Luogang station

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Luogang

萝岗
Guangzhou Metro
Line 7 platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese萝岗站
Traditional Chinese蘿崗站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuógǎng Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLògōng Jaahm
JyutpingLo4gong1 Zaam6
General information
LocationKaichuang Avenue (开创大道) and Xiangxue No. 3 Road (香雪三路) / Kaida Road (开达路)
Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°10′42.08″N 113°28′32.06″E / 23.1783556°N 113.4755722°E / 23.1783556; 113.4755722
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Lines
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsTrams in China  THP1  (Civic Square)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code631 718
History
Opened
  •      Line 6: 28 December 2016
    (9 years ago)
     (2016-12-28)
  •      Line 7: 28 December 2023
    (2 years ago)
     (2023-12-28)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Suyuan
towards Xunfenggang
Line 6 Xiangxue
Terminus
Kefeng Lu
towards Meidi Dadao
Line 7 Shuixi
towards Yanshan
Transfer at Civic Square
Convention Center
towards Xinfeng Lu
Huangpu Tram Line 1
transfer at Civic Square
Xiankeng
towards Xiangxue
Location

Luogang station (simplified Chinese: 萝岗站; traditional Chinese: 蘿崗站; pinyin: Luógǎng Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Lògōng Jaahm), is an interchange station between Line 6 and Line 7 of the Guangzhou Metro. Line 6 opened on 28 December 2016,[1] whilst Line 7 opened on 28 December 2023.[2]

Station layout

Line 6

G - Exits A, C, D
L1
Concourse
Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Facilities
Transfer passageway to Line  7 
L2
Platforms
Platform 2 arrow for L  6  towards Xunfenggang (Suyuan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left (Toilets)
Platform 1  6  towards Xiangxue (terminus) arrow for R

Line 7

G - Exits B, E, F
L1
Concourse
Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Facilities
Transfer Node Transfer passageway to Line  6 
L2
Equipment Area
- Station Equipment
L3
Platforms
Platform 4 arrow for L  7  towards Meidi Dadao (Kefeng Lu)
Island platform, doors will open on the left (Toilets, Nursery)
Platform 3  7  towards Yanshan (Shuixi) arrow for R

Entrances/exits

The station has 6 points of entry/exit, of which Exits A, C and D are located at the Line 6 concourse, whilst Exits E, F and G are located at the Line 7 concourse. Exits C and E are accessible via elevators.

At the time of the station's opening, Exit C was originally located on the west side of Xiangxue 3rd Road, but it was demolished on 28 July 2021 to accommodate the second phase of Line 7, and a new Exit C was relocated to near Huixing Road. A new Exit G was set up by Line 7 near the original location.

Line 6 concourse

  • A: Kaichuang Avenue
  • C: Xiangxue 3rd Road Wheelchair user access
  • D: Huixing Road

Line 7 concourse

History

Line 6

This station first appeared in the 2003 subway plan and was one of the intermediate stations of Line 4 on Kaichuang Avenue. In 2006, Luogang District chose Line 6, which directly leads to downtown Guangzhou, to connect the central area of Luogang, and planned the second phase of Line 6 to extend significantly eastward from Gaotangshi to replace the Kaichuang Avenue section of Line 4. On 18 October 2009, the station took the lead in starting construction as the second phase of the experimental site of Line 6 and topped out before the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. In September 2011, the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau announced the initial station name of the Luogang section of Line 6, and the name of this station remained unchanged.[3]

On 28 December 2016, the station opened with the opening of the second phase of Line 6.[4]

Line 7

Line 7 construction site (June 2023)

In response to the merger of the former Huangpu District and Luogang District into the new Huangpu District in 2015, the line plan of the Huangpu section for Line 7 was also significantly extended from Dashadong to the north, and the line was originally planned to terminate at this station and intersect with Line 6. This was the case until 2016, when the northward extension to Shuixi and the finalized Shuibei Station (now Yanshan) was implemented, which meant the station was also planned to be changed to an intermediate station. This corresponding section was now added to the second phase of Line 7 and was subsequently implemented.[5]

In order to cooperate with the construction of the transfer channel, the original Exit C of Line 6 was be closed and demolished on 28 July 2021, and the entrance/exit was rebuilt near Huixing Road. Some areas of the Line 6 concourse have also been enclosed on 28 November 2023 to accommodate the access of the Line 7 station.[6]

In August 2022, the main structure of the Line 7 station was topped out.[7] The station completed the "three rights" transfer on 31 October 2023.[8]

On the morning of 28 December 2023, Guangzhou Metro held an opening event at this station. At 12:00 on the same day, the Line 7 station section officially opened with the opening of the second phase of Line 7, and the station became a transfer station.[9]

Future development

Line 17 and Line 37

According to the "Guangzhou Urban Rail Transit Network Planning Plan" (2018-2035) approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government in November 2020, two high-speed metro Lines 17 and 37 will set up a station here in the future. However, the relevant plan has not yet been implemented and there is still a possibility of change.[10]

References

  1. "Line 6 Service Time". Guangzhou Metro. Guangzhou Metro. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "广州地铁七号线二期和五号线东延段开通运营,长洲岛派出舞狮喜迎开通" [The second phase of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 and the eastern extension of Line 5 have opened for operation. Changzhou Island sent out lion dances to celebrate the opening.]. New Express Daily (in Simplified Chinese). 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. "广州市轨道交通六号线公示" [Guangzhou Metro Line 6 Announcement]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. 王华 (28 December 2016). "广州三条地铁线同日开通 线网总里程迈入世界前十" [Guangzhou's three metro lines opened on the same day, bringing its total mileage into the world's top ten.]. China News Service (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2022.
  5. 李丹 (17 January 2018). "地铁七号线二期拿到"开工纸"" [Metro Line 7 Phase II gets "starting permit"]. Nanfang Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 December 2019 via Sina News.
  6. 郑慧梓 (28 November 2023). "广州地铁萝岗站部分站厅围蔽施工,将与七号线二期实现换乘" [Part of the Guangzhou Metro Luogang Station concourse is under construction and will be connected to Line 7 Phase 2]. Nanfang Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. 张腾 (4 August 2022). "广州地铁七号线二期项目萝岗站附属结构顶管始发" [Pipe jacking of auxiliary structures of Luogang Station of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 Phase II project started]. China Infrastructure News (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 January 2023.
  8. "新线"出炉"! 一文带你回顾通达黄埔的双线建设大事记" [New line "released"! This article takes you through the major events of the construction of the dual line to Huangpu]. Guangzhou Metro Construction Management Co., Ltd. (in Simplified Chinese). 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023 via "Metro Fresh Construction" Official WeChat Account.
  9. 李天研 (28 December 2023). "现场直击!广州两条地铁新线开通,记者抢先试乘" [Live coverage! Two new Guangzhou subway lines opened, reporters took a test ride]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. 李天研 (14 July 2021). "首度曝光!广州地铁新线网规划5条高速地铁、11条快速地铁" [First exposure! Guangzhou Metro's new network plans 5 high-speed metro lines and 11 rapid metro lines]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2021.