Line 8 (Guangzhou Metro)

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  clockwise Caihongqiao  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 Panyu Square 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  anti-clockwise 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 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 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]