Line 21 of the

Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro ( zh, s=广州地铁, labels=no) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be b ...

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Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

. Line 21 is an express suburban metro line along with Line 14. Both lines were envisioned to connect and promote development in the northeast regions of Guangzhou. Line 21's unique role means that it has many design features that make it different from other Guangzhou metro lines. For example, several stations have

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s to allow for express and local stopping patterns and trains reach a maximum service speed of . These considerations allow for passengers to travel from outer Guangzhou to the city center in one hour. Line 21 runs from in Tianhe to in Zengcheng. The line is about long. The line has of underground sections, of mountain base tunneling and on viaducts. The line has a total of 20 stations, of which 16 are underground and 4 are elevated. The eastern section of Line 21 opened on December 28, 2018 and the western section opened on December 20, 2019. Since October 2, 2024, the section from Tianhe Park to Yuancun was removed from Line 21, and once renovation is complete, will transfer to Line 11. Cross Platform transfer will be provided at Tianhe Park station since December 28, 2024. GZMTRLine21InScale

Opening timeline

Train service

There are 2 types of train services offered on the metro line 21: * — (Local services, stop at every stations on mainline) * — (Rapid express services, only stop at Tangdong, Huangcun, Tianhe Smart City, Shenzhoulu, Suyuan, Shuixi, Zhenlong, Fenggang, Zengcheng Square)

Stations

* L - local services * R - rapid express services

References

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