On January 19, 2021, the first phase project of tram line 5 in Huangpu District of Guangzhou (Longxi-Yuyan Road in Metro Town) will be publicized before environmental review and approval. According to the environmental assessment, the total investment of the project is about 3 billion yuan, and it is planned to start construction at the end of May 2021 and start trial operation at the end of May 2024.

Set up 5 stations with a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour

According to the "Guangzhou New Tram Line Network Planning (2017-2035)", 14 tram lines are planned in the eastern urban area with a line length of 218.4 kilometers and 262 stations. Consider the future development of the area, and reserve 5 (sections) tram corridors. Huangpu District Tram Line 5 Phase I Project (Longxi-Yuyan Road in Metro Town) is one of them.

Huangpu District Tram Line 5 Phase I Project (Metro Zhenlongxi-Yuyan Road) project starts at Metro Zhenlongxi Station (including), ends at Yuyan Road Station, and the route starts at Metro Zhenlongxi Station. It is mainly laid along Fuqian Road, Permanent Expressway (planned), Xinglong Avenue, Yonghua Road, Huafeng Road, Yonghe Avenue, Yuyan Road, and ends at Yuyan Road Station on the west side of the intersection of Yonghe Avenue and Yuyan Road. The line is 14.41 kilometers long, of which: the surface line is 4.445 kilometers, the underground line is 4.415 kilometers, and the elevated line is 5.55 kilometers. In the first phase, there are 5 stations, Yonghe Depot and Yongfeng Parking Lot.

The project line is mainly laid along the existing urban roads in the form of ground + elevated + underground; the train adopts lithium titanate battery energy storage power supply mode, 100% low-floor steel wheel steel rail tram, train length ≤ 37m, maximum allowable speed 70 Km/h; the vehicle is powered by super capacitors and charged through the charging network at the station.

Connect Metro Line 21 and Tram Line 2

At present, many subway lines have been built in Huangpu District. In the future, rail transit will become the main mode of transportation for residents in Huangpu District. However, Huangpu District is located at the end of the Guangzhou rail network, and the planned rail transit coverage is still insufficient to meet the transportation needs of the next 2 million people. After the old Huangpu District and Luogang District are merged into the new Huangpu District, the exchanges between the districts and groups have increased significantly. Prioritizing the development of public transportation such as modern trams is the only way to solve current urban transportation problems.

The construction of the first phase project of tram line 5 in Huangpu District (Longxi-Yuyan Road, Metro Town) can be connected to the existing Metro Line 21 and tram line 2, as a supplement to the end of the metro line network, and for Zhongxin Guangzhou Knowledge City, Zhenlong Group, Yonghe Group, Changlingju Group, Science City Group, Yunpu Group have the needs of residents to travel and corporate employees commuting, and improve the level of public transportation in Huangpu District and improve the quality of residents' transportation.

After the completion of the first phase of tram line 5 in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, it will not only meet the inter-group commuting and leisure travel in the northern part of Huangpu District, but also take into account the travel needs of long-distance residents in some areas. Supplement and improvement of the service functions of Line 14 branch line. Editor/He Yuting