Caihongqiao station

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Caihong Bridge Station(On Line 8, this station is called Caihongqiao) (simplified Chinese: 彩虹桥站; traditional Chinese: 彩虹橋站; pinyin: Cǎihóngqiáo Zhàn; Jyutping: Coi2hung4kiu4 Zaam6; lit. 'Rainbow Bridge') is a station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is situated underground near the Southwest gate of the Liuhua Lake Park.[1]

Caihong Bridge

彩虹桥
Guangzhou Metro
The artistic concourse of Caihongqiao Station
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese彩虹桥站
Traditional Chinese彩虹橋站
Literal meaningRainbow Bridge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCǎihóngqiáo Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCoi2hung4kiu4 Zaam6
General information
LocationLiwan Road (荔湾路) and West Dongfeng Road (东风西路)
Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23° 7′ 58″ N, 113° 14′ 26″ E, 23.132778, 113.240556
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Platforms4 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms in Spanish solution format)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code811
History
Opened28 September 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-28)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Xicun
towards Jiaoxin
Line 8 Chen Clan Academy
towards Wanshengwei
Future services
Zhongshanba
towards
Line 11
Opening end-2024
Liuhua Lu
towards
Xichang
towards Chaoyang
Line 13
Opening 2025
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
towards Xinsha
Guangzhou Railway Station
towards Airport North (Terminal 2)
Line 22
Opening 2027
Fangcun
towards Panyu Square

Due to construction delays, the station could not open with the rest of the northern extension of Line 8 in 2020 and was hence delayed to open on 28 September 2 years later.[2]

The station is expected to be renamed to Caihong Bridge once Line 11 opens at the end of 2024.

Station Layout

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G - Exits
L2
Concourse
North Lobby (Lines 11 & 13; U/C) Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
Line 22 Lobby (U/C) Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
Transfer Linkway (U/C) Paid transfer link between Lines 8, 11, 13 & 22
South Lobby (Lines 8) Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L3
Line 8 Staff
Lines 11 & 13 platforms (U/C)
Line 8 Buffer Area Station equipment
Platform 5    11  Outer loop (Zhongshanba)
Island platform, doors open on the left for Line 11 & right for Line 13 (Future service)
Platform 8    13  towards Chaoyang (Xichang)
Platform 7  13  towards Xinsha (Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall)  
Island platform, doors open on the left for Line 11 & right for Line 13 (Future service)
Platform 6  11  Inner loop (Liuhua Lu)  
L4
Line 8 Platforms
Line 22 Staff (U/C)
Side platform, doors will open on the right for alighting only
Platform 3
Platform 1
   8  towards Jiaoxin (Xicun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for boarding only
Platform 2
Platform 4
 8  towards Wanshengwei (Chen Clan Academy)  
Side platform, doors will open on the right for alighting only
Line 22 Buffer Area Station equipment
L5
Line 22 Platforms (U/C)
Platform 10    22  towards Panyu Square (Fangcun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 9  22  towards Airport North (Guangzhou Railway Station)  

Exits

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Exit number Exit location Nearby
Exit A Xihua Lu Simachong Cultural square
State Taxation Administration Guangzhou Liwan District Headquarters
Guangzhou No.17 Middle School
Exit B U/C Unopened
Exit C Dongfeng Xilu Liuhua Road
Liuhua Lake Park
Guangzhou Children’s Palace
Exit D Liwan Lu Caihong Cultural Square
Guangzhou Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources
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Future Developments

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Caihongqiao station will become an interchange station with Line 11 by the end of 2024 and Line 13 Phase 2 by 2025. Cross-platform interchange will be utilised between lines 11 and 13 at 1 level above Line 8. The station will also interchange with Line 22 Northern extension by 2027 and its platforms will be 1 level below Line 8. Paid linkways linking all concourses between all 4 lines will be built at Basement 2 of the whole Caihongqiao station.

References

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  1. ^ "彩虹桥地铁站".
  2. ^ "广州地铁八号线彩虹桥站将开通运营". 2022-09-26.