Line 5 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Liwan District to Huangpu District. It starts at Jiaokou running 31.9 km (19.82 mi) in a wide "∩" shape and ends at Wenchong. Like lines 4 and 6, it is equipped with linear induction motor technology. Line 5's color is red. Line 5 began operation on 28 December 2009, from Jiaokou to Wenchong.^[4] On December 31, 2009, Line 5 set a record of 567,000 daily passengers, surpassing the ten year ridership projections in the span of just 4 days after its opening. As of May 2017, Line 5 carries an average of 1.05 million passengers per day and is extremely congested throughout the day, operating at over 100% capacity during rush hours.^[5][6] The opening of Phase I of Line 13 further increased traffic demand on the west end of Line 5 and pushing congestion to over 130% capacity.^[7] Prompting the Guangzhou Metro to limit passenger traffic at a number of subway stations on Line 5.^[7] In 2018, the busiest section of Line 5 reaches over 50,000 pphpd of traffic volume during peak periods.^[8] By 2019, the line was used by 1.18 million passengers each day.^[2] In the future Line 13 Phase II will provide relief for Line 5.

Line 5
Line 5 train near Tanwei
Overview
Other name(s)	L2 (5 lines plan name) M3 (7 lines plan name) M5 (2000 plan name) Huanshilu line (环市路线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Huangpu, Tianhe, Yuexiu, and Liwan districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Jiaokou Wenchong
Stations	24
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock	CRRC Qingdao Sifang/Kawasaki Heavy Industries Metro cars^[1]
Daily ridership	1.18 million (2019 daily average)^[2] 1.485 million (2019 Peak)^[3]
History
Opened	28 December 2009; 13 years ago (2009-12-28)
Technical
Line length	31.9 km (19.82 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 V DC (Overhead lines with same voltage installed in depot)
Route map Legend Extension (Under Construction) Huangpu New Port Xiagang Baoying Dadao  13  to Xinsha Xiayuan  13  Miaotou Shuangsha Extension (Under Construction) Wenchong Dashadong ( 7 )  7  to Yanshan to Guangzhou South Railway Station Dashadi Huangpu railway Yuzhu  13   13  to Chaoyang Yuzhu Depot Sanxi Dongpu connection to Line 4 Chebeinan  4   4  to Huangcun to Nansha Passenger Port Keyun Lu Yuancun  11 ( 21  before 2024)  21  to Zengcheng Square Tancun ( 19 ) Liede Zhujiang New Town  3   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square Wuyangcun ( 10  Siyou Xinma Lu) Yangji Stream Yangji  1   1  to Guangzhou East Railway Station to Xilang Zoo  6  to Xiangxue Ouzhuang  6  Taojin  6  Xiaobei Guangshen railway Guangzhou Guangzhou Railway Station  2  ( 11   14 )  2  to Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South Railway Station  11  clockwise Jingguang railway Xicun ( 8 )  8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei Xichang ( 13 )  13  to Chaoyang to Xinsha Sima Creek Zhongshanba ( 11 )  11  anti-clockwise  6  Pearl River Tanwei  6  connection to Line 6  6  to Xunfenggang Pearl River Jiaokou Guangmao railway This diagram: view talk edit

Line 5
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁5号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵5號線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Wǔ Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong^2zau^1 dei^6tit^3 ng^5 hou^6 sin^3

Rush-hour congestion in January 2022 at Yuancun Station of Line 5.

Opening timeline

 

Line 5 drawn to scale.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jiaokou — Wenchong	28 December 2009	31.9 km (19.82 mi)	24	(initial phase)

Stations

Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
5 01		Jiaokou	滘口		0.00	0.00	Liwan
5 02		Tanwei	坦尾	6	1.75	1.75
5 03		Zhongshanba	中山八	11	1.54	3.29
5 04		Xichang	西场	13	1.53	4.82
5 05		Xicun	西村	8	0.68	5.50
5 06		Guangzhou Railway Station	广州火车站	2   11   14   22   GS    GZQ	1.58	7.08	Yuexiu
5 07		Xiaobei	小北		2.40	9.48
5 08		Taojin	淘金	12   13  (both via Jianshe Liumalu)	1.10	10.58
5 09		Ouzhuang	区庄	6	1.03	11.61
5 10		Zoo	动物园		1.09	12.70
5 11		Yangji	杨箕	1	1.05	13.75
5 12		Wuyangcun	五羊邨	10  (via Siyou Xinmalu)	1.06	14.81
5 13		Zhujiang New Town	珠江新城	3	0.76	15.57	Tianhe
5 14		Liede	猎德		1.15	16.72
5 15		Tancun	潭村		1.44	18.16
5 16		Yuancun	员村	21  (to be replaced by  11 )	1.79	19.95
5 17		Keyun Lu	科韵路		1.55	21.50
5 18		Chebeinan	车陂南	4	1.37	22.87
5 19		Dongpu	东圃		1.37	24.24
5 20		Sanxi	三溪		1.55	25.79
5 21		Yuzhu	鱼珠	13	1.79	27.58	Huangpu
5 22		Dashadi	大沙地		1.55	29.13
5 23		Dashadong	大沙东	7	1.33	30.46
5 24		Wenchong	文冲		1.19	31.65

Future Development

An eastern extension to Huangpu New Port station^[9] is currently under construction with opening scheduled in 2023. The extension is 9.76 km (6.06 mi) long, with 6 new stations.^[10][11]

Station no.	Station name^[9]		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
5 25	Shuangsha	双沙				Huangpu
5 26	Miaotou	庙头
5 27	Xiayuan	夏园	13    GBRT
5 28	Baoying Dadao	保盈大道
5 29	Xiagang	夏港
5 30	Huangpu New Port	黄埔新港

Rolling Stock

Line 5 uses six car linear motor trains. In 2020, Guangzhou Metro started bidding for 14 additional trains to supplement the fleet in preparation for the east extension.^[12]

 

LCD passenger information display on a L7 series train.

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type L	2008–2010	L2	30	Mcp+M+Mp+M+M+Mcp	Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Itochu^[13]
Type L	2011–2013	L4-I & L4-II	32	Mcp+M+Mp+M+M+Mcp	Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Itochu^[14]
Type L	2021–2022	L7	14	Mcp+M+Mp+M+M+Mcp	Manufactured by CRRC Guangdong.^[15]

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