Chen Clan Academy station

Chen Clan Academy 陈家祠
Line 8 Platform 3
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈家祠站
Traditional Chinese	陳家祠站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chénjiācí Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping can4gaa1ci4 zaam6
General information
Location	Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 8
Platforms	4 (2 island platform)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	28 June 1999
Services
Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station Changshou Lu toward Xilang Line 1 Ximenkou toward Guangzhou East Railway Station Ezhangtan toward Jiaoxin Line 8 Hualinsi Buddhist Temple toward Wanshengwei

Chen Clan Academy Station 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]

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exits (3)
B1 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
B2 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)
B3 Platforms	Platform 3	8  towards Jiaoxin (Ezhangtan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	8  towards Wanshengwei (Hualinsi Buddhist Temple)

References[]

Coordinates: 23°07′32″N 113°14′48″E / 23.12550°N 113.24659°E / 23.12550; 113.24659