Line 8 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro is a north-west L-shaped line on the system that runs from to, spanning a total of with 15 stations. It interchanges with Line 2 at, Line 3 at, Line 4 at and Line 6 at. All stations on Line 8 are underground. Line 8's color is teal.
Line 8 used to run as part of Line 2 until the extension to both lines opened for trial operation on 25 September 2010, and Changgang to Fenghuang Xincun started operation on 3 November 2010. With the northern extension of Line 8, daily ridership is projected to immediately reach 960,000 passengers per day, growing to 1.33 million per day in the short term and topping 1.65 million per day in the long-term.
History
- 2004 - The Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension was announced. Creating Line 8 by splitting off the southeastern portion from Line 2.
- June 2007 - Line 2 and 8 realignment; and Line 8 phase 1 was approved by the NDRC.
- 1 August 2007 - Construction of Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension officially commenced.
- 10 March 2010 - Line 8 phase 2 was announced by extend Line 8 from Liwan to Baiyun.
- 21 September 2010 - Line 2's services of train bound between Sanyuanli to Wanshengwei ends.
- 25 September 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension first section was completed and enter operation.
- 3 November 2010 - Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 phase 1 extension second section enter operation.
- 9 July 2014 - Line 8 phase 3 was announced by further extend Line 8 from Baiyun to Huadu.
- 28 December 2019 - The section from Cultural Park to Fenghuang Xincun was opened.
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station | Name |
| Xiaogang — Wanshengwei | 25 September 2010 | 9 | Line 2 & 8 realignment project | |
| Changgang — Xiaogang | 25 September 2010 | 1 | Line 2 & 8 realignment project | |
| Fenghuang Xincun — Changgang | 3 November 2010 | 3 | Line 2 & 8 realignment project | |
| Cultural Park — Fenghuang Xincun | 28 December 2019 | 2 | Line 2 & 8 realignment project |
Stations
- The northern extension from Cultural Park to Jiaoxin is planned to open in 2020. The extension from Cultural Park to Jiaoxin is 16.1 km in length.
Further North Extension