区
5 30	Huangpu Passenger Port	黄埔客运港

References

1. http://www.gzmtr.com/ygwm/gsgk/qynb/201806/P020180627541408016222.pdf
2. 中秋假期广州地铁日均客流730万人次- 新华网. www.gd.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
3. http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/guangzhou/
4. 广州地铁五号线最小行车间隔压缩至2分06秒_金羊网新闻. news.ycwb.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
5. "广州日报数字报-地铁高峰时段燕塘至广州东最挤". 2018-04-09. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
6. "广州地铁 全程为你--公司新闻". gzmtr.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.