Canton Tower station explained

Canton Tower

Native Name:

广州塔

Native Name Lang:

zh-Hans

Symbol Location:

guangzhou

Symbol:

metro

Mlanguage:

Order:	st
S:	广州塔站
T:	廣州塔站
P:	Guǎngzhōu Tǎ Zhàn
J:	Gwong²zau¹ Taap³ Zaam⁶
Y:	Gwóngjāu Taap Jaahm

Address:

Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong

Country:

China

Operator:

Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.

Line:

Platforms:

4 (2 island platforms)

Tracks:

Structure:

Underground

Accessible:

Yes

Code:

3 09 (Line 3)
APM 01 (APM line)

Opened:

26 December 2005 (Line 3)
28 November 2010 (APM)
31 December 2014 (Haizhu Tram)

Canton Tower Station is an interchange station on Line 3 and Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover Systems of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2005. It is an underground station located to the south of Binjiang Road East in Haizhu District, on the south bank of the Pearl River.

The station was previously called Chigang Pagoda Station (Chinese: 赤岗塔站), named after the nearby Chigang Pagoda which, despite being a relatively lesser-known architectural heritage in Guangzhou, was the only recognisable structure in the immediate vicinity when the station was constructed. However, after the station was opened, the Canton Tower, a new TV and sightseeing tower, was built directly above it. This iconic piece of architecture quickly became the city's new landmark, and the name of the station was often confused with Chigang station (Chinese: 赤岗站) of line 8, so it was changed to Canton Tower Station in December 2013 when line 6 was opened. It is the first station built for sightseeing purposes in the Guangzhou Metro system. The station is connected to an underground APM system which provides quick access to the Zhujiang New Town CBD across the river.^[1]

The station is the terminus of the Haizhu Tram line of Guangzhou Trams, which runs to Wanshengwei Station.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit
L1 Concourse	Transfer passageway	Transfer passageway between Line 3 & APM Line, Buffer area of Line 3, Shops
APM Line Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Concourse & Platforms	Line 3 Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
	Platform	termination platform
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	towards Linhexi (Haixinsha)
L3 Platforms	Platform	towards Panyu Square (Kecun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform	towards Tianhe Coach Terminal or Airport North (Zhujiang New Town)

Exits

Exit number		Exit location
Exit A		Yiyuan Lu, Haizhu Tram
Exit B		Yiyuan Lu
Exit		Canton Tower
Exit		Canton Tower

References

23.106°N 113.3236°W

Notes and References

http://www.exploregz.com/metro/pedia/station/chigang-pagoda Chigang Pagoda