Canton Tower Station

Canton Tower Station 广州塔站
Location
Province	Guangdong (See other stations in Guangdong)
City	Guangzhou
District	Haizhu
History
Opened	26 December 2005 (Line 3) 28 November 2010 (APM)
Station statistics
Type	Underground
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3APM
Type of platforms	2 Island platforms
No. of platforms	4
Rail services
Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station Zhujiang New Town toward Tianhe Coach Terminal 3 Kecun toward Panyu Square Haixinsha toward Linhexi APM Terminus

Canton Tower Station (Chinese: 广州塔站) 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 (Chinese: 滨江东路; pinyin: Binjiang DongLu) in Haizhu District, on the south bank of the Pearl River.

The station was previously called Chigang Pagoda Station (Chinese: 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, so the name of the station was changed to Canton Tower Station in December 2013 before 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.^[1]

Station layout

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