Line 5 (Shenzhen Metro)

Line 5
Overview
Other name(s)Huanzhong line
(环中线; 環中線; Huánzhōng xiàn; Waan4 Zung1 Sin3)
Native name五号线; 五號線; Wǔhào Xiàn; Ng5 Hou6 Sin3
StatusOperational
LocaleShenzhen, China
Termini
Stations34
Color on map     (#9950b2)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemShenzhen Metro
Services1
Operator(s)SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Depot(s)Tanglang depot
Shangshuijing stabling yard
Rolling stockCRRC Zhuzhou (501-530、552-557)(6A)
CRRC Changchun (531-551)(6A)
Daily ridership1.1 million (March 2021 average)
1.31 million (2020 Peak)
History
Opened22 June 2011 (2011-06-22)
Last extension28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)
Technical
Line length47.393 km (29.45 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingUrbalis 888 CBTC Moving block
Route map

Shekou West Depot (Line 2)
Future extension
Chiwan
Connection to Line 2
Liwan
Railway Park
15
anti-clockwise
clockwise
Mawan
Qianwan Park
Qianwan
Guiwan
1 to Luohu
Qianhaiwan
Linhai
Baohua
Bao'an Center
Fanshen
Lingzhi
connection to Line 12
Honglang North
15
clockwise
anti-clockwise
Xingdong
Liuxiandong
7 to Tai'an/connection to Line 7
Xili
27 to Songpingcun
University Town
Tanglang Depot
Tanglang
Changlingpi
(27 Shenzhen North Station West Square)
Shenzhen North
4 6
27 to Gangtou West
Minzhi
22
to Shangsha
to Liguang
Wuhe
10
to Futian Checkpoint
to Shuangyong Street
Bantian
Yangmei
Shangshuijing Stabling Yard
(Under Construction)
Shangshuijing
Xiashuijing
Changlong
Buji
3 14
Baigelong
17
to Luohu West
to Shanglilang
Buxin
Tai'an
Yijing
Huangbeiling
Phase 1 remaining section
(Under Construction)
Dongmen Road
2OSI
1 to Luohu
Jianshe Road
Grand Theater

Shenzhen Metro Line 5 (formerly branded as the Huanzhong line), runs West–East from Chiwan to Huangbeiling forming an arc around central Shenzhen. It opened on 22 June 2011. Line 5's color is purple. Line 5 is an important east west and orbital line that connects various sub-centers of Shenzhen. This led to Line 5 being heavily used. In 2014, average daily ridership exceeded 500,000 people, with over 1 million passengers using the line on 20 July 2018, setting a new record. Since 2019, Line 5 has surpassed Line 1 as the busiest line in the Shenzhen Metro network. By 2021, the line regularly carries well over 1 million passengers every day and reaching the predicted long term daily passenger volume.