Huangsha station

Huangsha

黄沙
Guangzhou Metro
Line 1 platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese黄沙站
Traditional Chinese黃沙站
Literal meaningyellow sands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángshā Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwong2saa1 zaam6
General information
LocationLiu'ersan Road (六二三路) and Datong Road (大同路)
Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code105 607
History
Opened28 June 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06-28)
(Line 1)
28 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-28) (Line 6)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Fangcun
towards Xilang
Line 1 Changshou Lu
Ruyifang
towards Xunfenggang
Line 6 Cultural Park
towards Xiangxue

Huangsha Station (simplified Chinese: 黄沙站; traditional Chinese: 黃沙站; Jyutping: wong2 saa1 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Wóngsā Jaahm; lit. 'Yellow Sands station') is a station on Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro and was the first Line 1 station to have platform screen doors installed. It started operations on 28 June 1997. It was the terminus of Line 1 when the Guangzhou Metro started the service in 1997. It is situated under the junction of Datong Road (Chinese: 大同路) and Liu'ersan Road (六二三路) in the Liwan District of Guangzhou. It is near Shamian Island, where the White Swan Hotel and many Western style buildings are.[1][2] It became an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 6 of the Guangzhou Metro in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Huangshan Station
  2. ^ "Shamian Island". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. ^ Guangzhou Railway Transportation – Line 6 Lot 3 TBM Works