Line 11 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 11
Overview
Other name(s)	M11 (plan name) Central District Loop Line (Chinese: 中心区环线)
Status	Under Construction
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Termini	Loop line (Terminal station: Chisha)
Stations	31
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	TBA (Expected December 28th, 2024)
Technical
Line length	43.2 km (26.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80km/h (Maximum)
Route map Yuntai Garden Dajinzhong Lu  12   12  Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Shahe  6  Ziyuangang  6   2  Guangzhou Railway Station Jingguang Rly & Guangshen Rly  3   14  Guangzhou East Railway Station  1  3   2  5 ( 14 ) Guangzhou Railway Station  1  │ Guangshen railway  5  Longkouxi  2  South China Normal University  3  Liuhua  3  (After 2024  10 )  8  ( 13 ) Caihongqiao Huajing Lu ( 19 )  13   21   5   5  Zhongshanba Tianhe Park  21  ( 13 )  5   5   6  Ruyifang Yuancun  5  Pearl River Pearl River  THZ1  Shiweitang  8   1  Pazhou  8   1 ( 22 ) Fangcun  12   1  Chisha ( 12 ) Dachongkou  Guangfo   12   Guangfo  Shachong Longtan  18  Hedongdong Datang  3  Diyuan Shangchong  Guangfo  Yangang Yijing Lu Wufeng ( 10 )  Guangfo  Jiangtai Lu  2   2

Line 11 drawn to scale

Line 11 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁11号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Shíyīhàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line under construction in Guangzhou. It will be a loop line around the city center, connecting Guangzhou railway station, Guangzhou East railway station, Pazhou, and Fangcun.

Summary

The line forms a 43.2-kilometre (26.8 mi) ring around the edge of the dense central areas of Guangzhou, allowing circumferential and tangential traffic to avoid transferring at the congested city center stations. As such, 19 of the line's 31 stations plan to have transfers with other lines. In addition, the line will act as a distributor for the numerous Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railways, and the suburban radial subway lines (Guangzhou Metro Line 14, Line 21, Line 22 and Foshan Metro Line 11) that are expected to terminate at stations on Line 11.

Due to the large number of connections and destinations, the line is expected to have a ridership of over 1.2 million passengers per day. To cope with the projected high demand, engineers designed the line to be the second in the system to use high-capacity 8-car wide-body type A trains. Rolling stock will be stabled at the existing Line 8 Chisha depot, reached by a new connection between Chisha and Longtan stations.

History

In 1997 the "Guangzhou City Rapid Rail Transit Network Planning Study (Final Report)" proposed ring line 5 as an alternative to the B program. It followed a closed loop roughly along Newport Road, Changgang Road, Fangcun Avenue, Huangsha Avenue, Huanshi Road and the current Guangzhou New Central Axis. However, the final recommendation was for the A-ring program, so it was not adopted.

In 2008 a new round of rail transit network planning again proposed a loop line. This time it was to follow Xingang Road and the Changgang Road Corridor of Line 8 in the Haizhu Section, with respective "inner ring" and "outer ring" schemes. As the new central axis and Central City Road in the 1997 Line B proposal became Line 3 and Line 5 respectively, between the two schemes, the northeast half-ring was extended via Guangyuan Road, Tianhe North Road, Zhongshan Avenue and Tianfu Road to access Pazhou Station. The difference between the two programs lies in the direction of the western half. The "Little Ring" program was to connect Guangzhou Railway Station along Industrial Avenue, Kangwang Road, Liwan Road and Zhanqian Road. In 1997 the "Grand Central" program was to pass Fenghuang Xincun Station and follow the route of Fangcun Boulevard and Huangsha Avenue and Central City Hall to reach Guangzhou Railway Station, but was realigned along Guangyuan Road. The final "grand scheme" was adopted; however, the already-completed Pazhou-Wansheng section was transferred to other routes, leading to a temporary extension of Line 8 to Culture Park in the Fenghuang New Town.

When the plan was formally chosen in 2010, it was decided to not split Line 8, retaining its original L-shaped route. All sections of the ring line would be completely new. Therefore, the "Grand Central" Southern Half Ring was also extended to Yat King Road in the Shin Khouang Corridor, south of Line 8, becoming an outer ring named Route 11, essentially following the current route. At the same time, it was also planned to increase the number of stations to 32. The final decision was to add only one station, but cancel Ruibao station. However, as the proposed route crossed Baiyun Mountain and Haizhu Wetland, concerns were raised by environmental groups. In the following 2014 proposal, the Admiralty–Yuntai Garden segment was realigned from under Baiyun Mountain to below Guangyuan Middle Road. Due to the restructuring, the original main entrance of Yuntai Garden Station was moved 150 metres (492 ft 2 in) to the south, to street level in Guangyuan Middle Road. Additionally, a secondary exit was removed the Haizhu Wetland.

In 2012, Line 11 was included in Guangzhou Metro's 12th Five-Year Plan and approved. January 2015, the Environmental Impact Assessment for Line 11 was approved by the Provincial Environmental Protection Agency. In July 2015 the project feasibility report was approved. At the end of 2015, Yuexiu District applied for the cancellation of Tianxincun Station due to difficulties with site clearing, but in late September 2016 the station was approved for construction. On September 28, 2016, construction officially started. Tianxincun Station was eventually cancelled in June 2023, therefore reducing the number of stations on the line to 31.

In order to connect Line 21 to the metro line network in the central city, the section from Tianhe Park Station to Yuancun Station was given priority for construction to be loaned to Line 21 for operation. With the opening of Line 21's Western section, it was used first. Until the completion of the construction of Line 11, this section will be detached from Line 21 and the platform facilities will be rebuilt before returning to Line 11 for operation. The renovation project will be carried out on October 2, 2024. The operating range of Line 21 will be shortened to Tianhe Park Station. The relevant lines and platform facilities will be replaced and systematically tested, which is expected to take 88 days.

Stations

Station №	Station name		Transfer	Location (District)
	English	Chinese
— ↑ Loop line towards Longtan ↑ —
1101	Chisha	赤沙	12	Haizhu
1102	Pazhou	琶洲	8  827
1103	Yuancun	员村	5  516	Tianhe
1104	Tianhe Park	天河公园	13   21  2102
1105	Huajing Road	华景路
1106	South China Normal University	华师	3  314 (Operated by Line  10  in the future)
1107	Longkou West	龙口西
1108	Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站	1  116  3  318  18  GGQ
1109	Shahe	沙河	6  618
1110	Yuntai Garden	云台花园		Yuexiu
1111	Dajinzhong Road	大金钟路		Baiyun
1112	Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine	中医药大学	12
1113	Ziyuangang	梓元岗	24
1114	Guangzhou Railway Station	广州火车站	2  216  5  506  14   22  GZQ	Yuexiu
1115	Liuhua	流花
1116	Caihong Bridge	彩虹桥	8  811[1]  13   22	Liwan
1117	Zhongshanba	中山八	5  503
1118	Ruyifang	如意坊	6  606
1119	Shiweitang	石围塘
1120	Fangcun	芳村	1  104  22
1121	Dachongkou	大冲口
1122	Shachong	沙涌	Guangfo  GF20
1123	Hedong East	鹤洞东	11
1124	Diyuan	棣园		Haizhu
1125	Yangang	燕岗	Guangfo  GF22
1126	Jiangtai Road	江泰路	2  208[2]
1127	Wufeng	五凤	10
1128	Yijing Road	逸景路
1129	Shangchong	上涌
1130	Datang	大塘	3  307
1131	Longtan	龙潭	18  1806
— ↓ Loop line towards Chisha ↓ —
1 Line  8  named this station Caihongqiao. 2 Line  2  named this station Jiangtai Lu.