Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro

Guangzhou Metro

Guangzhou Metro is the metro system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.The earliest effort of preparation...

or Nansha Line is a north-south line on the system that runs between Huangcun and Jinzhou

Jinzhou Station

Jinzhou Station is an elevated terminus of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2007. It is located at the junction of Shuangshan Avenue and Guangfeng Road in Huangge Town , Nansha District....

 stations, spanning a total of 43.7 km with 16 stations. It will eventually run from the Guangzhou Science Town to Nansha

Nansha District

Nansha District is a district in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.-External links:*...

. The section of the line from Huangcun to Xinzao is underground, while that from Xinzao to Jinzhou is elevated. Line 4's colour is green.

• December 26, 2005: Wanshengwei - Xinzao
  Xinzao Station
  Xinzao Station is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of Zengbian Village , Xinzao Town , Panyu District. It was the terminus of Line 4 before the route between Xinzao and Huangge started in service on 30 December...
  
  
• December 30, 2006: Xinzao - Huangge
  Huangge Station
  Huangge Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Huangge Avenue and Shinan Road in Huangge Town , Nansha District....
  
   (except Guanqiao
  Guanqiao Station
  Guanqiao Station is a future elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It will be located at Guanqiao Village , Shilou Town , Panyu District. It will also be available for use when necessary in nearby areas....
  
  , Qingsheng
  Qingsheng Station
  Qingsheng Station is a future elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It will be located at Qingsheng Village , Dongchong Town , Panyu District. It will also be available for use when necessary in nearby areas....
  
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• June 28, 2007: Huangge - Jinzhou
  Jinzhou Station
  Jinzhou Station is an elevated terminus of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2007. It is located at the junction of Shuangshan Avenue and Guangfeng Road in Huangge Town , Nansha District....
  
  
• December 28, 2009: Wanshengwei - Chebeinan
  Chebeinan Station
  Chebeinan Station , laterally Chebei South Station and formerly Huangzhou Station when planning, is an interchange station of Guangzhou Metro Line 4 and Line 5. It is located at the underground of the junction of Chebei Road and Huangpu Avenue East in Tianhe District. It opened on 28 December 2009...
  
  
• September 25, 2010: Chebeinan - Huangcun
  Huangcun Station (Guangzhou)
  Huangcun Station , formerly Olympic Sports Center Station when planning, is a terminus of Guangzhou Metro Line 4. It is located at the underground outside Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Huangcun Village , Dongpu Town in Tianhe District. It started operation on 25 September 2010...
  
  

Nansha Line Stations

Station Code	Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location
L4/06	Huangcun Huangcun Station (Guangzhou) Huangcun Station , formerly Olympic Sports Center Station when planning, is a terminus of Guangzhou Metro Line 4. It is located at the underground outside Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Huangcun Village , Dongpu Town in Tianhe District. It started operation on 25 September 2010...	黄村	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)		Tianhe
L4/07	Chebei Chebei Station Chebei Station is a station of Guangzhou Metro Line 4. It is located at the underground of the junction of Chebei Road and Zhongshan Avenue in Tianhe District. It started operation on 25 September 2010.-Station layout:...	车陂	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)
L4/08	Chebeinan Chebeinan Station Chebeinan Station , laterally Chebei South Station and formerly Huangzhou Station when planning, is an interchange station of Guangzhou Metro Line 4 and Line 5. It is located at the underground of the junction of Chebei Road and Huangpu Avenue East in Tianhe District. It opened on 28 December 2009...	车陂南	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)
L4/09	Wanshengwei Wanshengwei Station Wanshengwei Station is an interchange station between Lines 4 and 8 of the Guangzhou Metro, and also the terminus of Line 8. It started operations on 26 December 2005...	万胜围	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)		Haizhu
L4/10	Guanzhou Guanzhou Station Guanzhou Station is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the central of Guanzhou Island in Haizhu District...	官洲	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)
L4/11	Higher Education Mega Center North Higher Education Mega Center North Station Higher Education Mega Center North Station is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the north of Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center , located on the Xiaoguwei Island in Xinzao Town , Panyu District.The...	大学城北	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... -side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (und)		Panyu
L4/12	Higher Education Mega Center South Higher Education Mega Center South Station Higher Education Mega Center South Station is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the south of Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center , located on the Xiaoguwei Island in Xinzao Town , Panyu District.The...	大学城南	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (und)
L4/13	Xinzao Xinzao Station Xinzao Station is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of Zengbian Village , Xinzao Town , Panyu District. It was the terminus of Line 4 before the route between Xinzao and Huangge started in service on 30 December...	新造	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...  (und)
L4/15	Shiqi Shiqi Station Shiqi Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Shilian Road and Jingzhu Expressway in Shiqi Town , Panyu District.-Station layout:...	石碁	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/16	Haibang Haibang Station Haibang Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Changnan Road and Jingzhu Expressway in Shiqi Town , Panyu District....	海傍	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/17	Dichong Dichong Station Dichong Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Nande Road and Qianqing Road in Shiqi Town , Panyu District.-Station layout:...	低涌	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/18	Dongchong Dongchong Station Dongchong Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Jingzhu Expressway , Dongchong Avenue and Maofeng Road in Dongchong Town , Panyu District....	东涌	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/20	Huangge Auto Center Huangge Auto Center Station Huangge Auto Town Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Shinan Road and Huangge Road North in Huangge Town , Nansha District...	黄阁汽车城	island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... -side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/21	Huangge Huangge Station Huangge Station is an elevated station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 30 December 2006. It is located at the junction of Huangge Avenue and Shinan Road in Huangge Town , Nansha District....	黄阁	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/22	Jiaomen Jiaomen Station Jiaomen Station is an elevated terminus of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2007. It is located at the junction of Nanshan Avenue and Fenghuang Avenue in Huangge Town , Nansha District.-Station layout:...	蕉门	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)
L4/23	Jinzhou Jinzhou Station Jinzhou Station is an elevated terminus of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2007. It is located at the junction of Shuangshan Avenue and Guangfeng Road in Huangge Town , Nansha District....	金洲	side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  (ele)

Trivia

Guangzhou Metro Line 4 is one of only two lines of the Guangzhou Metro

Guangzhou Metro

Guangzhou Metro is the metro system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, after those of Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.The earliest effort of preparation...

 which uses Linear Motor Trains

Linear motor

A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled" so that instead of producing a torque it produces a linear force along its length...

. The voltage used is 1.5 kV, which may be the highest voltage used on third rail systems. 750V is the maximum that is considered safe if there is no bottom contact. However, voltages above 1.5kV are impractical on metro systems, due to the need for extremely large circuit breakers.