Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System

Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System
Simplified Chinese	珠江新城旅客自动输送系统
Traditional Chinese	珠江新城旅客自動輸送系統
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhūjiāng Xīnchéng Lǚkè Zìdòng Shūsòng Xìtǒng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	zyu1gong1 san1sing4 leoi5haak3 zi6dung6 syu1sung3 hai6tung2

APM line
	APM
	Platform of Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Haizhu and Tianhe districts; Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Canton Tower; Linhexi
Stations	9
Service
Type	People mover
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	8 November 2010
Technical
Line length	3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	rubber tyres
Electrification	Third rails, 650 V Three-phase AC
Route map
	Tianhe Sports
	Center South
	Guangzhou Women and
	Children's Medical Center
	Canton Tower
	Stabling Yard

Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System (Chinese: 珠江新城旅客自动输送系统), or APM line, is an automated people mover (APM) system mainly serving the Zhujiang New Town area in Guangzhou, the new CBD of the city. It is an underground and automatic operating system. In terms of construction cost per kilometre, it is the most expensive people mover system in the world, yet it is the shortest and least used line in the Guangzhou Metro network. The whole line began service before the Asian Games on 8 November 2010 with the exception of Haixinsha and Canton Tower. This was due to the two stations being located close to the opening and closing ceremony venue.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Canton Tower — Linhexi	8 November 2010	4.0 km (2.49 mi)	8	(initial phase)
Haixinsha	24 February 2011	Infill station	1

Lengths and stations

The entire track of the Zhujiang New Town APM, with a length of 3.49 km (2.17 mi) and all nine stations are laid underground,[1] making it the first all underground urban people mover in the world. The shortest distance between two stations is 315 metres with an average of the entire line approximating 473 metres.

Stations

Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
Station №	English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

APM 01	Canton Tower	广州塔	3 THZ1	0.00	0.00	Haizhu
APM 02	Haixinsha	海心沙		0.69	0.69	Tianhe
APM 03	Guangzhou Opera House	大剧院		0.47	1.16
APM 04	Huacheng Dadao	花城大道		0.39	1.55
APM 05	Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center	妇儿中心		0.38	1.93
APM 06	Huangpu Dadao	黄埔大道		0.49	2.42
APM 07	Tianhenan	天河南		0.51	2.93
APM 08	Tianhe Sports Center South	体育中心南		0.32	3.25
APM 09	Linhexi	林和西	3	0.65	3.90

Operating hours

The system was designed to provide service from 6:00 to 24:00 every day, and may run extra hours on special occasions, such as weekends, holidays or when major events are being held. But due to the low demand, trains operated from 8:00 to 20:00 when the line first opened. The service hours have since been gradually extended and from 4 October 2014 trains have been operating between 7:00 and 23:30.

Rolling stock

The APM uses 14 Bombardier Transportation's APM 100 cars built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]

References

Metro station names of Guangzhou Metro Line 2 Archived June 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/guangzhou-apm-enters-service.html

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[1] Metro station names of Guangzhou Metro Line 2 Archived June 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

[2] ttp://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/guangzhou-apm-enters-service.html