Erqiguangchang station

Erqiguangchang (Chinese: 二七广场, literally "Erqi Square" or "February 7 Square") is a metro station of Line 1, Zhengzhou Metro. It was opened on 28 December 2013 along with Line 1.[1] The station lies beneath the Erqi Square in downtown Zhengzhou.

Erqiguangchang 二七广场
Zhengzhou Metro rapid transit station
Location	Zhengxing Street and Jiefang Road Erqi District, Zhengzhou China
Coordinates	34.7536°N 113.6597°E
Operated by	Zhengzhou Metro
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 3 (under construction)
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	129
History
Opened	28 December 2013[1]
Services
Preceding station   Zhengzhou Metro   Following station Zhengzhou Railway Station toward Henan University of Technology Line 1 Renminlu toward New Campus of Henan University
Location
Erqiguangchang Location of the station in Zhengzhou

Usage

The usage of the station is very high since it serves one of the most crowded commercial area in Zhengzhou, with many shopping malls and department stores around. It is the station with the highest passenger volume in Zhengzhou metro system as of April 2018.[2]

Station layout

The station has 2 floors underground. The B1 floor is for the station concourse and the B2 floor is for the platforms and tracks. The station has one island platform and two tracks for Line 1. The area for Line 3 are currently under construction.

G	-	Exits
B1	Concourse	Customer Service, Vending machines
B2 Platforms	Platform 2	←      Line 1 towards Henan University of Technology (Zhengzhou Railway Station)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→      Line 1 towards New Campus of Henan University (Renminlu) →

Exits

Exit D of the station

Exit			Destination	Bus connections
Exit A[3]			Renmin Road, Shangcheng Building
Exit B[3]			Xi Dajie, Tianran Department Store
Exit D			Dehua Pedestrian Street, Erqi Memorial Tower
Exit F			Zhengxing Street (south side)	2, 6, 6 (interval), 9, 26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 40, 52, 60, 85, 109, 900, 903, 906, 966, 游51 Night services: Y1, Y5, Y6, Y10, Y11, Y12
Exit H			Jiafang Road, CapitaMall Erqi
Exit I			Erqi Road, Hualian Department Store

Future development

This station will become an interchange station upon completion of the Line 3 in 2020 according to the plan.[4]

Surroundings

• Erqi Memorial Tower (二七纪念塔)
• Dehua Pedestrian Street (德化步行街)
• Hualian Department Store (华联商厦)
• MixC Zhengzhou (郑州万象城)
• David Plaza (大卫城)

References

1. "郑州地铁28日中午12点正式迎客 20个站点全开门". henan.qq.com (in Chinese). 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
2. "郑州地铁总客流达6亿人次 哪个站客流量排第一". henan.sina.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
3. "郑州地铁1号线二七广场站两出入口今启用". news.hnr.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
4. "好消息！郑州地铁3号线又有新进展 预计2020年通车". henan.qq.com (in Chinese). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-04-29.