Line 24 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 24 of Guangzhou Metro is an under construction rapid transit line in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. The whole line runs roughly from north to south, connecting Huadu District, Baiyun District, Yuexiu District and Haizhu District, and connects two railway hubs, Guangzhou North railway station and Guangzhou Baiyun railway station.[1] Line 24 will use 6-car Type A trains similar to Line 8.[2]

Line 24
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Overview
Native name广州地铁24号线
StatusUnder construction
OwnerCity of Guangzhou
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemGuangzhou Metro
Services1
Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Technical
Line length31.7 km (19.70 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed100 km/h (62.14 mph)
Route map

Huadu Railway Station (left)
 9 
Left arrow to Fei'eling
to Gaozeng Right arrow
Guangzhou North Railway Station
 9 
Xiuquan Park
Huadu Lake
Yayao
Yayuan
Dongjing
Yayao Depot
Shenshandong
Shuili
Connection to Line 8
Jiangfu
 8 
 8  Down arrow to Lianhua
Liuxi River
Taoyuan
Tangge Stabling Yard
Junhe
Baiyun Dalang
 22  Up arrow to Airport North (Terminal 2)
Xiamao
 22 
Huangshi
Line reservation
Line reservation
Baiyun Railway Station
 12   22 
Connection to Line 12
Tangjing
Yuanjing
Ziyuangang
 11 
 11 
Left arrow anti-clockwise
clockwise Right arrow
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
 2   13 
 13 
Left arrow to Chaoyang
to Xinsha Right arrow
Line 24 drawn to scale

Planning

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In 2014, the Guangzhou Municipal Planning Bureau revealed that it was studying the extension of Line 8 through to Jianggao station, and then along National Highway 107 to Guangzhou North Railway Station in Huadu District. This section was known as the North-North Extension of Line 8 as it was the north extension of the first North Extension project of Line 8 that brought the line up to Jiaoxin station. The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in late March 2017. However, project was somewhat controversial as experts and the public have expressed doubts about the extension plan from an operations perspective, as with the completion of the North-North Extension, the total length of Line 8 from Guangzhou North Station to Wanshengwei station will exceed 50 kilometers. Being that the maximum operating speed of Line 8 is only 80 kilometers per hour and the entire line has moderate stop spacings, it was questioned whether a normal subway line should be this long.[3] In response to these concerns, planners decided to reserve for the line to be split at Jiangfu Station, leaving the Jiangfu to Guangzhou North Station section to spun off from Line 8 extended south as an independently operated new line also known as Line 24.[4][5]

The latest plans for Line 24 show the line running from Guangzhou North to Jiangfu Stations, taking over most of the North-North Extension of Line 8 project outright, and continuing south to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall station. The first section of Line 24 is planned to start construction in 2021 and be completed in 2025.[2] In the future Line 24 will be extended further south to Shixi station.[6][7]

Line 24 is part of Phase 3 adjustment plan of Guangzhou Metro, now under review by the National Development and Reform Commission as of September 2022.[8]

However, according to the latest environmental impact assessment announcement, Line 24 is used as an extension of Line 8 to announce the line design information. The part to the north of Jiangfu Station is taken as part of the further north extension of Line 8, and the part to the south of Jiangfu Station is taken as the "Subline of the North Extension of Line 8". Even so, the line specifications of these two parts are still configured according to the separate Line 24.[9][10][11][12]

Stations

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  • Under construction
Project name Station name Connections Location
English Chinese
Main line of the North Extension of Line 8 Guangzhou North Railway Station 广州北站  9  903 Huadu
Xiuquan Park 秀全公园
Yayao 雅瑶
Yayuan 雅源
Dongjing 东镜
Shenshandong 神山东 Baiyun
Shuili 水沥
Jiangfu 江府  8 
Subline of the North Extension of Line 8 Taoyuan 桃源
Junhe 均禾
Baiyun Dalang 白云大朗
Xiamao 夏茅  22 
Huangshi 黄石
Baiyun Railway Station 白云站  12   22 
 8  (via Shitan 805)
  GBA
Tangjing 棠景
Yuanjing 远景
Ziyuangang 梓元岗  11 
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 纪念堂  2  214
 13 
Yuexiu

References

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