Line 18 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 18 of Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁18号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Shíbāhàoxiàn) is a rapid transit express line under construction in Guangzhou.[3][4] It will run in a south-north direction, connecting Wanqingsha in Nansha District, Panyu Square in Panyu District, Pazhou in Haizhu District, Zhujiang New Town and Guangzhou East railway station in Tianhe District.

Line 18
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Overview
Other name(s)	Nansha express line (Chinese: 南沙快线)
Status	Under Construction
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Termini	Wanqingsha Guangzhou East Railway Station
Stations	9
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	June 2021 (Wanqingsha—Xiancun section)[1]
Technical
Line length	65.3 km (40.58 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)[2]
Route map  3  to Airport North (Terminal 2) Guangshen railway  11  anti-clockwise clockwise Guangzhou East Railway Station  1   3   11   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal  1  to Xilang Xiancun  13   13  to Chaoyang to Yuzhu Pearl River Modiesha  8   8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei Shiliugang  11   11  clockwise anti-clockwise Shaxi Nancun Wanbo  7   7  to Guangzhou South Railway Station to Higher Education Mega Center South  22  to Fangcun Panyu Square  3   22   3  to Haibang Longzhen Stabling Yard Hengli  22  Wanqingsha  22  Wanqingsha Depot

Line 18 drawn to scale.

Planning

Line 18 and Line 22 were originally planned as long-term projects, but the desire to promote development of the Nansha Free Trade Zone fast tracked the project for construction. Line 18 will be designed as an express line to provide a rapid transit link between Nansha District and the central urban area of Guangzhou. The planned travel time between Nansha Free Trade Zone and central Guangzhou is proposed to be 30 minutes.[5][6]

The government received a number of requests from the public to increase the number of stations along the line. In particular a station at Tianhe Sports Center station allowing from interchange with Line 1[7] and a station at Yuwotou Town.[8] The planners rejected the suggestions to maintain the line's wide stop spacing to allow for the target of 30 minute travel time Nansha and central Guangzhou. Together with the planned Line 26 along Guangzhou Avenue, Line 18 is expected to provide some relief to Line 3.

An extension is planned that would see the line extended to Zhuhai. Construction on the extension is expected to start before the end of 2021.[9]

Summary

The line roughly north-south, start at Nansha District Wanqingsha hub, end at Guangzhou East railway station, connecting Nansha New Area and Guangzhou East Railway Station, with a total length of 65.3 km (40.6 mi) with 9 stations. The line located at Wanqingsha, Hengli, Panyu Square, Nancun Wanbo, Shaxi, Shiliugang, Pazhou West Zone, Xiancun, Guangzhou East. The line is an express subway line using 8 car Type D trains with an operating speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).[10] Two distinct stopping patterns will be operated, a local all stop service and an express service. The purpose to shorten travel time from Nansha to Guangzhou city center and Guangzhou East Railway Station to Wanqingsha. The line will interline with the Line 22 south of Panyu Square to Wanqingsha.

Opening time

The section from Wanqingsha to Xiancun will start operation in June 2021, and the section from Xiancun to Guangzhou East Railway Station will start operation in December 2022.[1]

Stations

R	L	Station name[11]		22	Connections	Location
		English	Chinese
●	●	Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站		1   3   11  GGQ	Tianhe
●	●	Xiancun	冼村		13
｜	●	Modiesha	磨碟沙		8	Haizhu
｜	●	Haizhu Wetland	海珠湿地		11
｜	●	Shaxi	沙溪			Panyu
｜	●	Nancun Wanbo	南村万博		7
●	●	Panyu Square	番禺广场	●	3
●	●	Hengli	横沥	●		Nansha
●	●	Wanqingsha	万顷沙	●	15  Nansha railway station

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