Guanzhou station (Guangzhou Metro)

Guanzhou Station (Chinese: 官洲站; Cantonese Yale: Gūnjāu Jaahm) is a station of Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 26 December 2005. It is located at the underground of the central part of Guanzhou Island in Haizhu District.[1] It was constructed to cope with the Guangzhou International Biological Island,[2] a science and technology development zone led by biological industry that opened in 2011.[3][4]

Guanzhou

官洲
Guangzhou Metro
The platforms of Guanzhou station in 2021
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese官洲站
Traditional Chinese官洲站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuānzhōu Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGūnjāu Jaahm
JyutpingGun1zau1 Zaam6
General information
LocationHaizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 4
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened26 December 2005
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Higher Education Mega Center North Line 4 Wanshengwei
towards Huangcun

Before the station opened, no land transport was provided between Guanzhou Island and Guangzhou urban. Only ships were available to provide the transport service for the island.

Station layout

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G - Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Platform 2    4  towards Nansha Passenger Port (Higher Education Mega Center North)
Island Platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1  4  towards Huangcun (Wanshengwei)  

Exits

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Exit number Exit location
Exit A Biological Island
Exit B Biological Island
Exit C Biological Island
Exit D Biological Island

References

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  1. ^ "Guanzhou | ExploreGuangzhou". exploregz.com. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  2. ^ simplified Chinese: 广州国际生物岛; traditional Chinese: 廣州國際生物島; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Guójì Shēngwù Dǎo; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1 Gwok3zai3 Saang1mat6 Dou2; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Gwokjai Sāngmaht Dóu
  3. ^ "The Guangzhou Sun Plaza ——广州太阳系广场". cityup.org. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  4. ^ "Life of Guangzhou - Haizhu, Industrial Land for Multi-development". lifeofguangzhou.com. Retrieved 2015-03-21.

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