Wanhua station (Foshan Metro)
Foshan Metro Line 2 and Line 3 station
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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]
Wanhua 湾华  | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 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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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
Entrance A
Entrance B
Entrance C
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
Concourse decoration
Line 2 platform
Line 3 platform
