Chigang Station (Chinese: 赤岗站) is a station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 2003. It is located to the northeast of the junction of Xingang Middle Road (新港中路) and Jiangnan Avenue (江海大道) in the Haizhu District.[1]
Chigang 赤岗  | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赤岗站 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 赤崗站 | ||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 8 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 June 2003 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Before the extension to both lines 2 and 8 opened in September 2010, this station ran as part of Line 2 as a single line from Wanshengwei to Sanyuanli.[2]
Station layout
editThis station has two levels, ground level is at Xingang Middle Road, Guangdong Second People's Hospital and the nearby commercial complex, the first basement level is the station concourse, and the second basement level is the Line 8 platform.
| G | Street level | Exits C1, C2 | |
| L1 Concourse |
Concourse | Customer Service, Ticket Machines, Shops, Safety Facilities | |
| L2 Platforms |
Platform 1 |  8 towards Jiaoxin (Kecun)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |||
| Platform 2 | 8 towards Wanshengwei (Modiesha) 
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References
edit- ^ Chigang
- ^ "Canton Metro stations". Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2008-12-16.