Xilang station (Chinese: 西塱站; Jyutping: sai1long5 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Sāilóhng Jaahm [note 1]), formerly Guanggang station[1] because of nearby Guangzhou Iron and Steel's headquarters when planning,[2] is a terminus of Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro and Guangfo Line (FMetro Line 1). It started operations on 28 June 1997. It was situated at the underground of Huadi Avenue South[3] in Fangcun, Liwan District.[4]
Xilang 西塱  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Platform 3 (Line 1 boarding platform) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 西塱站 | |||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Huadi Avenue South(花地大道南) Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group Co. Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 (3 island platforms and 1 side platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade (Guangzhou Line 1) Underground (Guangfo Line/Foshan Line 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 101 GF18 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 June 1997 (Guangzhou Line 1) 3 November 2010 (Guangfo Line/Foshan Line 1) | |||||||||||||||
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During COVID-19 pandemic control rules from 29 May to 24 June 2021, services of Xilang station had been largely restricted, as all entrances and exits are closed, passengers can't embark or disembark at this station, and while the trains on both lines can still stop here, passengers can only transfer between both lines within the fare zone.[5] The entrance has reopened in the afternoon of 24 June.
Station layout
edit| F3 Offices |
- | Offices | |
| F2 Concourse |
Line 1 Lobby | Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities, Transfer passageways between Lobbies | |
| G Platforms |
Platform 5 | 1 termination platform(back to Xilang Depot) | |
| Island platform, alighting passengers only | |||
| Platform 4 ↑ Platform 3 ↓ |
1 towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Kengkou) 
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| Island platform, boarding passengers only | |||
| Platform 2 ↑ Platform 1 ↓ |
1 towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Kengkou)
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| Side platform, alighting passengers only | |||
| B1 Concourse |
Guangfo Line Lobby | Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Safety Facilities, Transfer passageways between Lobbies | |
| B2 Platforms |
Platform 7 |  Guangfo towards Xincheng Dong (Jushu)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |||
| Platform 6 | Guangfo towards Lijiao (Hedong)
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Exits
edit| Exit number | Exit location | |
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| Exit A | Huadi Daodaozhong | |
| Exit B | Huadi Daodaozhong | |
| Exit D | Huadi Daodaozhong | |
| Exit F | Huadi Daodaozhong | |
| Exit J | Huadi Daodaonan | |
Gallery
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Line 1 exterior -
Line 1 concourse -
Platform 1 (Line 1 alighting platform) -
Guangfo Line concourse -
Guangfo Line platform
References
edit- ^ Its Chinese name was 西朗站 before September 2018, due to lack of Unicode CJK Unified Ideographs support in early ticket system and signal system, where the 塱 is coded U+5871 in the block
- ^ simplified Chinese: 广钢站; traditional Chinese: 廣鋼站; pinyin: Guǎnggāng Zhàn; Jyutping: gwong2gong3 zaam6; lit. 'Guangzhou Iron and Steel Plant Station'
- ^ 地鐵三四號線六站更名 "廣州豐田"成站名 (in Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 花地大道南; Huādì Dàdào Nán; faa1dei6 daai6dou6 naam4; 'Flower Ground South Avenue'
- ^ Xilang
- ^ Li Tianyan (6 June 2021). "6月7日起，芳村区域所有地铁站停运". Guangzhou Daily.