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Line 13 of the
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is a
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rail line currently in operation as of 28 December 2017 in
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, China. It is envisioned to be the "East West express line" complementing Line 3 which is the "North South express line". The line serves some of the most popular areas in Guangzhou such as Luochongwai Bus Terminal, Zhujiang New Town CBD and Yuancun while passing through some of the densest and most populated areas of Tianhe, Yuexiu, and
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Districts. Due to the density of the areas served, demand for this line is expected to be high, with an average mature daily ridership predicted at 1.44 million passengers per day when both phases are complete. Knowing this, engineers designed Line 13 to use 8 car wide body Type A rolling stock, the highest capacity rolling stock in the Guangzhou Metro to date. To fulfill its role as a crosstown express service, the line is designed with a service speed of with a wider stop spacing. The first phase runs from in Huangpu to in
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, opened on 28 December 2017 and is expected to initially serve 220,000 riders per day. Phase 2 of the line, from Yuzhu to Chaoyang, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open between Yuzhu and Tianhe Park in 2025, and between Tianhe Park and Chaoyang in 2026.


History


Planning

During initial planning, Line 13 considered the use of 4 car L-type
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trains for operation. However, severe congestion issues appeared just after the opening of Line 3, which only uses low capacity 3 car Type B trains and Line 6 which uses even lower capacity 4 car Type L
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trains, prompted heavy public criticism. Planners subsequently reevaluated the passenger flow forecasts for the entire line of Line 13, and upgraded the design to directly use the highest capacity 8 car A-type trains. During 2012, it has also considered the split of the second phase of Line 13 between Tianhe Park and Tangxia, so that Line 13 can be operated in segments with two stations as the terminal and transfer station, passengers would transfer between the two lines using a paired
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. At that time the predicted maximum passenger demand section of Line 13 was predicted to reach up to 55,000
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heading eastbound beyond
Tianhe Park station Tianhe Park station () is an interchange station between Line 11 and Line 21 of the Guangzhou Metro, and the western terminus of Line 21. It started operations on 20 December 2019. With the opening of Line 11, Line 21 was truncated to here fro ...
in the AM peak period. It was surmised that doubling up the line in that section will allow for additional capacity. However, this plan was ultimately never adopted. In 2017, the second phase of the project (including the first phase of extension) was approved by the
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. On October 15, the Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission officially approved the feasibility study report of the second phase of Line 13. Initial ridership of Line 13 upon the opening of both phases is expected to reach 1.2 million passengers per day.


Stations


Phase II

* Under Construction, Zhucun — Tianhe Park expected to open in late 2025


References

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