Type Rapid transit Status Operating Line length 18.6 km (11.6 mi) Operator Guangzhou Metro | System Guangzhou Metro Services 1 Owner Guangzhou Stations 15 | |
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Terminis Higher Education Mega Center South Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station | ||
Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁7号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Qī Hào Xiàn) or Panyu Line (Chinese: 番禺线; pinyin: Pānyú Xiàn) runs across Panyu District. Line 7's color is light green. Line 7 is envisioned as tangential line that runs across southeast Guangzhou and Foshan, allowing for orbital traffic between the suburbs of Shunde, Panyu and Huangpu to avoid the crowded city center stations. The first section starts at Guangzhou South Railway Station and ends at Higher Education Mega Center South, interchanging with Line 2 at Guangzhou South Railway Station, Line 3 at Hanxi Changlong, and Line 4 at Higher Education Mega Center South. The total length is 17.1 km with 10 stations. The plan for west extension of the first phase from Guangzhou South Railway Station to Meidi Dadao in Shunde District, Foshan was approved in October, 2015. The construction of the west extension began in June, 2016. The west extension is expected to be operational in 2020. The first phase of the line (Guangzhou South — HEMC South) was opened on December 28, 2016.