Jingxi Nanfang Hospital station

Jingxi Nanfang Hospital Station (simplified Chinese: 京溪南方医院站; traditional Chinese: 京溪南方醫院站; Cantonese Yale: Gīngkāi Nàahmfōng Yīyún Jaahm) is a metro station on Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro. The underground station is located at Guangzhou Avenue North (广州大道北) near Nanfang Hospital (南方医院) in the Baiyun District. It started operation on 30 October 2010.[1]

Jingxi Nanfang Hospital

京溪南方医院
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese京溪南方医院站
Traditional Chinese京溪南方醫院站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīngxī Nánfāng Yīyuàn Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGīngkāi Nàahmfōng Yīyún Jaahm
JyutpingGing1kai1 Naam4fong1 Ji1jyun2 Zaam6
General information
LocationBaiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 3
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened30 October 2010
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Meihuayuan
towards Haibang
Line 3 Tonghe
towards Airport North (Terminal 2)

Its name is a combination of nearby Jingxi Village (京溪村) and Nanfang Hospital, in order to favour the benefits of both locations. Its Chinese name is currently one of the longest used by the Guangzhou Metro system, with six Chinese characters in total.[2]

Station layout

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G Street level Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs, Flight information
L2
Platforms
Platform 1    3  towards Haibang (Meihuayuan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2  3  towards Airport North (Tonghe)  

Exits

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Exit number Exit location
Exit C Guangzhou Dadaobei
Exit D Guangzhou Dadaobei

References

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  1. ^ 廣州地鐵三號線試運營 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. ^ 村名+單位名=最長地鐵名 站名定廣告? (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

23°11′07″N 113°19′34″E / 23.18531°N 113.3262°E / 23.18531; 113.3262