Taipingyang station explained

Taipingyang
Native Name:	太平洋
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol Location:	wuhan
Symbol:	metro
Address:	Qiaokou District, Wuhan, Hubei
Country:	China
Coordinates:	30.5765°N 114.2353°W
Operator:	Wuhan Metro Co., Ltd
Platforms:	2 (2 side platforms)
Structure:	Elevated

Taipingyang Station, or literally Pacific Ocean Station, is a station of Line 1 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on April 8, 2006.^[1] It is located in Qiaokou District.^[2]

The station named "Taipingyang" because there is a soap factory which named "Taipingyang" (literally "Pacific Ocean").^[3]

Station layout

3F	Side platform, doors open on the right
Westbound	← towards Jinghe (Zongguan)
Eastbound	towards Hankou North (Qiaokou Road) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
2F	Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
G	Entrances and Exits

Bus transfers to Route 1, 2, 5, 46, 56, 208, 622 and 712 are available at Taipingyang Station.^[4] ^[5]

Web site: 武汉晨报. zh:轻轨太平洋站8日开通. http://www.hbwh.net/html/2009/05/24025028887.htm. April 5, 2006. August 31, 2011. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100305145622/http://www.hbwh.net/html/2009/05/24025028887.htm. March 5, 2010.
Web site: 运营线路图. Wuhan Metro. March 6, 2010. August 31, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814145736/http://www.whrt.gov.cn/dtyy/yyxlt/. August 14, 2011.
Web site: 图文：太平洋. April 2, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214942/http://ctdsb.cnhubei.com/html/ctdsbfk/20100730/ctdsbfk1139782.html. June 6, 2014.
Web site: 武汉公交查询. December 18, 2013.
Web site: 武汉在线. zh:武汉地铁（轻轨）一号线一期换乘指南. http://wh.house.sina.com.cn/news/2006-04-05/093222604.html. May 24, 2009. January 31, 2010. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231220910/http://wh.house.sina.com.cn/news/2006-04-05/093222604.html. December 31, 2006.