Chencun station (Guangzhou Metro)

Chencun

陈村
Platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈村站
Traditional Chinese陳村站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéncūn Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàhnchyūn Jaahm
JyutpingCan4tsuen4 Zaam6
General information
LocationSouth side of the intersection of Chencun Avenue (陈村大道) and Baichen Road (白陈路), Chencun Subdistrict, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong
China
Coordinates22°58′15.72″N 113°13′53.18″E / 22.9710333°N 113.2314389°E / 22.9710333; 113.2314389
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Group
Line     Line 7
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections Chencun
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code701-3
History
Opened1 May 2022 (2022-05-01)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Jinlong
towards Meidi Dadao
Line 7 Chencunbei
towards Yanshan
Transfer at Chencun
Preceding station Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region Intercity Railway Following station
Beijiao West
towards Zhaoqing
Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway
transfer at Chencun
Panyu
Terminus
Location

Chencun Station (simplified Chinese: 陈村站; traditional Chinese: 陳村站; pinyin: Chéncūn Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Chàhnchyūn Jaahm) is a station on Line 7 of Guangzhou Metro, located underground on the south side of the intersection of Chencun Avenue and Baichen Road in Foshan's Shunde District.[1] The station was opened on 1 May 2022, with the opening of the western extension of Line 7.[2][3]

Concourse features

The station concourse is one of the featured themed stations on the western Shunde extension of Line 7, with the theme "The First Land of Enlightenment, Thousand Years of Flowers". To show the characteristics of Chencun Town's "Millennium Flower Township", the station is decorated with the elements of Chencun Cymbidium, including the bright colors of the walls and columns and the petal lines of the ceiling. As Chencun Town is the birthplace of the author of Three Character Classic, the station displays some of its classic sentences.[4][5]

Station layout

G Street level Exits A, C
L1
Concourse
Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Facilities
Transfer passageway to Chencun railway station (construction suspended)
L2
Platforms
Platform 2  7  towards Meidi Dadao (Jinlong)
Island platform, doors will open on the left (Toilets, Nursery)
Platform 1  7  towards Yanshan (Chencunbei)

Entrances/exits

The station has 2 points of entry/exit. There is also an unassigned accessible elevator entrance/exit.[1]

  • A: Chencun Avenue
  • C: Chencun Avenue
  • Elevator entrance/exit

History

This station was the starting target of the Shunde section of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 west extension. On 19 September 2018, the station successfully topped out.[6] It opened on 1 May 2022 with the western extension of Line 7.[2]

During COVID-19 pandemic control rules at the end of 2022, due to the impact of prevention and control measures, station service was suspended from 28 to the afternoon of 30 November 2022.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "陈村" [Chencun]. Guangzhou Metro (in Simplified Chinese). Guangzhou Metro.
  2. ^ a b 李佳文 (30 April 2022). "广州地铁七号线西延段将于5月1日14时正式开通" [The western extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 7 will officially open at 14:00 on 1 May.]. New Express Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Guangzhou Metro Line 7 extension opens on May 1". GD Today. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "顺德区政协带你走进7号线!快看看站点长啥样!" [Shunde District CPPCC takes you on a tour of Line 7! Take a look at what the stations look like!]. Shunde City Network (in Simplified Chinese). 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. ^ "岭南特色浓郁!佛山2条新地铁特色站内部曝光" [Inside Foshan's two new subway stations, showcasing distinctive Lingnan characteristics]. Foshan News Network (in Simplified Chinese). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "捷报再传,7号线启动标陈村站主体结构顺利封顶!" [Good news again, the main structure of Chencun Station on Line 7 has been successfully topped out!] (in Simplified Chinese). Shunde Metro. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022 – via Official WeChat Account.
  7. ^ 李天研 (28 November 2022). "白云海珠部分地铁站重开,番禺除南站之外全部地铁站暂停进出" [Some metro stations in Baiyun and Haizhu have reopened, and all metro stations in Panyu, except the South Station, have suspended entry and exit.]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ 李佳文 (30 November 2022). "广州地铁线网全面恢复正常运营" [Guangzhou Metro network fully resumes normal operations]. New Express Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.