Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System

Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System (Chinese: 珠江新城旅客自动输送系统), or APM line, is an automated people mover (APM) system mainly serving the Zhujiang New Town area in Guangzhou, the new CBD of the city. All of its stations are underground. In terms of construction cost per kilometre, it is the most expensive people mover system in the world, yet it is the shortest and least used line in the Guangzhou Metro network. The whole line began service before the Asian Games on 8 November 2010 with the exception of Haixinsha and Canton Tower. This was due to the two stations being located close to the opening ceremony venue.

APM line
Platform of Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Haizhu and Tianhe districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Canton Tower Linhexi
Stations	9
Service
Type	People mover
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	8 November 2010 (2010-11-08)
Technical
Line length	3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	2,642 mm (8 ft 8 in) central guideway with rubber tyres
Electrification	600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC third rail
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph)
Route map  3  to Airport South Linhexi  3   3  to Tianhe Coach Terminal Tianhe Sports Center South Tianhenan Huangpu Dadao Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center Huacheng Dadao Guangzhou Opera House Pearl River Haixinsha Pearl River Canton Tower  3  Canton Tower Stabling Yard  3  to Panyu Square

Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System
Simplified Chinese	珠江新城旅客自动输送系统
Traditional Chinese	珠江新城旅客自動輸送系統
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhūjiāng Xīnchéng Lǚkè Zìdòng Shūsòng Xìtǒng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zyu1gong1 san1sing4 leoi5haak3 zi6dung6 syu1sung3 hai6tung2

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Canton Tower — Linhexi	8 November 2010	4.0 km (2.49 mi)	8	(initial phase)
Haixinsha	24 February 2011	Infill station	1

Lengths and stations

The entire track of the Zhujiang New Town APM, with a length of 3.49 km (2.17 mi) and all nine stations are laid underground, making it the first all underground urban people mover in the world. The shortest distance between two stations is 315 metres (1,033 ft) with an average of the entire line approximating 473 metres (1,552 ft).

Stations

• OSI - Out-of-station interchange (only available for IC cards users)

Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
APM01		Canton Tower	广州塔	3   THZ1	0.00	0.00	Haizhu
APM02		Haixinsha	海心沙		0.69	0.69	Tianhe
APM03		Guangzhou Opera House	大剧院		0.47	1.16
APM04		Huacheng Dadao	花城大道		0.39	1.55
APM05		Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center	妇儿中心		0.38	1.93
APM06		Huangpu Dadao	黄埔大道	OSI:  13  (Huacheng Square North)	0.49	2.42
APM07		Tianhenan	天河南	OSI:  1   3  (Tiyu Xilu)	0.51	2.93
APM08		Tianhe Sports Center South	体育中心南		0.32	3.25
APM09		Linhexi	林和西	3	0.65	3.90

Operating hours

The system was designed to provide service from 6:00 to 24:00 every day, and may run extra hours on special occasions, such as weekends, holidays or when major events are being held. But due to the low demand, trains operated from 8:00 to 20:00 when the line first opened. The service hours have since been gradually extended and from 4 October 2014 trains have been operating between 7:00 and 23:30.

Rolling stock

A Guangzhou APM line train

The APM uses 14 Bombardier Transportation's APM 100 cars built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The Guangzhou APM Line train Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles exterior and interior design looks are similar to the Singapore Bukit Panjang LRT Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801A vehicles. Circular LED headlights and taillights create a more streamlined look.