Misplaced Pages

Canton Tower 广州塔
Line 3 platform APM line platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州塔站
Traditional Chinese	廣州塔站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Tǎ Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Taap Jaahm Jyutping Gwongzau Taap Zaam
General information
Location	Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3      APM line
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	3 09 (Line 3) APM 01 (APM line)
History
Opened	26 December 2005 (Line 3) 28 November 2010 (APM)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Kecuntowards Haibang Line 3 Zhujiang New Towntowards Airport North (Terminal 2) or Tianhe Coach Terminal Terminus APM line Haixinshatowards Linhexi

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 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.

Nearby tram station

A tram station, Canton Tower Tram Station, was the terminus of the Haizhu Tram line of Guangzhou Trams. The tram station closed permanently on 12 November 2024.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit
L1 Concourse	Transfer passageway	Transfer passageway between Line 3 & APM Line, Buffer area of Line 3, Shops
	APM Line Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Concourse & Platforms	Line 3 Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
	Platform 4	APM  termination platform
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	APM  towards Linhexi (Haixinsha)
L3 Platforms	Platform 1	3  towards Haibang (Kecun)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	3  towards Tianhe Coach Terminal or Airport North (Zhujiang New Town)

Gallery

• Line 3 concourse
• APM line concourse
• Exit A
• Exit B
• Line 3 concourse faregates

Exits

References

1. simplified Chinese: 滨江东路; traditional Chinese: 濱江東路; pinyin: Bīnjiāng Dōng Lù; Jyutping: Bangong dunglou
2. Chigang Pagoda Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

23°06′22″N 113°19′25″E / 23.10600°N 113.32361°E / 23.10600; 113.32361

• Railway stations in China opened in 2005
• Guangzhou Metro stations in Haizhu District
• Railway stations in China opened in 2014
• Railway stations in China opened in 2010