Wanhua station (Foshan Metro)
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| Chinese name | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 湾华站 | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 灣華站 | |||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Intersection of Kuiqi 2nd Road (魁奇二路) and Wenhua Road (文华路), Shiwanzhen Subdistrict Chancheng District, Foshan, Guangdong China | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°59′40.84″N 113°7′34.15″E / 22.9946778°N 113.1261528°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Foshan Metro Operation Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Line 2 Line 3 South section | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | F220 F320 | |||||||||||||||
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Wanhua station (simplified Chinese: 湾华站; traditional Chinese: 灣華站; pinyin: Wānhuá Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Wāanwǎ Jaahm) is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 3 of the Foshan Metro, located in Foshan's Chancheng District.[1][2] Line 2 opened on 28 December 2021,[3] whilst Line 3 opened exactly one year later on 28 December 2022.[4][5]
This station is the largest station in the first phase of Line 2. In addition, the Foshan Metro Wanhua Control Center is located in the Foshan Metro Building near the station, which is the command center of the Foshan Metro network and the control center of several future Foshan subway lines.[6]
Theme
Wanhua Station is one of the featured stations of Line 2 and initial section of Line 3, with the themes of "Fashion Business" and "Stars Holding the Moon", showing the key and connectivity of the station location through "nets" and dotted empty design elements.[7]
Station layout
The Line 2 station has a pair of platforms adopting the Spanish solution, and is located under Kuiqi Road. The Line 3 station has an island platform under Middle Wenhua Road.
| G | - | Exits A-D |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Facilities |
| L2 Platforms |
Mezzanine Level (North) | Towards concourse and 2 platforms, Station Equipment |
| Platform 5 | 3 towards Zhongshan Park (Yayi Park) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, connection node to 2 | ||
| Platform 6 | 3 towards Shunde College Railway Station (Dongping) | |
| Mezzanine Level (South) | Towards concourse and 2 platforms, Station Equipment | |
| L3 Platforms | ||
| Platform 4 | Side platform, doors will open on the right, alighting only, connection node to 3 | |
| 2 towards Nanzhuang (Shiliang) | ||
| Platform 2 Platform 1 |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, boarding only | |
| 2 towards Guangzhou South Railway Station (Dengzhou) | ||
| Platform 3 | Side platform, doors will open on the right, alighting only, connection node to 3 | |
Entrances/exits
The station has 4 points of entry/exit, with Exit C being accessible via elevator.[1][2]
- A: Kuiqi 2nd Road
- B: Kuiqi 2nd Road, Foshan Metro Building, Foshan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
- C: Kuiqi 2nd Road, Foshan Intermediate People's Court
- D: Kuiqi 2nd Road
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Entrance A
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Entrance B
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Entrance C
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Entrance D
Transfer style
The passenger flow line of Line 2 of this station is similar to that of Gongyuanqian and Caihong Bridge stations, with the island platform of Line 2 used for boarding and the two side platforms for getting off.
In terms of transfers, arriving passengers on Line 3 can go down the stairs in the middle of the platform to the island platform of Line 2. Arriving passengers of Line 2 can also go up to the platform of Line 3 through the transfer escalator in the middle of the side platform. The corresponding nodes are one-way traffic.
In addition, there is a single crossover on the east side of the platform on Line 2, and a single crossover on the south side of the platform on Line 3. When either line has any disruption, the train will be able to turnback using this station as the temporary terminus. At the same time, the connecting lines of Lines 2 and 3 are also located in the southeast quadrant of the station for train transfer.
All platforms of Line 2 are equipped with toilets, the toilets of the two side platforms are located in the middle of the platform, and the toilets of the island platform are located at the western end of the platform.
Gallery
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Concourse decoration
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Line 2 platform
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Line 3 platform
References
- ^ a b "湾华" [Wanhua]. Foshan Metro (in Simplified Chinese). Foshan Metro.
- ^ a b "湾华" [Wanhua]. Foshan Metro (in Simplified Chinese). Foshan Metro.
- ^ 李传智 (24 December 2021). "定了！佛山地铁2号线12月28日开通运营！" [It’s settled! Foshan Metro Line 2 will open on December 28!]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
- ^ 北青网 (28 December 2022). "广东佛山地铁3号线首通段正式开通运营" [The first section of Guangdong Foshan Metro Line 3 officially opened for operation] (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Foshan opens metro Line 3". Metro Report International. 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ 欧阳志强 (12 October 2018). "佛山地铁湾华控制中心 预计明年年底投入使用" [Foshan Metro Wanhua Control Center is expected to be put into use by the end of next year]. Yangcheng Evening News (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ 李传智 (24 November 2021). "广佛观察：佛山地铁2号线17座车站，哪一座将会一"站"成名" [Guangfo Observation: Among the 17 stations on Foshan Metro Line 2, which one will become famous]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese).
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