Line 2, Guangzhou Metro

Line 2, Guangzhou Metro
Line 2 2号线
Platform of The 2nd Workers' Cultural Palace Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Guangzhou, China
Termini	Jiahewanggang Guangzhou South Railway Station
Stations	24
Services	1
Daily ridership	1.64 million (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	29 December 2002
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Character	Underground
Technical
Line length	31.4 km (19.51 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map Legend Airport South Jiahe Depot Jiahewanggang 3  14  Tiyu Xilu Huangbian Jiangxia Xiao-gang Baiyun Culture Square Baiyun Park 12  Chatou – Higher Edu Mega Ctr South Feixiang Park Sanyuanli Jingguang/Guangshen Guangzhou Railway Station 5  11  14  Jiaokou – Wenchong Yuexiu Park Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Connection with Line 1 Gongyuanqian 1  Xilang – GZ East Railway Station Haizhu Square 6  Xunfenggang – Changban Pearl River The 2nd Workers' Cultural Palace Jiangnan West Connection with Line 8 Changgang 8  Fenghuang Xincun – Wanshengwei Jiangtai Lu Dongxiao South Nanzhou Guangfo  Kuiqi Lu – Lijiao Pearl River Luoxi Sanzhixiang Watercourse Nanpu Dashi Watercourse Huijiang Higher Edu Mega Ctr South Shibi 7  GZ South Railway Station 7  Jingguangshengang/Guangzhu Dazhou Stabling Yard Dazhou Depot, Line 7 Reserved extension

Line 2 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁2号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Èr Hào Xiàn) or Jiahe Line (Chinese: 嘉禾线; pinyin: Jiāhé Xiàn) is a north-south line on the system that runs from Jiahewanggang to Guangzhou South Railway Station, with a total length of 31.4 km with 24 stations. All stations in Jiahe Line are underground.^[2] Line 2's color is blue.

The line previously ran together with Line 8 on a single route between Sanyuanli and Wanshengwei stations until the extensions to both lines officially opened on September 25, 2010.^[3]

• December 29, 2002: Sanyuanli - Jiangnanxi
• September 25, 2010: Jiahewanggang - Sanyuanli
• September 25, 2010: Jiangnanxi - Guangzhou South

Service routes

• Jiahewanggang — Guangzhou South Railway Station
• Sanyuanli — Jiangtai Lu

Stations

Service routes		Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer/Connection	Location
●		Jiahewanggang	嘉禾望岗	2x island, CPI (und)	3	Baiyun
●		Huangbian	黄边	split (und)
●		Jiangxia	江夏	split (und)
●		Xiao-gang	萧岗	island/side (und)
●		Baiyun Culture Square	白云文化广场	split (und)
●		Baiyun Park	白云公园	split (und)
●		Feixiang Park	飞翔公园	split (und)
●	●	Sanyuanli	三元里	island (und)
●	●	Guangzhou Railway	广州火车站	island (und)	5  via Guangzhou	Yuexiu
●	●	Yuexiu Park	越秀公园	side (und)
●	●	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall	纪念堂	island (und)
●	●	Gongyuanqian	公园前	ESP sol. (und)	1
●	●	Haizhu Square	海珠广场	island (und)	6
●	●	The 2nd Workers' Cultural Palace	市二宫	island (und)		Haizhu
●	●	Jiangnanxi	江南西	side (und)
●	●	Changgang	昌岗	island (und)	8
●	●	Jiangtai Lu	江泰路	island (und)
●		Dongxiaonan	东晓南	ESP sol./side (und)
●		Nanzhou	南洲	island (und)
●		Luoxi	洛溪	island (und)		Panyu
●		Nanpu	南浦	island/side (und)
●		Huijiang	会江	island (und)
●		Shibi	石壁	island (und)
●		Guangzhou South Railway Station	广州南站	island (und)	via Guangzhounan

Headways

Date	Period	Termini	Hours	Frequency	Frequency Type
Monday thru Friday	AM Peak	Sanyuanli—Jiangtai Lu	7:30 — 9:30	2 min. & 30 sec.	2 long-trains 1 short-train
		Jiahewanggang—Sanyuanli / Jiangtai Lu—Guangzhou South		3 min. & 30 sec.
	PM Peak	Jiahewanggang—Guangzhou South	16:30 — 19:45	2 min. & 50 sec. ~ 3 min. & 30 sec.	Long-trains only
	Mid		7:00 — 7:30 / 9:30 — 16:30 / 19:45 — 21:30	3 min. & 30 sec.
	Low		6:00 — 7:00/21:30 — 23:30	6 min. & 30 sec.
Saturday & Sunday	Peak		11:00 — 19:15	3 min.
	Mid		7:00 — 11:00 / 19:15 — 21:30	3 min. & 30 sec.
	Low		6:00 — 7:00 / 21:30 — 23:30	6 min. & 30 sec.

References

1. "861万！地铁客流再创新高！". Guangzhou Metro Corporation. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
2. Guangzhou Metro Light Rail System, China
3. "Dates fixed for opening of six new metro lines GDNews www.newsgd.com". Newsgd.com. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2013-07-12.