OCT station (simplified Chinese: 华侨城站; traditional Chinese: 華僑城站; pinyin: Huáqiáochéng zhàn; Jyutping: Waa4 Kiu4 Sing4 Zaam6), also referred to as Overseas Chinese Town station in English, and formerly known as Huaqiaocheng station, is a station on Line 1 of the Shenzhen Metro. It opened on 28 December 2004. It is located underground at Shennan Dadao (Chinese: 深南大道), near Shenzhen Bay Hotel (simplified Chinese: 深圳湾大酒店; traditional Chinese: 深圳灣大酒店),[1] in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. The station is named after Overseas Chinese Town (OCT) (simplified Chinese: 华侨城; traditional Chinese: 華僑城).[2] It is also located close to Splendid China (simplified Chinese: 锦绣中华; traditional Chinese: 錦綉中華) and China Folk Culture Village (Chinese: 民族文化村).[3]
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| Chinese name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華僑城 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华侨城 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Overseas Chinese Town | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Huaqiaocheng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station layout edit
| G | - | Exit |
| B1F Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| B2F Platforms |
Platform 1 | ← Line 1 towards Airport East (Window of the World) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | Line 1 towards Luohu (Qiaocheng East ) → | |
Exits edit
| Exit | Destination |
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| Exit A | Shennan Boulevard (N), Huaxia Art Center, City Inn Xinqiao, Seaview O·City Hotel Shenzhen |
| Exit B | Shennan Boulevard (N), Qiaocheng East Street, Overseas Chinese Town (OCT), OCT Middle School, Huaxia Art Center, Hantang Building, Walmart OCT Store |
| Exit C | Shennan Boulevard (S), Dongfang Garden, He Xiangning Art Museum, The OCT Art & Design Gallery |
| Exit D | Shennan Boulevard (S), China Folk Culture Village, Splendid China |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Shenzhen Bay Hotel
- ^ Design art finds a permanent home in SZ[dead link]
- ^ Huaqiaocheng Station Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Shenzhen Metro official page (Chinese)
- Shenzhen Metro official page (English)
- Street map
