Chen Clan Academy station

Chen Clan Academy Station (simplified Chinese: 陈家祠站; traditional Chinese: 陳家祠站; Jyutping: can4 gaa1 ci4 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Chàhngāchìh Jaahm) is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 1999 and is situated underground Zhongshan 7th Road (Chinese: 中山七路) in the Liwan District. The station was named after the nearby Chen Clan Academy, an academy constructed by the Chen family for their juniors' accommodation and study in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911).^[1][2]

Chen Clan Academy 陈家祠
Line 1 platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈家祠站
Traditional Chinese	陳家祠站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chénjiācí Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping can^4gaa^1ci^4 zaam^6
General information
Location	Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°07′32″N 113°14′48″E / 23.12550°N 113.24659°E / 23.12550; 113.24659
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 8
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1 07 (Line 1) 8 12 (Line 8)
History
Opened	28 June 1999; 24 years ago (28 June 1999) (Line 1) 26 November 2020; 3 years ago (26 November 2020) (Line 8)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Changshou Lu towards Xilang Line 1 Ximenkou towards Guangzhou East Railway Station Caihongqiao towards Jiaoxin Line 8 Hualinsi Buddhist Temple towards Wanshengwei

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits A-G
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	1  towards Xilang (Changshou Lu)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→  1  towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Ximenkou)
L3 Platforms	Platform 3	8  towards Jiaoxin (Caihongqiao)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	8  towards Wanshengwei (Hualinsi Buddhist Temple)

Gallery

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  Line 1 concourse
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  Line 8 concourse
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  Line 8 platform
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  Transfer corridor

References

1. Chen Clan Academy
2. Guangdong Folk Art Museum (Chen Clan Academy)