Fangcun Station

Fangcun Station
芳村站
Location
Province Guangdong
(See other stations in Guangdong)
City Guangzhou
District Liwan
History
Opened 28 June 1997
Rail services
Type Underground
Operator(s) Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s) Guangzhou Line 1
Type of platforms 1 Island platform
No. of platforms 2

Fangcun Station (Chinese: 芳村站) is a station of Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 1997. It was situated at the underground of the junction of Huadi Avenue (Chinese: 花地大道; pinyin: Huadi Dadao; literally "Flower Ground Avenue") and Fangcun Avenue (Chinese: 芳村大道; pinyin: Fangcun Dadao) in Fangcun, Liwan District.[1] The station has 4 main exits (A-D) at each of the four corners of the concourse. There are 2 platforms on an island linked to the concourse by 2 banks of escalators and 2 stairways. Facilities include an ATM and a 7-Eleven convenience store. The station is popular with revellers visiting the popular Bai-E-Tan (White Swan) riverside bar street on Changdi Jie approx 10 minutes walk from the station, as well as shoppers going to the large Trust-Mart superstore also located nearby.

Transport connections

There are several bus stops nearby including the Fangcun Interchange station on Huadi Dadao at the southern mouth of the Zhujiang Tunnel, and is a major hub for cross-river buses. The Fangcun-Huangsha foot/cycle ferry runs from nearby Changdi Lu. There is a staffed bicycle park outside Exit B of the station.

Station layout

G - Exit
L1
Concourse
Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms
Platform 2 Line 1 towards Xilang (Huadiwan)
Island Platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Line 1 towards Guangzhou East Railway Station(Huangsha)

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