GUANGZHOU | Public Transport

[mike_feng90]

Guangzhou Metro Line 5



The total length is 31.9 meters long. 24 stations, runs from Jiaokou to Wenchong.
-Interchange Stations: Yangji with Line 1, Guangzhou Railway Station with Line 2, Zhujiang New Town with Line 3 , and Chebei South with Line 4.
-opening in late December 2009.


Map of the Line 5

Trial operation at Tancuan Station




Trial


Trial

UNDER CONSTRUCTION PICTURES


Picture of Jiaokou Station


Zoo Station


Zhujiang New Town Station


Picture of Dashadong Station


Wenchong Station


Wenchong Station


Line 5 Trains
Manufactured by South China Locomotive works in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Uses the latest linear-motor driven cars in compositions of 6-car sets, powered by third rail.

[toddhubert]

the trains r good, but i dont like the color

[mike_feng90]

I was quite disappointed with the look of the trains.
They look very bug-liked. I don't like those types.

The coloring of the trains is way too tacky, and over coloured, if they had the red and some other colour would be nice. but 3 colors on 1 train is too much. Even if they use 3, they can use better ones that go together.

[Falubaz]

Colors? Maybe are not the coolest ones, but come on guys!
Color doens't matter anything under ground! The more, coz in Guangzhou the metro has the screen doors, u barely see anything from the train-exterior More important is the train interior and the look of the stations.

I'm not sure if such big adds on the platform glas-walls are in each station, but what i remember from my trip to Guangzhou in June it all looked pretty much like this one:

(my picture)


If this will be on the new line 5, then we won't see any colors of the train

[mike_feng90]

haha true, the only thing that i can't stand is the fact that 2 of Line 5's stations are elevated, and you can see the whole train on the roads and streets. :P

also, the screen doors at the elevated stations are only have way, but good they cover the bottom half.

the exterior of the trains, are EXACTLY the same as Line 4 trains. which looks tacky.

OVERVIEW OF GUANGZHOU METRO CAR TYPES

Line 1


Line 2


Line 3


Line 4


Line 5


Line 8

[mike_feng90]

[deasine]

Originally Posted by mike_feng90

haha true, the only thing that i can't stand is the fact that 2 of Line 5's stations are elevated, and you can see the whole train on the roads and streets. :P[/IMG]

It's good from the perspective of the transit-user: it's more visually interesting then just being underground.

[UD2]

I LOVE the paint job. I think it's one of the most successful designs in China.

Different tastes probably. But I think they've done a great job designing the train.

[Gareth]

The stations look very similar to Hong Kong's MTR.

[Falubaz]

All new stations in Asia look similar... its just a popular design i guess ...

[superchan7]

The map mike_feng posted has some errors, hehe.

[Falubaz]

Originally Posted by superchan7

The map mike_feng posted has some errors, hehe.

really? what kind of?
have u a correct one?

[mike_feng90]

The CHinese names are mixed up.



Stations from West to East,

1 Jiaokou
2 Tanwei
3 Zhongshan Ba
4 Xichang
5 Xicun
6 Guangzhou Railway Sta.
7 Xiaobei
8 Taojin
9 Ouzhuang
10 Zoo
11 Yangji
12 Wuyang New Town
13 Zhujiang New Town
14 Liede
15 Tancun
16 Yuancun
17 Keyun Lu
18 Chebei Nan
19 Dongpu
20 Sanxi
21 Yuzhu
22 Dashadie
23 Dashadong
24 Wenchong

[P05]

Please merge this thread with this:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=981616

[deasine]

Done.

[mike_feng90]

NEXT OPENINGS --> BEFORE 2010 Asian Games

Line 2 [Jiahe Line] - Phase II (South Extension) - OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2010
-13.96 km of track from Jiangnanxi (Haizhu) to Guangzhou New Railway Station (Panyu)
-Trains: South China Locomotive Zhuji (Zhuzhou) Works, 6-car sets (NEW), Changchun Car Company (CCC)/Bombardier, 6-car sets

Line 2 [Jiahe Line] - Phase III (North Extension) - OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2010
-13.6 km of track from Sanyuanli (Yuexue)to Jiahewanggang (Baiyun)
-TOTAL: 16 New Stations + 8 existing = 24 Stations on Line 2

Line 8 [XIAOGANG Line] (Existing Line 2 from Xiaogang to Wanshengwei) - West Extension - OPENING IN SEPT. 2010
-3.4 km from Xiaogang (Haizhu) to Fenghuang Xincun (Haizhu)
-TOTAL: 4 NEW Stations + 9 Existing = 13 Stations.
-Trains: South China Locomotive Zhuji (Zhuzhou) Works, 6-car sets (NEW), Changchun Car Company (CCC)/Bombardier, 6-car sets



^TRAIN TO OPERATE ON LINES 1, 2, 8

Line 3 [Shiqiao Line] - Phase III (North Extension) - OPENING IN OCTOBER 2010
-30.8 km of track from Guangzhou East Sta. (Tianhe) to Airport North (Baiyun International Airport) (Huadu)
-Trains: South China Locomotive Zhuji (Zhuzhou) Works, 6-car sets (NEW), South China Locomotive Zhuji (Zhuzhou) Works / Siemens, 3-car sets



^NEW 6-CAR TRAIN TO OPERATE ON APRIL 28TH, 2010



^EXISTING 3-CAR TRAIN TO BE 6-CAR FOR APRIL 28TH, 2010

Line 4 [University Town Line] - Phase IV (North Extension) - OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2010
-2 stations, 2km of track, from Chebei South to Huangcun

Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover LINE - OPENING IN OCTOBER 2010
-9 stations, 3.9 km of track
-Automated People Mover Line connecting between Chigang Pagoda to Linhexi Station (More of a shuttle to transport between office buildings, etc.)

Guangfo Line - Phase I - OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2010
-32.9 km of track, First intercity metro line in China connecting
Guangzhou to Foshan City - Xilang (Fangcun) to Kuiqi Road (in Foshan)
-Trains: North China Locomotive Changke (Changchun), 4-car sets (NEW)

POST - Asian 2010 Games Metro Openings

Guangfo Line - Phase II (East Extension) - To be open in 2012
-Xilang (Fangcun) to Lujiao (Haizhu)

Line 6 [Yanjiang Line] - To be open in 2013
-Xinfenggang (Liwan) to Changban (Tianhe)
-Trains: North China Locomotive Changke (Changchun), 4-car sets (NEW)

Line 9 [Huadu Line] - Opening in 2013
-Gaozeng (Huadu) to Motor City

Line 7 [Xinzao Line] - To open in 2013
-Guangzhou New Railway Sta. (Panyu) to Xinzao

Line 13 - To open in 2013
-Yuzhu to Xianggengling

[maldini]

Originally Posted by mike_feng90

Exactly. there were no signs indicating photography is prohibited.

The stations on the Line 4 (elevated portion) are very different from the underground ones.

Let's hope Line 5 will be much better! This has been by-far the longest construction... they had to extend the the platform capacity from 4 subway cars to 6!

*Update* - For line 6, they are considering to increase the platform length capacity from 4 to 6 cars as well. Line 6 serves many important districts and locations, and I had no idea why they would plan to have 4 car-sets run in that line in the first place, Capacity would be very limited.

How did they increase the stations to accommodate 6 cars? Why not just extend to 8 cars because of the increase of passengers?

[WLager]

it‘s a good thing to have metro from late 90s，so that it can be modern as the pics show. the subway in the US is just too old······

[mike_feng90]

Guangzhou Metro is very slow in terms of adding capacity. Line 3 only recently added to 6-car sets.

For Line 5, they didn't really do a good job because 6 cars isn't good enough to handle the number of passengers. Also the subway cars for Line 5 are much shorter in length. I wish Guangzhou would plan new subway lines that will be at least 8 cars long if it serves the urban areas.

Originally Posted by maldini

How did they increase the stations to accommodate 6 cars? Why not just extend to 8 cars because of the increase of passengers?

[quashlo]

Part 1

On my last trip, I spent a few days in Guangzhou on business and managed to take a few pictures of transit in southern China’s sprawling metropolis. Enjoy!

First up, we take a tour through Guangzhou on the water, starting in Haizhu District at Zhongda Wharf. This is the pier for the South Campus of Sun Yat-sen University.

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This particular water bus service makes four stops along the Pearl River, with a ferry every thirty minutes during the peak and every 45 minutes off-peak. Fare varies by distance, but is between one and two yuan—a pretty good bargain.

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Departing the wharf, we get a nice view of the wall of waterfront residential towers , with the silhouette of the landmark Guangzhou TV Tower in the distance.

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There’s plenty of wharves scattered all along the river, and all types of boats to be seen. In addition to this longer route, there’s also short cross-river routes that take people between the north and south banks.

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You can sit down here, or pay a little extra to go out on the top level, which is open-air.

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Approaching Tianzi Wharf in Yuexiu District, the first stop.

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One of the cruise-type boats.

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To be continued…