Line 18 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 18
Line 18
	Concourse of Panyu Square Station
Overview
Other name(s)	North-South express line (Chinese: 南北快线); Nansha express line (Chinese: 南沙快线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Termini	Wanqingsha; Xiancun (current);
Stations	8 (+1 under construction)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangdong Intercity; (Wholly-owned subsidiary of Guangzhou Metro Corporation)
History
Opened	28 September 2021 (Wanqingsha – Xiancun section)
Technical
Line length	58.3 km (36.2 mi) (Wanqingsha—Xiancun section); 61.3 km (38.1 mi) (full Phase 1)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
North extension
Reserved extension
	to Fei'eling
	to Gaozeng
	Guangqing intercity railway
	Guangfo circular intercity railway
	Jingguang railway
	Jingguangshengang HSR
	Guangqing intercity railway
	connecting line
	to Jiahewanggang
	to Dongfeng
	anti-clockwise
	clockwise
	to Chaoyang
	to Xinsha
	to Jiaokou
	to Huangpu New Port
	to Canton Tower
	to Wanshengwei
	to Jiaoxin
	to Wanshengwei
	to Xunfenggang
	to Higher Education Mega Center South
	clockwise
	anti-clockwise
	to Meidi Dadao
	to Yanshan
South-west extension
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Line 18 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁18号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Shíbāhàoxiàn) is a rapid transit express line in Guangzhou with trains operating up to 160 km/h (99 mph).^[5]^[6] It runs in a south-north direction, connecting Wanqingsha in Nansha District, Panyu Square in Panyu District, Modiesha in Haizhu District, Zhujiang New Town and Guangzhou East Railway Station in Tianhe District. The line commenced service on 28 September 2021.^[1]

Currently, there are train attendants on board each train. In the future, trains will operate fully driverless GoA4 mode when sufficient reliability from the signaling system has been confirmed.^[7]

^ ^a ^b "官宣！十八号线首通段开通时间定了". Guangzhou Metro. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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^ ^a ^b "十八号线首通段"轨通"". 全长61.3公里，其中首通段58.3公里
^ 广州最高规格地铁——18号线、22号线计划2020年建成 (in Simplified Chinese). bendibao.com. 25 July 2017.
^ 广州市城市轨道交通近期建设规划（2016-2022年）. 广州公共资源交易网.
^ 珠三角12条地铁线路今年开工！1小时生活圈来了 (in Simplified Chinese). NetEase News. 25 February 2018.
^ "大灣區GBA新聞：屏幕提示擁擠度車廂分冷氣級數 - 20220413 - 港聞". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[gzm18commence-1] "官宣！十八号线首通段开通时间定了". Guangzhou Metro. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

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[gz2021-3] "十八号线首通段"轨通"". 全长61.3公里，其中首通段58.3公里

[4] 广州最高规格地铁——18号线、22号线计划2020年建成 (in Simplified Chinese). bendibao.com. 25 July 2017.

[5] 广州市城市轨道交通近期建设规划（2016-2022年）. 广州公共资源交易网.

[6] 珠三角12条地铁线路今年开工！1小时生活圈来了 (in Simplified Chinese). NetEase News. 25 February 2018.

[7] "大灣區GBA新聞：屏幕提示擁擠度車廂分冷氣級數 - 20220413 - 港聞". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

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