Canton Tower station

Canton Tower

广州塔
Canton Tower; 广州塔
	Line 3 platform; ; APM line platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州塔站
Traditional Chinese	廣州塔站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu Tǎ Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwóngjāu Taap Jaahm
Jyutping	Gwong2zau1 Taap3 Zaam6
General information
Location	Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong; China
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3; APM line; Haizhu Tram;
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	3 09 (Line 3); APM 01 (APM line)
History
Opened	26 December 2005 (Line 3); 28 November 2010 (APM); 31 December 2014 (Haizhu Tram)
Services

Canton Tower Station (simplified Chinese: 广州塔站; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔站; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Taap Jaahm) 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^[1] in Haizhu District, on the south bank of the Pearl River.

The station was previously called Chigang Pagoda Station (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 (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.^[2]

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

Station layout edit

G	Street level	Exit
L1 Concourse	Transfer passageway	Transfer passageway between Line 3 & APM Line, Buffer area of Line 3, Shops
L1 Concourse	APM Line Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Concourse & Platforms	Line 3 Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
	Platform 4	APM termination platform
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	APM towards Linhexi (Haixinsha)
L3 Platforms	Platform 1	3 towards Panyu Square (Kecun)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	3 towards Tianhe Coach Terminal or Airport North (Zhujiang New Town)