Line 1 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station (18.5 km). Apart from Kengkou and Xilang, all stations in Line 1 are underground.[4] The first section, from Xilang to Huangsha, opened on 28 June 1997, making Guangzhou the fourth city in mainland China to have a metro system. The full line started operation two years later on 28 June 1999. Line 1 is coloured yellow.

Line 1
Line 1 train near Xilang
Overview
Other name(s)M1 ("十" shape plan name)
Zhongshanlu line
(中山路线)
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Guangzhou
LocaleTianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan districts
Guangzhou, Guangdong
TerminiGuangzhou East Railway Station
Xilang
Stations16
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemGuangzhou Metro
Services1
Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock21 cars Siemens Modular Metro-AEG/Adtranz (original order)
48 Bombardier Movia with CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles[1]
Daily ridership1.04 million (2017 daily average)[2]
2 million (2015 Peak)[3]
History
Opened28 June 1997 (1997-06-28)
Technical
Line length18.5 km (11.50 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground and At-grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map
Guangshen railway
 11  anti-clockwise
Future extension
 3  to Airport North
 Guangzhou East Railway Station
 3  ( 11   18 )
Guangzhou East
Guangshen railway
 11 
 Tianhe Sports Center
 3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal
 Tiyu Xilu
 3 
 3  to Panyu Square
 Yangji
 5 
 5 
to Jiaokou
to Wenchong
 6  to Xiangxue
 Dongshankou
 6 
 Martyrs' Park
( 12 )
 Peasant Movement Institute
connection to Line 2
 Gongyuanqian
 2 
 2 
to Jiahewanggang
to Guangzhou South Railway Station
Ximenkou
 8 
to Jiaoxin
to Wanshengwei
Chen Clan Academy
 8 
 Changshou Lu
 Huangsha
 6 
 6  to Xunfenggang │  11 
Pearl River
 19  to Jitang
 11  clockwise
 Fangcun
( 11   19 )
 19  to Sanshan New Town
 Huadiwan
Huadi River
Stream C
 Kengkou
Xilang Depot
 Guangfo 
to Xincheng Dong
to Lijiao (future)
Xilang
 Guangfo  ( 10   22 )
connection to
Guangzhou Steel & Iron Co.
Line 1
Simplified Chinese广州地铁1号线
Traditional Chinese廣州地鐵1號線
Cantonese YaleGwóngjāu Deihtit Yāt Houh Sin

History
Line 1 drawn to scale.
  • 1984 - The municipal government set up the Preparation Office of Guangzhou Metro.
  • 14 March 1988 - Chinese and French co-planning team publish four tentative designs of Line 1 and Line 2.
  • 28 December 1993 - Construction of Line 1 officially commenced.
  • 28 June 1997 - Line 1 opened for trial operation.
  • 28 December 1998 - The entire Line 1 was completed.
  • 16 February and 2 March 1999 - The entire line enter sightseeing tour trial operation.
  • 28 June 1999 - The entire line officially enter operation.
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Xilang — Huangsha 28 June 1997 5.4 km (3.36 mi) 5 (initial section)
Huangsha — Guangzhou East 16 February 1999 13.1 km (8.14 mi) 11 (final section)

Stations
  • OSI - Out-of-station interchange (only available for IC cards users)
Station
№		 Station name Connections Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
1 01 Xilang 西塱  Guangfo   10   22  0.00 0.00 Liwan
1 02 Kengkou 坑口 1.64 1.64
1 03 Huadiwan 花地湾 1.03 2.67
1 04 Fangcun 芳村  11   22  1.35 4.02
1 05 Huangsha 黄沙  6  1.45 5.47
1 06 Changshou Lu 长寿路 0.77 6.24
1 07 Chen Clan Academy 陈家祠  8  1.16 7.4
1 08 Ximenkou 西门口 1.01 8.41 Yuexiu
1 09 Gongyuanqian 公园前  2  1.02 9.43
1 10 Peasant Movement Institute 农讲所 1.17 10.6
1 11 Martyrs' Park 烈士陵园  12  1.08 11.68
1 12 Dongshankou 东山口  6 
OSI:  10  (Shuqian Lu)		 1.07 12.75
1 13 Yangji 杨箕  5  1.41 14.16
1 14 Tiyu Xilu 体育西路  3   10  (Tianhe Lu) GBRT
OSI:  13  (Huacheng Square North)		 1.36 15.52 Tianhe
1 15 Tianhe Sports Center 体育中心 1.04 16.56
1 16 Guangzhou East Railway Station 广州东站  3   11   18   GS  GGQ 1.96 18.52

References
  1. "Guangzhou Metro".
  2. http://www.gzmtr.com/ygwm/gsgk/qynb/201806/P020180627541408016222.pdf
  3. 879万人次！2015年最后一天广州地铁客流创历史新高 [8.79 million people! Guangzhou Metro achieved daily ridership record on the last day of 2015] (in Chinese). Nanfang News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. Guangzhou Metro Line 1 Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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