Gulou station (Nanjing Metro)

Gulou station (simplified Chinese: 鼓楼站; traditional Chinese: 鼓樓站; pinyin: Gǔlóu Zhàn; lit. 'drum tower station') is an interchange station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Nanjing Metro.^[1] Opened on 3 September 2005 for the Line 1 portion of the station, Gulou station is among the first Nanjing Metro stations to open for passenger service.^[2] It is named for an old drum tower that serves as a local landmark nearby. The line 4 section of the station opened on 18 January 2017,^[3] with cultural exhibits lining the station's walls.^[4] Located underneath a roundabout that links to Beijing West Road [zh], Beijing East Road [zh], Zhongyang Road [zh], Zhongshan Road [zh] and Zhongshan North Road [zh], Gulou station is located near Gulou Hospital, Nanjing University's Gulou campus, and is right underneath the Zifeng Tower.

Gulou 鼓楼
General information
Location	Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
Lines	Line 1      Line 4
Other information
Station code	122 (Line 1) 415 (Line 4)
History
Opened	3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) (Line 1) 18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) (Line 4)
Services
Preceding station Nanjing Metro Following station Xuanwumen towards Baguazhoudaqiaonan Line 1 Zhujianglu towards CPU Yunnanlu towards Longjiang Line 4 Jimingsi towards Xianlinhu