Line 22 of the

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() is a partially open

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express line in

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with trains operating up to . It runs between and Chentougang, passing in

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, and will eventually run in a north-south direction passing and in

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. Currently, there are train attendants on board each train. In the future, trains will operate fully driverless GoA4 mode when sufficient reliability from the signaling system has been confirmed.

Summary

Phase 1

The line runs approximately north-south, starting at in

and the end of the line at ; connecting Nansha and Fangcun, with a total length of and 8 stations. The line is an express subway line using 8 car Type D trains with an operating speed of . Two distinct stopping patterns will be operated, a local all stop service and an express service. In early planning, Line 22 would interline with Line 18 south of Panyu Square to Wanqingsha. This was later abandoned and Line 22 upon opening will terminate at Panyu Square but track connections between the two lines still exist.

Future Expansion

According to the long-term plan (2029–2051), Line 22 will be expanded both to the north and south from its current termini. The north extension will head to in Huadu District of

while the southern extension will connect to Guangmingcheng railway station in

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, becoming an express line "connecting sea, land and air" with a total length of . The average passenger flow of the line when complete is predicted to exceed one million passengers per day.

North Extension

The North extension of Line 22 will be in length with 10 new stations and be fully underground. The north extension will directly connect Guangzhou Baiyun Airport while passing through Guangzhou Railway Station and Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station. On December 31, 2021, the North Extension started construction.

South Extension

In 2019,

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municipal government proposed Line 22 to be extended east beyond Panyu Square to

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and cross the Shiziyang Channel into Dongguan and beyond to Shajing Town in northern

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. In 2020, Guangzhou Metro began soliciting bids to further investigate the extension of Line 22 into Dongguan and Shenzhen. The first section of this extension a segment from Panyu Square to

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were officially included in Guangdong's 14th Five Year Plan in 2021 with provisions for future extension an connection with the

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. The extension to Shenzhen will connect Qingsheng, Jiaomen, Nansha Passenger Port, cross the Pearl River Estuary and extend to Dongguan and finally connect to Shenzhen Guangmingcheng High-speed Railway Station. When complete a number of different services and express and local stopping patterns will be operated, including Shenzhen/Dongguan to Baiyun Station, Nansha Passenger Ferry Terminal to Baiyun Airport North, Nansha Passenger Port to , etc.

Opening time

Stations

;Legend: - Opened on 31 March 2022
- Under construction

References

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