# Line 11 (Shenzhen Metro)

Shenzhen Metro Line 11 opened on 28 June 2016. Line 11 has a length of 53.5 km (33.2 mi) and a total of 19 stations. It connects the CBDs of Futian, Nanshan and Qianhai to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and onward to Fuyong, Shajing and Songgang suburban areas. It serves as both a regional express line from the west coast of Shenzhen to the city core area and an airport rail link. Compared with the other lines of Shenzhen Metro, Line 11 has a longer spacing between stops for a higher speed service. Trains of Line 11 were designed to run at 120 km/h (75 mph), up to 50% faster than other lines, but currently limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) in some sections for infrastructure, tunnel wind pressure, track geometry issues and noise reasons. Construction of Line 11 started in April 2012 and test running begun at the end of March 2016. Trains run at a 4-minute frequency between Futian and Airport North, 8-minute frequency for full length trains during morning rush hours, 5-minute interval for full length during evening rush hours, and 6-minute interval for non-peak hours. Currently it takes slightly more than half an hour to travel from Futian to the Airport. Line 11's color is violet.

## History

In 2007, the "Shenzhen City Rail Transit Construction Plan (2011 to 2020)" was publicly announced for the first time, which included the plans for Line 11. The plan calls for an express metro line running along the western coast of Shenzhen with through services to Dongguan, Guangzhou and beyond via the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway which was then envisioned to be an intercity metro line. In December 2008, a ground breaking ceremony was held for the project, attended by Party Secretary Wang Yang and Governor Huang Huahua. However, design changes started immediately after due to disagreements on how to integrate the metro project with the intercity line. Subsequently, the project was postponed.
In July 2010, China Railway Minister Liu Zhijun and Guangdong Executive Vice Governor Zhu Xiaodan held talks to speed up railway construction in Guangdong. The result was a new plan to construct a Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway network. The Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway was redesigned from a rapid transit line to a regional rail line and will no longer enter the central area of Shenzhen. Instead the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway shall terminate at Airport station with interchange for Line 11 but no through services.

### Timeline

| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
| Bitou — Futian | 28 June 2016 | 51.936 km (32.27 mi) | 18 | Phase 1 |
| Futian — Gangxia North | 28 October 2022 | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) | 1 | Phase 2 (Initial Section) |
| Gangxia North — Huaqiang South | 28 December 2024 | 4.39 km (2.73 mi) | 2 | Phase 2 |

## Service routes

* Huaqiang South — Bitou
* Huaqiang South — Airport North (Monday – Friday AM peak hours only)

## Stations

| Service routes | Service routes | Station name | Station name | Connections | Nearby bus stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| Service routes | Service routes | English | Chinese | Connections | Nearby bus stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| ● | | Bitou | 碧头 | | 长安26 656 M495 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Songgang | 松岗 | 6 12 | 656 B641 M255 M291 M490 M512 | 1.90 | 1.90 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Houting | 后亭 | | 652 656 779 782 B774 B867 B895 M442 | 2.30 | 4.20 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Shajing | 沙井 | | 639 656 780 782 B716 B776 B894 M284 M333 M387 M397 | 2.40 | 6.60 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Ma'an Hill | 马安山 | | 782 M284 M387 M397 | 1.75 | 8.35 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Tangwei | 塘尾 | | 327 866 868区间2 B893 M237 M251 M252 M367 M387 | 1.75 | 10.10 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Qiaotou | 桥头 | | 866 868区间2 B876 B892 M291 M310 M387 | 1.70 | 11.80 | Bao'an |
| ● | | Fuyong | 福永 | 12 | 338 B635 B929 M159 M236 M237 M251 M252 M291 M310 M331 M351 M387 M395 M472 M514 | 1.75 | 13.55 | Bao'an |
| ● | ● | Airport North | 机场北 | 20 SBA | | 2.65 | 16.20 | Bao'an |
| ● | ● | Airport | 机场 | SZX SCA | 330/Airport 1（机场1）330B 330C 790 E16 E21 M416 M371 M387 M387区间 M416 Airport 2（机场2） Airport 4（机场4） Airport 6（机场6） Airport 7（机场7） Airport 8（机场8） Airport 9（机场9） Airport 10（机场10） | 3.65 | 19.85 | Bao'an |
| ● | ● | Bihaiwan | 碧海湾 | | 320 718 797 B847 B887 B910 M200 M473 | 7.00 | 26.85 | Bao'an |
| ● | ● | Bao'an | 宝安 | | 631 797 B630 B828 E15 M200 M210 M376 M473 M507 | 3.40 | 30.25 | Bao'an |
| ● | ● | Qianhaiwan | 前海湾 | 1 5 | B990 M158 M562 | 2.70 | 32.95 | Nanshan Qianhai |
| ● | ● | Nanshan | 南山 | 12 | 58 74 204 369 377 E3 M105 M182 M222 M241 M347 M372 M463 M483 M506 M562 N4 | 4.20 | 37.15 | Nanshan |
| ● | ● | Houhai | 后海 | 2 8 13 | 229 B605 B615 B669 E12 M209 M299 M429 M467 M474 M519 N24 Peak-time 10（高峰10） | 1.90 | 39.05 | Nanshan |
| ● | ● | Hongshuwan South | 红树湾南 | 9 29 | 49 M561 | 3.25 | 42.30 | Nanshan |
| ● | ● | Chegongmiao | 车公庙 | 1 7 9 | 21 26 63 64 71 79 101 113 204 222 223 303 320 324 326 328 338 E1 E6 E12 E37 E38 M102 M169 M191 M213 M392 M413 M447 M448 M500 M555 M559 N4 Peak-express 14（高快14）Peak-express 16（高快16）Peak-express 18（高快18）Peak-express 31（高快31）Peak-express 47（高快47）Peak-express 60（高快60）Peak-express 70（高快70）Peak-time 3（高峰3）Peak-time 16（高峰16）Peak-time 18（高峰18）Peak-time 49（高峰49）Peak-time 62（高峰62）Peak-time 119（高峰119）Peak-time 221（高峰221）City Night Sightseeing Line（城市夜景线）Ecological Technology Line（科技生态线） | 5.75 | 48.05 | Futian |
| ● | ● | Futian | 福田 | 2 8 3 NZQ | 32 101 113 123 204 223 234 327 330/Airport 1（机场1） B613 E18 E28 K204 M221 M413 N4 Peak-time 15（高峰15） Peak-time 18（高峰18） Peak-time 38（高峰38） Peak-time 49（高峰49） Peak-time 62（高峰62） Peak-time 119（高峰119）City Night Sightseeing Line（城市夜景线） | 3.10 | 51.93 | Futian |
| ● | ● | Gangxia North | 岗厦北 | 2 8 10 14 | 101 113 204 223 303 320 326 M102 M103 M106 M133 M190 M447 M448 Peak-express 47（高快47）Peak-express 60（高快60）Peak-time 3（高峰3）Peak-time 49（高峰49）Peak-time 119（高峰119）Peak-time 221（高峰221） | 1.60 | 53.53 | Futian |
| ● | ● | Fuxing | 福星 | | | | | Futian |
| ● | ● | Huaqiang South | 华强南 | 7 | 13 14 38 52 62 63 73 216 223 229 337 366 369 377 B930 E13 E25 E26 M112 M133 M137 M182 M193 M405 M463 M559 Peak-express 6（高快6）Peak-time 91（高峰91） | | | Futian |
| | | Hongling South | 红岭南 | 9 (OSI) 1 2 8 5 (via Grand Theater) | | | | Luohu |

### Future Development

Line 11 is planned to have an east extension to Hongling South. The one-station extension from Futian to Gangxia North opened on 28 October 2022. The extension to Huaqiang South opened on 28 December 2024. Hongling South station will open in 2025.
Additional proposals include a northern extension into Chang'an, Dongguan with transfers to Dongguan Rail Transit.

## Rolling stock

The airport line will use 33 sets of Size A subway trains in eight car sets (no. 1101–1133) with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), including two six standard class carriages and two Business Class carriages. On 4 July 2015, the first train completed eight months of commissioning work, and 10 trains have been delivered from CRRC Zhuzhou as of March 2016. The maximum train capacity is 2564 people.
* A Line 11 train
* The interior of a Business Class carriage

### Business Class

Business Class has transverse seating and curtains for comfort and luggage racks for airport passengers. To ride Business Class passengers have to pay a premium for their ticket, similar to First Class on the MTR East Rail line. Business Class carriages are marked by dark grey floor tiles and yellow panels above the platform screen doors. Standard class carriages are marked by light grey floor tiles and white panels above the doors.
| Type | Date of manufacture | Series | Sets | Serial number | Assembly | Notes |
| Type A | 2015 – 2016 | A-size stock | 33 | 1101-1133 | Tc＋Mp＋M＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc | Manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works |
| Type A | 2023 - 2024 | A-size stock | 40 | 1134-1173 | Tc＋Mp＋M＋Mp＋M＋M＋Mp＋Tc | Manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles |

## Fares

Two kinds of fares are charged on Line 11. In standard class, the fare is equivalent to other metro lines. Business Class is three times as expensive as standard class. Standard class fares range between 2 and 10 yuan, with Business Class ranging between 6 and 30 yuan. Because of the possibility of transfers, this makes the maximum possible fare on the Shenzhen Metro 35 yuan. Business Class can be accessed through placing the Shenzhen Tong on a validator or through purchasing a yellow token (standard tokens are green). 11% of passengers travel by Business Class.