Line 8 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro is a north-west L-shaped line on the system that runs from Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei, spanning a total of 33.9 km (21.06 mi)^[4][5] with 28 stations. It interchanges with Line 1 at Chen Clan Academy, Line 2 at Changgang, Line 3 at Kecun, Line 4 at Wanshengwei, Line 6 at Cultural Park, and Line 18 at Modiesha. All stations on Line 8 are underground.^[6] Line 8's color is teal.

Line 8
A train of Guangzhou Metro Line 8
Overview
Other name(s)	M2e ("十" shape plan name) M2e / M3e (5 lines plan name) M4 / M5 (7 lines plan name) M8 (2000 plan name) Pazhou line (琶洲线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Haizhu, Liwan and Baiyun Districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Jiaoxin Wanshengwei
Stations	28
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock	?? CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Metro cars[1]
Daily ridership	645,700 (2017 daily average)[2] 878,000 (2019 Peak)[3]
History
Opened	25 September 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-25)
Technical
Line length	33.9 km (21.1 mi)[4][5]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map Legend North extension (planned) North extension (planned)  24  to Guangzhou North Railway Station Jiangfu  24  connection to Line 24  24  to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Jiangcun Jianggao Fengxiang Lu Liuxi River Jiaoxin Baiyunhu Depot Tinggang Shijing Shijing River Xiaoping Jingguang Railway Shitan Guangzhou Baiyun railway station Julong  12   12  to Xunfenggang to Higher Education Mega Center South Shangbu Tongde Ezhangtan Zengbu River Xicun  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong Guangmao railway  22  to Panyu Square to Airport North (Terminal 2)  11  Inner Circle Caihong Bridge  11   13   22   13  to Chaoyang to Xinsha  1  to Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station Chen Clan Academy  1  Hualinsi Buddhist Temple Cultural Park  6   6  to Xunfenggang to Xiangxue Pearl River  28  to Luzhou Tongfuxi Line reservation Haizhu Creek Fenghuang Xincun  Guangfo  to Xincheng Dong Shayuan  Guangfo   Guangfo  to Lijiao Baogang Dadao  2  to Guangzhou South Railway Station to Jiahewanggang Changgang  2  Connection to Line 2 Xiaogang Sun Yat-sen University  10  to Xilang to Tianhe Coach Terminal Lujiang  3  to Haibang to Tianhe Coach Terminal/ Airport North (Terminal 2) Kecun  3  Connection to Line 3 Chigang  12   12  to Higher Education Mega Center South to Xunfenggang Huangpu Stream Modiesha  18   28   18  to Wanqingsha to Xiancun Connection to Line 11 Xingangdong Chisha Depot (Line 11) Pazhou  11   28   11  Outer Circle Guangfo circular IR  28  to Songshanhu  THZ1  to Canton Tower Wanshengwei  4   THZ1   4  to Nansha Passenger Port to Huangcun East extension (planned) East extension (planned) Huangpu Old Port Xinzhou Changzhou  7   7  to Meidi Dadao to Yanshan Shating Hualong Xianling Longzelu Lianhua This diagram: view talk edit

Line 8
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁8号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵8號線
Cantonese Yale	Gwóngjāu Deihtit Baat Houh Sin
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Bā Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Deihtit Baat Houh Sin Jyutping gwong2 zau1 dei6 tit3 baat3 hou6 sin3 Canton Romanization guong2 zeo1 déi6 tid3 bad3 hou6 xin3

Line 8 used to run as part of Line 2 until the extension to both lines opened for trial operation on 25 September 2010, and Changgang to Fenghuang Xincun started operation on 3 November 2010.^[7][8] With the northern extension of Line 8, daily ridership is projected to immediately reach 960,000 passengers per day, growing to 1.33 million per day in the short term and topping 1.65 million per day in the long-term.^[9]

History

Line 8 drawn to scale.

The former alignment of Line 2 before the creation of Line 8 drawn to scale.

• 2004 - The Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension was announced. Creating Line 8 by splitting off the southeastern portion (Xiaogang to Wanshengwei) from Line 2.
• June 2007 - Line 2 and 8 realignment; and Line 8 phase 1 (Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension) was approved by the NDRC.
• 1 August 2007 - Construction of Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension officially commenced.
• 10 March 2010 - Line 8 phase 2 (northern extension) was announced by extend Line 8 from Liwan to Baiyun.
• 21 September 2010 - Line 2's services of train bound between Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei ends.
• 25 September 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension first section was completed and enter operation.
• 3 November 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension second section enter operation.
• 9 July 2014 - Line 8 phase 3 (further north extension) was announced by further extend Line 8 from Baiyun to Huadu.
• 28 December 2019 - The section from Cultural Park to Fenghuang Xincun was opened.^[4]
• 26 November 2020 - The section from Cultural Park to Jiaoxin was opened, except for Xicun and Caihongqiao stations.^[5]
• 28 September 2022 - Caihongqiao station was opened.
• 28 December 2022 - Xicun station was opened.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Xiaogang — Wanshengwei	25 September 2010	10.8 km (6.71 mi)	9	Line 2 & 8 realignment project
Changgang — Xiaogang	25 September 2010	0.6 km (0.37 mi)	1
Fenghuang Xincun — Changgang	3 November 2010	4.4 km (2.73 mi)	3
Cultural Park — Fenghuang Xincun	28 December 2019[4]	1.8 km (1.12 mi)[4]	2
Jiaoxin — Cultural Park	26 November 2020	16.3 km (10.13 mi)[5]	11	Northern extension
Caihongqiao	28 September 2022	Infill station	1
Xicun	28 December 2022	Infill station	1

Stations

Service routes		Station no.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
				English	Chinese
●		801		Jiaoxin	滘心		0.00	0.00	Baiyun
●		802		Tinggang	亭岗		1.66	1.66
●		803		Shijing	石井		1.83	3.49
●		804		Xiaoping	小坪		2.00	5.49
●		805		Shitan	石潭	GBA	1.35	6.84
●	●	806		Julong	聚龙	12  1204	0.79	7.63
●	●	807		Shangbu	上步		1.14	8.77
●	●	808		Tongde	同德		0.85	9.62
●	●	809		Ezhangtan	鹅掌坦		0.83	10.45
●	●	810		Xicun	西村	5  505	1.86	12.31	Liwan
●	●	811		Caihong Bridge	彩虹桥	11  1116  13   22	0.96	13.27
●	●	812		Chen Clan Academy	陈家祠	1  107	1.05	14.32
●	●	813		Hualinsi Buddhist Temple	华林寺		0.76	15.08
●	●	814		Cultural Park	文化公园	6  608	1.02	16.10
●	●	815		Tongfuxi	同福西		0.88	16.98	Haizhu
●	●	816		Fenghuang Xincun	凤凰新村		0.86	17.84
●	●	817		Shayuan	沙园	Guangfo  GF21	0.83	18.67
●	●	818		Baogang Dadao	宝岗大道		1.05	19.72
●	●	819		Changgang	昌岗	2  209	0.84	20.56
●	●	820		Xiaogang	晓港		0.67	21.23
●	●	821		Sun Yat-sen University	中大		1.19	22.42
●	●	822		Lujiang	鹭江		1.69	24.11
●	●	823		Kecun	客村	3  308	1.24	25.35
●	●	824		Chigang	赤岗	12  1219	1.48	26.83
●	●	825		Modiesha	磨碟沙	18  1807  28	0.77	27.60
●	●	826		Xingangdong	新港东		1.57	29.17
●	●	827		Pazhou	琶洲	11  1102 (OSI)  28	0.99	30.16
●	●	828		Wanshengwei	万胜围	4  421  THZ1  THZ110	1.83	31.99

Further North Extension

Part of Phase 3 adjustment plan of Guangzhou Metro, now under review by the National Development and Reform Commission as of September 2022.^[10] This extension will bring Line further North beyond Jiaoxin Station.^[11] The extension will have provisions to be divided into two lines at Jiangfu Station. With the northern section of Line 8 between Jiangfu Station and Guangzhou North Railway Station will be spun off to form the new Line 24.^[12][13]

However, according to the latest environmental impact assessment announcement, Line 24 is used as an extension of Line 8 to announce the line design information. The part to the north of Jiangfu Station is taken as part of the further north extension of Line 8, and the part to the south of Jiangfu Station is taken as the "Subline of the North Extension of Line 8". Even so, the line specifications of these two parts are still configured according to the separate Line 24, because it avoids the need to increase the number of new service lines when it is submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission for approval.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Station name		Connections	Location
English	Chinese
Jiangfu	江府	24	Baiyun
Jiangcun	江村
Jianggao	江高
Fengxiang Lu	凤翔路

East Extension

• Under construction. The extension is 18 km with 7 new stations.^[18]

Station name[18]		Connections	Location
English	Chinese
Fengpu Park	凤浦公园		Haizhu
Xinzhou	新洲
Changzhou	长洲	7  711	Huangpu
Exhibition & Trade City	展贸城		Panyu
Hualong	化龙
Mengdi	蒙地
Longze Lu	龙泽路
Lianhua	莲花	GLA  GH   GFC