Line 7 (Guangzhou Metro) Explained

Other Name:M7 (plan name)
Panyu line (Chinese: 番禺线)
Type:Rapid transit
System:Guangzhou Metro
Status:Operating
Locale:Guangzhou (Panyu District and Huangpu District), Foshan (Shunde District)
Guangdong
Stations:28 (including 1 complete but unopened)
Routes:1
Daily Ridership:163,200 (2017 daily average)
Owner:Phase 1 West Extension: Guangdong Shunguang Rail Transit Co., Ltd.
Others: Guangzhou Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Operator:Guangzhou Metro Group
Linelength:54.24km (33.7miles)
Gauge:1435mm
Map State:collapsed
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T:廣州地鐵7號線
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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.

Sections

Phase 1

The first phase opened on December 28, 2016, and starts at and ends at . It has interchanges with Line 2 at and, Line 3 at, Line 18 at and Line 4 at and a total length is 18.6km (11.6miles) with 10 stations.

Phase 1 west extension

The plan for west extension of the first phase from to Meidi Dadao in Shunde District, Foshan was approved in October 2015.[1] The construction of the west extension to Shunde began in June 2016.[2] The west extension opened on 1 May 2022.[3] [4] [5] The extension is 13.447km (08.356miles) in length with 8 stations.[6] It has an interchange with Foshan Metro Line 3 at .

Phase 2

The Northern extension to opened on 28 December 2023. It extends the line into Huangpu District, having a total length of 22.2km (13.8miles) with 11 stations, 10 of which are operational[7] (station is complete, but was not opened pending development in the area). It has interchanges with Line 13 at, Line 5 at, Line 6 at and Line 21 and Huangpu Tram Line 1 at .

History

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Guangzhou South Railway Station
— Higher Education Mega Center South
28 December 201618.62NaN29Phase 1
Meidi Dadao
— Guangzhou South Railway Station
1 May 202213.42NaN28Phase 1 West extension
Higher Education Mega Center South
— Yanshan
28 December 202322.22NaN210Phase 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,[8] 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 nameConnectionsDistance
Location
-0Shunde
2.32.3
2.24.5
1.35.8
2.07.8
1.69.4
1.510.9
1.512.4Panyu
1.413.8
1.114.9
1.916.8
2.219.0
1.620.6
2.122.7
2.425.1
2.427.5
3.831.3
3.334.6Huangpu
2.336.9
1.638.5
1.940.4
1.541.9
2.944.8
1.746.5
1.948.4

(OSI at Civic Square)
2.751.1

(OSI at Shuixi Subway)
1.352.4
1.053.4

Rolling stock

Type B9 trains where equipped with 36.6-inch LCD displays at the end of each car and above each door.[9]

TypeTime of manufacturingSeriesSetsNotes
Type B2015–2016B523Manufactured by CRRC Guangzhou for Phase I.[10] [11] [12]
Type B2021–2022B912Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for the Phase I West Extension.[13]
Type B2023B1219Manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive for Phase II.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-10-08 . zh:国家发展改革委办公厅关于同意调整广州市轨道交通7号线一期工程建设方案的复函 . https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xxgk/zcfb/tz/201510/t20151013_963461_ext.html . zh . zh:中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会.
  2. Web site: Liu . Yong 刘勇 . 2015-10-11 . zh:未来7条地铁 无缝连通广佛 . http://gz.house.sina.com.cn/news/2015-10-11/14426058863970637627425.shtml . zh . zh:广州乐居网.
  3. Web site: 【官宣来了!#七号线西延段5月1日开门迎客#】. weibo.com. 2022-04-30.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-03 . zh:顺德落实省委"1+1+9"工作部署部分重点项目 . http://zwgk.shunde.gov.cn/view.php?id=40000017055/2019-08355&sid=12/view.php?id=40000017055/2019-08355&sid=12 . zwgk.shunde.gov.cn . zh.
  5. Web site: zh:广州市軌道交通七號線一期工程西延順德段項目環境影響報告書 . http://www.gdep.gov.cn/hpsp/jsxmsp/slgg/201512/P020151216557981931556.pdf.
  6. Web site: 广州地铁七号线西延顺德段工程正式开通初期运营. 2022-05-02. 2022-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220502102518/https://www.gzmtr.com/ygwm/xwzx/gsxw/202205/t20220502_75536.html. 全长约13.447千米,总投资约99.01亿元,全线地下,共设8座车站.
  7. Web site: 【开通官宣:#广州两条地铁新线开通#时间敲定】. weibo.com. 广州地铁. 2023-12-27. 2023-12-28. zh.
  8. Web site: 广州地铁规划方案征集市民意见 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411140411/http://www.guangzhou.gov.cn/zhuanti/2002/metro-fanan/index.htm . 2017-04-11 . 2017-04-11 . live.
  9. Web site: 羊城晚报-广州南站到美的大道 仅22分钟 . 2022-11-23 . ep.ycwb.com.
  10. Web site: 2013-11-18 . 南车株机获广州138辆地铁订单 首列明年11月交付 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161229100112/http://news.163.com/13/1118/17/9DVS68PB00014AEE.html . 2016-12-29 . 2016-12-28 . zh . dead.
  11. Web site: 广州地铁 . 2016-05-04 . 七号线一期首批列车5月4日交付广州地铁调试 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104164918/http://www.gzmtr.com/ygwm/xwzx/gsxw/201605/t20160504_45159.html . 2017-01-04 . 2016-12-28 . zh . live.
  12. 李骏 . 2015-05-20 . 广州轨道交通七号线地铁车辆 . 电力机车与城轨车辆 . 38 . 3 . 11–15 . 10.16212/j.cnki.1672-1187.2015.03.003 . 李春明.
  13. News: 徐振天 . 梁正杰 . 2022-04-26 . 广州南站到美的大道 仅22分钟 . 羊城晚报 .
  14. http://www.gzggzy.cn/cms/wz/view/index/layout3/index.jsp?siteId=1&channelId=503&infoId=2018428 广州市轨道交通十一号线及十三五线路车辆监理采购项目招标公告