Chigang station

Chigang

赤岗
Guangzhou Metro
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese赤岗站
Traditional Chinese赤崗站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChìgǎng Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcek3gong1 zaam6
General information
LocationHaizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 8
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened28 June 2003
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Kecun
towards Jiaoxin
Line 8 Modiesha
towards Wanshengwei

Chigang Station (Chinese: 赤岗站) is a station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2003. It is located to the northeast of the junction of Xingang Middle Road (新港中路) and Jiangnan Avenue (江海大道) in the Haizhu District.[1]

Before the extension to both lines 2 and 8 opened in September 2010, this station ran as part of Line 2 as a single line from Wanshengwei to Sanyuanli.[2]

Station layout

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This station has two levels, ground level is at Xingang Middle Road, Guangdong Second People's Hospital and the nearby commercial complex, the first basement level is the station concourse, and the second basement level is the Line 8 platform.

G Street level Exits C1, C2
L1
Concourse
Concourse Customer Service, Ticket Machines, Shops, Safety Facilities
L2
Platforms
Platform 1 arrow for L  8  towards Jiaoxin (Kecun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2  8  towards Wanshengwei (Modiesha) arrow for R

References

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  1. ^ Chigang
  2. ^ "Canton Metro stations". Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

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