Canton Tower 广州塔  | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Line 3 platform  APM line platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州塔站 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州塔站 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 3 09 (Line 3) APM 01 (APM line) | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 26 December 2005 (Line 3) 28 November 2010 (APM) 31 December 2014 (Haizhu Tram) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Canton Tower Station (simplified Chinese: 广州塔站; traditional Chinese: 廣州塔站; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Taap Jaahm) is an interchange station on Line 3 and Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover Systems of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2005. It is an underground station located to the south of Binjiang Road East[1] in Haizhu District, on the south bank of the Pearl River.
The station was previously called Chigang Pagoda Station (赤岗塔站), named after the nearby Chigang Pagoda which, despite being a relatively lesser-known architectural heritage in Guangzhou, was the only recognisable structure in the immediate vicinity when the station was constructed. However, after the station was opened, the Canton Tower, a new TV and sightseeing tower, was built directly above it. This iconic piece of architecture quickly became the city's new landmark, and the name of the station was often confused with Chigang station (赤岗站) of line 8, so it was changed to Canton Tower Station in December 2013 when line 6 was opened. It is the first station built for sightseeing purposes in the Guangzhou Metro system. The station is connected to an underground APM system which provides quick access to the Zhujiang New Town CBD across the river.[2]
The station is the terminus of the Haizhu Tram line of Guangzhou Trams, which runs to Wanshengwei Station.
- ^ simplified Chinese: 滨江东路; traditional Chinese: 濱江東路; pinyin: Bīnjiāng Dōng Lù; Jyutping: Ban1gong1 dung1lou6
- ^ Chigang Pagoda Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine