Line 5 (Shenzhen Metro)

Line 5
CRRC Zhuzhou train at Qianhaiwan station
Overview
Other name(s)	Huanzhong line (环中线; 環中線; Huánzhōng xiàn; Waan4 Zung1 Sin3)
Native name	五号线; 五號線; Wǔhào Xiàn; Ng5 Hou6 Sin3
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Chiwan Huangbeiling
Stations	34
Color on map	(#9950b2)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Depot(s)	Tanglang depot Shangshuijing stabling yard
Rolling stock	CRRC Zhuzhou (501-530、552-557)(6A) CRRC Changchun (531-551)(6A)
Daily ridership	1.1 million (March 2021 average)[1] 1.31 million (2020 Peak)[2]
History
Opened	22 June 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-22)
Last extension	28 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-28)
Technical
Line length	47.393 km (29.45 mi)[3]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Signalling	Urbalis 888 CBTC Moving block
Route map Legend 2 to Yantian Road Shekou West Depot (Line 2) Future extension Chiwan 2 Connection to Line 2 Liwan Railway Park 15 15 anti-clockwise clockwise Mawan Qianwan Park Qianwan 9 9 to Wenjin 11 to Gangxia North Guiwan 1 to Luohu Qianhaiwan 1 11 11 to Bitou Linhai Baohua Bao'an Center 1 1 to Airport East Fanshen 20 to Baishizhou to Convention & Exhibition City 12 to Zuopaotai East to Waterlands Resort East Lingzhi 12 connection to Line 12 Honglang North 15 15 clockwise anti-clockwise Xingdong 29 29 to Hongshuwan South Liuxiandong 13 13 to Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint to Shangwu 7 to Tai'an/connection to Line 7 Xili 7 27 27 to Songpingcun University Town Tanglang Depot Tanglang Changlingpi 27 Pingnan Railway (27 Shenzhen North Station West Square) to Xiamen North/West Kowloon to Guangzhou South 6 to Science Museum to Songgang 4 to Futian Checkpoint to Niuhu Shenzhen North 4 6 Pingnan Railway 27 to Gangtou West Minzhi 22 22 to Shangsha to Liguang Wuhe 10 10 to Futian Checkpoint to Shuangyong Street Bantian Yangmei Shangshuijing Stabling Yard （Under Construction) Shangshuijing Xiashuijing Changlong to Shenzhen to Guangzhou/Dongguan East 3 to Futian Bonded Area to Shuanglong 14 to Gangxia North to Shatian Buji 3 14 Baigelong 17 17 to Luohu West to Shanglilang Buxin Tai'an 7 7 to Xili Lake Yijing 2 to Yantian Road Huangbeiling 2 Phase 1 remaining section (Under Construction) Dongmen Road 2 （OSI） 1 to Luohu Jianshe Road Grand Theater 1 2 1 to Airport East 2 to Chiwan This diagram: view talk edit

Shenzhen Metro Line 5 (formerly branded as the Huanzhong line), runs West–East from Chiwan to Huangbeiling forming an arc around central Shenzhen. It opened on 22 June 2011. Line 5's color is purple. Line 5 is an important east west and orbital line that connects various sub-centers of Shenzhen. This led to Line 5 being heavily used. In 2014, average daily ridership exceeded 500,000 people,^[4] with over 1 million passengers using the line on 20 July 2018, setting a new record.^[5][6] Since 2019, Line 5 has surpassed Line 1 as the busiest line in the Shenzhen Metro network.^[7] By 2021, the line regularly carries well over 1 million passengers every day^[1] and reaching the predicted long term daily passenger volume.