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

SegmentCommencementLengthStationName
Xiaogang — Wanshengwei25 September 20109Line 2 & 8 realignment project
Changgang — Xiaogang25 September 20101Line 2 & 8 realignment project
Fenghuang Xincun — Changgang3 November 20103Line 2 & 8 realignment project
Cultural Park — Fenghuang Xincun28 December 20192Line 2 & 8 realignment project

Stations

Approved and under preparation for construction with an implementation period of 2019 to 2023. In the future, the further north extension phase will be divided into two lines at Jiangfu Station. With the northern section of Line 8 between Jiangfu Station and Guangzhou North Railway Station will be split off to form a new line.