Xilang station

Xilang station (Chinese: 西塱站; pinyin: Xīlǎng Zhàn; Jyutping: sai¹long⁵ zaam⁶ [note 1]), formerly Guanggang station[1] because of nearby Guangzhou Iron and Steel's headquarters when planning,[2] is a terminus of Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro and Guangfo Line (FMetro Line 1). It started operations on 28 June 1997. It was situated at the underground of Huadi Avenue South[3] in Fangcun, Liwan District.[4]

Xilang 西塱
Location	Huadi Avenue South(花地大道南) Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. Foshan Railway Investment Construction Group Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 1      Guangfo line
Platforms	5 (3 island platforms 1 side platform)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (Guangzhou Line 1) Underground (Guangfo Line/Foshan Line 1)
Other information
Station code	101 (Line 1) GF18 (Guangfo Line)
History
Opened	28 June 1997 (Guangzhou Line 1) 3 November 2010 (Guangfo Line/Foshan Line 1)
Services
Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station Terminus Line 1 Kengkou toward Guangzhou East Railway Station Jushu toward Xincheng Dong Guangfo line Hedong toward Lijiao

Station layout

F3 Offices	-	Offices
F2 Concourse	Line 1 Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs, Transfer passageways between Lobbies
G Platforms	Platform 5	1  termination platform(back to Xilang Depot)
	Island platform, alighting passengers only
	Platform 4 ↑ Platform 3 ↓	1  towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Kengkou)
	Island platform, boarding passengers only
	Platform 2 ↑ Platform 1 ↓	1  towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Kengkou)
	Side platform, alighting passengers only
B1 Concourse	Guangfo Line Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs, Transfer passageways between Lobbies
B2 Platforms	Platform 7	Guangfo  towards Xincheng Dong (Jushu)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 6	Guangfo  towards Lijiao (Hedong)

Exits

Exit number		Exit location
Exit A		Huadi Daodaozhong
Exit B		Huadi Daodaozhong
Exit D		Huadi Daodaozhong
Exit F		Huadi Daodaozhong
Exit J		Huadi Daodaonan

References

1. Its Chinese name was 西朗站 before September 2018, due to lack of Unicode CJK Unified Ideographs support in early ticket system and signal system, where the 塱 is coded U+5871 in the block

1. simplified Chinese: 广钢站; traditional Chinese: 廣鋼站; pinyin: Guǎnggāng Zhàn; Jyutping: gwong²gong³ zaam⁶; lit. 'Guangzhou Iron and Steel Plant Station'
2. 地鐵三四號線六站更名 "廣州豐田"成站名 (in Chinese).
3. 花地大道南; Huādì Dàdào Nán; faa¹dei⁶ daai⁶dou⁶ naam⁴; 'Flower Ground South Avenue'
4. Xilang