Line 13 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 13 of the Guangzhou Metro is a rapid transit rail line currently in operation as of 28 December 2017 in Guangzhou, China. It is envisioned to be the "East West express line" complementing Line 3 which is the "North South express line". The line serves some of the most popular areas in Guangzhou such as Luochongwai Bus Terminal, Zhujiang New Town CBD and Yuancun while passing through some of the densest and most populated areas of Tianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan Districts. Due to the density of the areas served, demand for this line is expected to be high, with an average mature daily ridership predicted at 1.44 million passengers per day when both phases are complete. Knowing this, engineers designed Line 13 to use 8 car wide body Type A rolling stock, the highest capacity rolling stock in the Guangzhou Metro to date. To fulfill its role as a crosstown express service, the line is designed with a service speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) with a wider stop spacing.^[2] The first phase runs from Yuzhu in Huangpu to Xinsha in Zengcheng, opened on 28 December 2017^[3] and is expected to initially serve 220,000 riders per day.^[2] Phase 2 of the line, from Yuzhu to Chaoyang, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in stages from 2025.^[4]

Line 13
A train of Guangzhou Metro Line 13
Overview
Other name(s)	M9 (2000 plan name) M13 (2013 plan name) East–West express line (东西快线)
Status	Phase 1 operational, Phase 2 under construction
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Zengcheng and Huangpu districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Yuzhu Xinsha
Stations	11
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Daily ridership	127,800 (2017 daily average)[1]
History
Opened	28 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-28)
Technical
Line length	25.61 km (15.91 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map Legend Xinsha Guanhu Depot Guanhu Xintang Baijiang Shacun Nangang Xiayuan  5   5  to Jiaokou to Huangpu New Port Nanhai God Temple Shuanggang Yufengwei  7   7  to Yanshan to Meidi Dadao Yuzhu  5   5  to Huangpu New Port to Jiaokou Yuzhu Stabling Yard Zhucun  4  to Huangcun Chebei  4   4  to Nansha Passenger Port Tangxia  21  to Zengcheng Square Tianhe Park  11   21   11  anti-clockwise clockwise Baimagang Jinan University Shipainan Xiancun  18   18  to Guangzhou East railway station to Wanqingsha  APM  to Linhexi to Canton Tower Huacheng Square North  3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square  1  to Guangzhou East  1  to Xilang  5  to Wenchong Meidong Lu Nonglin Xialu  6  to Xiangxue to Xunfenggang Jianshe Liumalu  12   12  to Higher Education Mega Center South Cangbian Lu  2  to Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South railway station Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall  11  clockwise Caihongqiao  8   11   8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei  11  anti-clockwise Xichang  5   5  to Jiaokou Zengbu River Luochongwei Songxi Xizhou Chatou  12   12  to Xunfenggang Huanggang Huanggang Stabling Yard Qingfeng Jingguang HSR   Chaoyang This diagram: view talk edit

Line 13
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁13号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵13號線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Shísān Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2zau1 dei6tit3 sap6saam1 hou6 sin3

History

Line 13 drawn to scale.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Yuzhu — Xinsha	28 December 2017	25.61 km (15.91 mi)	11	Phase 1

Planning

During initial planning, Line 13 considered the use of 4 car L-type light metro trains for operation. However, severe congestion issues appeared just 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 Type L light metro trains, prompted heavy public criticism. Planners subsequently reevaluated the passenger flow forecasts for the entire line of Line 13, and upgraded the design to directly use the highest capacity 8 car A-type trains.

During 2012, it has also considered the split of the second phase of Line 13 between Tianhe Park and Tangxia, so that Line 13 can be operated in segments with two stations as the terminal and transfer station, passengers would transfer between the two lines using a paired cross-platform interchange.^[5] At that time the predicted maximum passenger demand section of Line 13 was predicted to reach up to 55,000 pphpd heading eastbound beyond Tianhe Park station in the AM peak period. It was surmised that doubling up the line in that section will allow for additional capacity.^[5] However, this plan was ultimately never adopted.^[6]

In 2017, the second phase of the project (including the first phase of extension) was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.^[7] On October 15, the Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission officially approved the feasibility study report of the second phase of Line 13. Initial ridership of Line 13 upon the opening of both phases is expected to reach 1.2 million passengers per day.^[8]

Stations

Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
1301		Yuzhu	鱼珠	5  521	0.00	0.00	Huangpu
1302		Yufengwei	裕丰围	7  713	2.64	2.64
1303		Shuanggang	双岗	GBRT	2.23	4.87
1304		Nanhai God Temple	南海神庙	GBRT	2.61	7.48
1305		Xiayuan	夏园	5  527 GBRT	2.18	9.66
1306		Nangang	南岗		2.88	12.54
1307		Shacun	沙村		3.63	16.17	Zengcheng
1308		Baijiang	白江		3.27	19.44
1309		Xintang	新塘	NUQ	1.44	20.88
1310		Guanhu	官湖		3.41	24.29
1311		Xinsha	新沙		1.32	25.61

Phase II

• Under Construction

Station No.	Name		Connections	Location
	English	Chinese
	Zhucun	珠村		Tianhe
	Chebei	车陂	4  423
	Tangxia	棠下
	Tianhe Park	天河公园	11  1104  21  2102
	Baimagang	白马岗
	Machang	马场
	Shipainan	石牌南
	Xiancun	冼村	18  1808
	Huacheng Square North	花城广场北	1   3   10  (via Tiyu Xilu 114 311)  APM  (via Huangpu Dadao APM06)
	Meidong Lu	梅东路		Yuexiu
	Nonglin Xialu	农林下路
	Taojin	淘金	5  508  12
	Cangbian Lu	仓边路
	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall	纪念堂	2  214  24
	Caihong Bridge	彩虹桥	8  811[1]  11  1116  22	Liwan
	Xichang	西场	5  504
	Luochongwei	罗冲围		Baiyun
	Songxi	松溪
	Xizhou	西洲
	Chatou	槎头	12
	Huanggang	凰岗
	Qingfeng	庆丰
	Chaoyang	朝阳
1 Line  8  named this station Caihongqiao.

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