Line 11 (Shenzhen Metro)

Shenzhen Metro Line 11 opened on 28 June 2016.^[3] Line 11 has a length of 53.5 km (33.2 mi)^[1] and a total of 19 stations. It connects the CBDs of Futian, Nanshan and Qianhai to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and onward to Fuyong, Shajing and Songgang suburban areas. It serves as both a regional express line from the west coast of Shenzhen to the city core area and an airport rail link.^[4] Compared with the other lines of Shenzhen Metro, Line 11 has a longer spacing between stops for a higher speed service. Trains of Line 11 were designed to run at 120 km/h (75 mph), up to 50% faster than other lines,^[5] but currently limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) in some sections for infrastructure, tunnel wind pressure, track geometry issues and noise reasons.^[6] Construction of Line 11 started in April 2012 and test running begun at the end of March 2016. Trains run at a 4-minute frequency between Futian and Airport North, 8-minute frequency for full length trains during morning rush hours, 5-minute interval for full length during evening rush hours, and 6-minute interval for non-peak hours. Currently it takes slightly more than half an hour to travel from Futian to the Airport. Line 11's color is violet.^[7]

Line 11
Overview
Other name(s)	Airport line (机场线; 機場綫; Jīchǎng xiàn; Chi^1-chʻang^3 hsien^4)
Native name	十一号线; 十一號綫; Shíyī hào xiàn
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Bitou Gangxia North
Stations	19
Color on map	Tyrian purple (#6a1d44)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Operator(s)	SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Depot(s)	Songgang depot Airport North stabling yard
Rolling stock	CRRC Zhuzhou (1101-1133)(8A)
History
Opened	28 June 2016; 7 years ago (2016-06-28)
Last extension	28 October 2022; 11 months ago (2022-10-28)
Technical
Line length	53.5 km (33.2 mi)^[1]^[2]
Number of tracks	Double-track
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines (1500 volts)
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) designed, currently limited to 80 km/h (50 mph)
Signalling	Urbalis 888 CBTC Moving block
Route map Legend Future extension to Dongguan Songgang Depot Bitou Songgang 6 6 to Science Museum Houting Shajing Ma'an Hill Tangwei Qiaotou 12 to Waterlands Resort East Fuyong 12 Airport North Stabling Yard 20 to Convention & Exhibition City Airport North 20 Airport Bihaiwan Bao'an 5 to Huangbeiling 1 to Airport East Qianhaiwan 1 5 5 to Chiwan Nanshan 12 12 to Zuopaotai East 9 to Qianwan 2 to Chiwan Houhai 2 13 13 to Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint to Shangwu Hongshuwan South 9 9 to Wenjin Chegongmiao 1 7 9 7 9 1 to Luohu Futian 2 3 3 to Futian Bonded Area to Shuanglong Guangshengang HSR 4 to Futian Checkpoint to Niuhu Gangxia North 2 10 14 10 to Futian Checkpoint to Shuangyong Street Phase 2 remaining section (Under Construction) 2 to Yantian Road 14 to Shatian Fuxin Stabling Yard The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University 7 to Xili Lake to Tai'an Huaqiang South 7 9 to Wenjin to Qianwan Hongling South 9 This diagram: view talk edit

History

In 2007, the "Shenzhen City Rail Transit Construction Plan (2011 to 2020)" was publicly announced for the first time, which included the plans for Line 11.^[4] The plan calls for an express metro line running along the western coast of Shenzhen with through services to Dongguan, Guangzhou and beyond via the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway which was then envisioned to be an intercity metro line.^[8] In December 2008, a ground breaking ceremony was held for the project, attended by Party Secretary Wang Yang and Governor Huang Huahua.^[9] However, design changes started immediately after due to disagreements on how to integrate the metro project with the intercity line. Subsequently, the project was postponed.^[10]

In July 2010, China Railway Minister Liu Zhijun and Guangdong Executive Vice Governor Zhu Xiaodan held talks to speed up railway construction in Guangdong. The result was a new plan to construct a Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway network. The Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway was redesigned from a rapid transit line to a regional rail line and will no longer enter the central area of Shenzhen. Instead the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway shall terminate at Airport station with interchange for Line 11 but no through services.^[11]

Timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Bitou — Futian	28 June 2016	51.936 km (32.27 mi)^[1]	18	Phase 1
Futian — Gangxia North	28 October 2022	1.6 km (0.99 mi)^[2]	1	Phase 2 (Initial Section)

Service routes

• Gangxia North — Bitou
• Futian — Songgang / Bitou
• Gangxia North — Airport North (Monday – Friday AM peak hours only)

Stations

Service routes		Station name		Connections	Nearby bus stops	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
●	●	Bitou	碧头		长安26 656 M495	0.00	0.00	Bao'an
●	●	Songgang	松岗	6  12	656 B641 M255 M291 M490 M512	1.90	1.90
●	●	Houting	后亭		652 656 779 782 B774 B867 B895 M442	2.30	4.20
●	●	Shajing	沙井		639 656 780 782 B716 B776 B894 M284 M333 M387 M397	2.40	6.60
●	●	Ma'an Hill	马安山		782 M284 M387 M397	1.75	8.35
●	●	Tangwei	塘尾		327 866 868区间2 B893 M237 M251 M252 M367 M387	1.75	10.10
●	●	Qiaotou	桥头		866 868区间2 B876 B892 M291 M310 M387	1.70	11.80
●	●	Fuyong	福永	12	338 639 866 868区间2 B898 M251 M252 M291 M310 M351 M387 M472 M514	1.75	13.55
●	●	Airport North	机场北	20		2.65	16.20
●	●	Airport	机场	SZX	330/Airport 1（机场1）330B 330C 790 E16 E21 M416 M371 M387 M387区间 M416 Airport 2（机场2） Airport 4（机场4） Airport 6（机场6） Airport 7（机场7） Airport 8（机场8） Airport 9（机场9） Airport 10（机场10）	3.65	19.85
●	●	Bihaiwan	碧海湾		320 718 797 B847 B887 B910 M200 M473	7.00	26.85
●	●	Bao'an	宝安		631 797 B630 B828 E15 M200 M210 M376 M473 M507	3.40	30.25
●	●	Qianhaiwan	前海湾	1 5		2.70	32.95	Nanshan
●	●	Nanshan	南山	12	58 74 79 204 331 332 337 369 382 390 B682 M206 M222 M241 M242 M347 M370 M371 M463 M483 M506 N4 Peak-time 12（高峰12） European City Line	4.20	37.15
●	●	Houhai	后海	2  13	M299 M429 M467 M474 M483 M493 N24 Peak-time 10（高峰10）	1.90	39.05
●	●	Hongshuwan South	红树湾南	9  29		3.25	42.30
●	●	Chegongmiao	车公庙	1 7 9	21 26 28 79 101 113 123 202 204 209 213 222 223 234 303 324 326 338 365 372 M191 M372 M391 M392 M413 M414 M435 M447 M448 M500 N4 N6 Peak-time 18（高峰18） Peak-time 62（高峰62） Peak-time 119（高峰119）	5.75	48.05	Futian
●	●	Futian	福田	2 3   Futian	32 101 113 123 204 223 234 327 330/Airport 1（机场1） B613 E18 E28 K204 M221 M413 N4 Peak-time 15（高峰15） Peak-time 18（高峰18） Peak-time 38（高峰38） Peak-time 49（高峰49） Peak-time 62（高峰62） Peak-time 119（高峰119）	3.10	51.93
●		Gangxia North	岗厦北	2 10 14		1.60^[2]	53.53
		The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University	中大八院
		Huaqiang South	华强南	7
		Hongling South	红岭南	9 1 2  5  (via Grand Theater)				Luohu

Future Development

Line 11 is planned to have an east extension to Hongling South.^[12] The one-station extension from Futian to Gangxia North opened on 28 October 2022 and the remaining 3 stations are currently under construction.

Additional proposals include a northern extension into Chang'an, Dongguan with transfers to Dongguan Rail Transit.

Rolling stock

The airport line will use 33 sets of Size A subway trains in eight car sets (no. 1101–1133) with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), including two six standard class carriages and two Business Class carriages. On 4 July 2015, the first train completed eight months of commissioning work,^[13] and 10 trains have been delivered from CRRC Zhuzhou as of March 2016. The maximum train capacity is 2564 people.

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  A Line 11 train

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  The interior of a Business Class carriage

Business Class

Business Class has transverse seating and curtains^[14] for comfort and luggage racks for airport passengers.^[15] To ride Business Class passengers have to pay a premium for their ticket, similar to First Class on the MTR East Rail line. Business Class carriages are marked by dark grey floor tiles and yellow panels above the platform screen doors. Standard class carriages are marked by light grey floor tiles and white panels above the doors.^[16]

Type	Date of manufacture	Series	Sets	Serial number	Assembly	Notes
Type A	2015 – 2016	A-size stock	33	1101-1133	Tc＋Mp＋M＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc	Manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works

Fares

Two kinds of fares are charged on Line 11. In standard class, the fare is equivalent to other metro lines. Business Class is three times as expensive as standard class. Standard class fares range between 2 and 10 yuan, with Business Class ranging between 6 and 30 yuan. Because of the possibility of transfers, this makes the maximum possible fare on the Shenzhen Metro 35 yuan. Business Class can be accessed through placing the Shenzhen Tong on a validator or through purchasing a yellow token (standard tokens are green).^[17] 11% of passengers travel by Business Class.^[18]

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