Huangsha station explained

Huangsha
Native Name:黄沙
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:guangzhou
Symbol:metro
Mlanguage:
Order:st
S:黄沙站
T:黃沙站
P:Huángshā Zhàn
J:wong2saa1 zaam6
L:yellow sands
Address:Liu'ersan Road (Chinese: 六二三路) and Datong Road
Borough:Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Country:China
Operator:Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line:
    Platforms:4 (2 island platforms)
    Tracks:4
    Structure:Underground
    Accessible:Yes
    Opened:
    (Line 1)
    (Line 6)

    Huangsha Station is a station on Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro and was the first Line 1 station to have platform screen doors installed. It started operations on 28June 1997. It was the terminus of Line 1 when the Guangzhou Metro started the service in 1997. It is situated under the junction of Datong Road and Liu'ersan Road in the Liwan District of Guangzhou. It is near Shamian Island, where the White Swan Hotel and many Western style buildings are.[1] [2] It became an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 6 of the Guangzhou Metro in 2013.[3]

    Station layout

    Gstyle="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top-Exits B–F
    B1
    Concourse
    Line 1 LobbyTicket Machines, Customer Service, Police Station, Safety Facilities, Exit to Metropolitan Plaza
    Transfer PassagewayTransfer passageway between Lines 1 & 6
    Line 6 LobbyTicket Machines, Customer Service, Police Station, Safety Facilities, Toilet
    B2
    Platforms
    Platform towards Xilang (Fangcun)
    Island platform, doors will open on the left
    Platform towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Changshou Lu)
    Equipment AreaStation Equipment
    B3
    Equipment Area
    style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top-Station Equipment
    Buffer AreaBuffer area of Line 6
    B4
    Platforms
    Platform towards Xunfenggang (Ruyifang)
    Island platform, doors will open on the left
    Platform towards Xiangxue (Culture Park)

    References

    23.1106°N 113.2409°W

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.exploregz.com/metro/pedia/station/huangsha Huangshan Station
    2. Web site: Shamian Island . 15 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081020214007/http://www.funtouristattractions.com/a/shamian-island-guangzhou-china/99 . 20 October 2008 . dead .
    3. http://www.bcbb.com.cn/project/project.htm Guangzhou Railway Transportation – Line 6 Lot 3 TBM Works