Longtan station

Longtan station (simplified Chinese: 龙潭站; traditional Chinese: 龍潭站; pinyin: Lóngtán Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Lùhngtàahm Jaahm) is an interchange station between Line 11 and Line 18 of the Guangzhou Metro, located underground between Xinjiao Middle Road and Taichong in Guangzhou's Haizhu District.^[1][2] It opened on 28 September 2021.^[3] Line 11 started operations at this station on 28 December 2024.^[4]

Longtan 龙潭
Line 18 Platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	龙潭站
Traditional Chinese	龍潭站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lóngtán Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lùhngtàahm Jaahm Jyutping lung4taam4 zaam6
General information
Location	Between Xinjiao Middle Road (新滘中路) and Taichong (台涌), Huazhou Subdistrict Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23.082919°N 113.335656°E / 23.082919; 113.335656
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 11      Line 18
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1131 1806
History
Opened	Line 18: 28 September 2021; 3 years ago (2021-09-28)      Line 11: 28 December 2024; 7 months ago (2024-12-28)
Previous names	Shiliugang (石榴岗), Haizhu Wetland (海珠湿地)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Chisha Outer Circle Line 11 Datang Inner Circle Modiesha towards Xiancun Line 18 Shaxi towards Wanqingsha
Location

The rails for Line 11 at this station connects to the nearby Chisha Depot. Thus, this is the terminating station for Outer Circle Line 11 trains returning to the depot.

This station was called Shiliugang Station during planning. In June 2020, the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau announced that the initial name of this station was named Haizhu Wetland Station.^[5] In February 2021, the station name of this station was set as Longtan Station.^[6]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits A, B, C, D, E, F, G
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Screening Facilities
L2  11  Platforms	Buffer Level	Station Equipment
	Platform 2	11  Inner Circle (Datang)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	11  Outer Circle (Chisha)
Mezzanine	Transfer Passageway	Transfer passageway between Lines 11 & 18
L3  18  Platforms	Bypass Track	18  express service passing loop
Platform 3	18  towards Xiancun (Modiesha)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4	18  towards Wanqingsha (Shaxi)
Bypass Track	18  express service passing loop

Exits

Exit letter			Gallery	Exit location	Nearby
A				Shiliugang Road	Xinjiao Road Middle (Longtan Subway Station) Public Bus Stop (Westbound)
B				Xinjiao Road Middle	Xinjiao Road Middle (Longtan Subway Station) Public Bus Stop (Westbound), Longtan Village Archway Public Bus Stop (Westbound)
C				Shiliugang Road	Longtan East Ring Street, Haizhu District Government Service Centre
D				Xinjiao Road Middle	Guangzhou Haizhu National Wetland Park
E				Shiliugang Road
F				Shiliugang Road	Longtan Village Archway Public Bus Stop (Westbound)
G				Shiliugang Road	Xinjiao Road Middle (Longtan Subway Station) Public Bus Stop (Eastbound), Guangzhou Haizhu National Wetland Park

Gallery

• 
  Line 11 Concourse
• 
  Line 11 Platform 1
• 
  Line 18 Concourse
• 
  Line 18 Platform calligraphy
• 
  Line 18 Platform 3 Panorama
• 
  Line 11 transfer node towards Line 18

History

During the EIA announcement of Line 11, the proximity of the station to the Haizhu Wetland Park and the fact that two entrances and exits entered the planned land area of the wetland park caused concern among citizens and environmental groups.^[7] In order to protect the environment of the wetland park, Line 11 cancelled the subway entrance on the sidewalk at the entrance of the wetland park in the follow-up plan.^[8]

On 30 July 2024, the Line 11 station completed the "three rights" transfer.^[9] On 28 December, the station was opened with the opening of Line 11, and the station became an interchange station.^[10]