Line 7 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro is a rapid transit line in Guangzhou and Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. It 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 stations in the city center. Line 7's color is ■ light green.

Line 7
Line 7 train
Overview
Other name(s)	M7 (plan name) Panyu line (番禺线)
Status	Operating
Owner	Phase 1 West Extension: Guangdong Shunguang Rail Transit Co., Ltd. Others: Guangzhou Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Locale	Guangzhou (Panyu District and Huangpu District), Foshan (Shunde District) Guangdong
Termini	Meidi Dadao Yanshan
Stations	28 (including 1 complete but unopened)[a]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Group
Daily ridership	163,200 (2017 daily average)[1]
History
Opened	December 28, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-28)
Technical
Line length	54.24 km (33.70 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (56.5 in)
Route map Legend Yanshan Shuixi Stabling Yard（Line 21）  THP1  to Xinfeng Lu Shuixi  21   THP1   21  to Tianhe Park to Zengcheng Square  THP1  to Xiangxue Subway Station Luogang  6   6  to Xunfenggang to Xiangxue Kefeng Lu Jiazhuang Jitang Stabling Yard Jitang Line reservation Guangshen Railway Dashadong  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong Yufengwei  13   13  to Yuzhu to Xinsha Pearl River Hongshengsha Changzhou  8  Connection to Line 8/  8  to Jiangfu to Lianhua Shenjing Connection to Line 4/  4  to Huangcun to Nansha Passenger Port Higher Education Mega Center South  4   12   12  to Xunfenggang Higher Education Mega Center South Stabling Yard（Line 12） Lijiao Stream Banqiao Yuangang Nancun Wanbo  18   18  to Xiancun to Wanqingsha Hanxi Changlong  3   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal/ Airport North (Terminal 2) to Panyu Square Foguan IR Zhongcun Xiecun Guangfo circular IR  2  to Jiahewanggang Shibi  2   22  to Chentougang to Panyu Square Guangzhou South Railway Station  2   22   2  Guiguang HSR Nanguang HSR Jingguang HSR Guangshengang HSR Guangzhu IR  2  to Nanzhuang Dazhou Stabling Yard (Line 2) Dazhou Depot (Line 7) Dazhou Guangzhou Foshan Chengchun Stream Chencunbei  11   11  to Hedongdong to Xijiao Guangfo circular IR Foguan IR Guangfozhao IR Chencun Jinlong Nanchong Midea  3  to Shunde College Railway Station Beijiao Park  3   3  to Zhen'an Meidi Dadao Yifeng Stabling Yard This diagram: view talk edit

Line 7
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁7号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵7號線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Qī Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2zau1 dei6tit3 cat1 hou6 sin3

Map of Line 7 drawn to scale

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, Line 18 at Nancun Wanbo and Line 4 at Higher Education Mega Center South and a total length is 18.6 km (11.56 mi) with 10 stations.

Phase 1 west extension

Platform of Chencun

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 opened on 1 May 2022.^[4][5][6] The extension is 13.447 km (8.356 mi) in length with 8 stations.^[7] It has an interchange with Foshan Metro Line 3 at Beijiao Park.

Phase 2

The Northern extension to Yanshan opened on 28 December 2023. It extends the line into Huangpu District, having a total length of 22.2 km (13.79 mi) with 11 stations, 10 of which are operational^[8] (Hongshengsha station is complete, but was not opened pending development in the area). It has interchanges with Line 13 at Yufengwei, Line 5 at Dashadong, Line 6 at Luogang and Line 21 and Huangpu Tram Line 1 at Shuixi.

History

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Guangzhou South Railway Station — Higher Education Mega Center South	28 December 2016	18.6 km (11.56 mi)	9	Phase 1
Meidi Dadao — Guangzhou South Railway Station	1 May 2022	13.4 km (8.33 mi)[7]	8	Phase 1 West extension
Higher Education Mega Center South — Yanshan	28 December 2023	22.2 km (13.79 mi)[8]	10	Phase 2

Planning

Line 7 started in 2002 as the Fangcun-Panyu-Huangpu Line which started from Xilang station on Line 1 and heads south to Panyu District. The line then roughly follows the existing first phase of Line 7 but runs slightly north, connecting to Line 2 and 3 at what today is Nanpu and Dashi Stations respectively. The line then heads east to serve and encourage development around the Xinzao and Hualong areas and cross the Pearl River to terminate at the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone,^[9] which today will be served by the under construction Line 5 Phase II extension.

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

Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
701-8		Meidi Dadao	美的大道		-	0	Shunde (Foshan)
701-7		Beijiao Park	北滘公园	3  F313	2.3	2.3
701-6		Midea	美的		2.2	4.5
701-5		Nanchong	南涌		1.3	5.8
701-4		Jinlong	锦龙		2.0	7.8
701-3		Chencun	陈村	CVA  GZ	1.6	9.4
701-2		Chencunbei	陈村北	11	1.5	10.9
701-1		Dazhou	大洲		1.5	12.4	Panyu (Guangzhou)
701		Guangzhou South Railway Station	广州南站	2  201  22  2203  2  F227 IZQ  Guangzhu   GSH  PYA  Guangzhao   GH	1.4	13.8
702		Shibi	石壁	2  202	1.1	14.9
703		Xiecun	谢村		1.9	16.8
704		Zhongcun	钟村		2.2	19.0
705		Hanxi Changlong	汉溪长隆	3  303 GCA  GH	1.6	20.6
706		Nancun Wanbo	南村万博	18  1804	2.1	22.7
707		Yuangang	员岗		2.4	25.1
708		Banqiao	板桥		2.4	27.5
709		Higher Education Mega Center South	大学城南	4  418  12	3.8	31.3
710		Shenjing	深井		3.3	34.6	Huangpu (Guangzhou)
711		Changzhou	长洲	8	2.3	36.9
712		Hongshengsha[a]	洪圣沙		1.6	38.5
713		Yufengwei	裕丰围	13  1302	1.9	40.4
714		Dashadong	大沙东	5  523	1.5	41.9
715		Jitang	姬堂		2.9	44.8
716		Jiazhuang	加庄		1.7	46.5
717		Kefeng Lu	科丰路		1.9	48.4
718		Luogang	萝岗	6  631  THP1  (OSI at Civic Square)	2.7	51.1
719		Shuixi	水西	21  2110  THP1  (OSI at Shuixi Subway)	1.3	52.4
720		Yanshan	燕山		1.0	53.4

Rolling stock

Type B9 trains where equipped with 36.6-inch LCD displays at the end of each car and above each door.^[10]

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  Interior of a B5 series train.
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  Interior of a B9 series train.
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  LCD screens on the ends of each B9 series car.
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  LCD passenger information display over each door of a B9 series train.

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Notes
Type B	2015–2016	B5	23	Manufactured by CRRC Guangzhou for Phase I.[11][12][13]
Type B	2021–2022	B9	12	Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for the Phase I West Extension.[10][14]
Type B	2023	B12	19	Manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive for Phase II.[15]

Notes

1. Hongshengsha station is complete, but it is not open pending development in the area.