Shachong station

Shachong station (Chinese: 沙涌站), formerly Fangcun Dadao station (芳村大道站) when planning,^[1] is an interchange station between the Guangfo Metro (Guangfo line) and Line 11 of the Guangzhou Metro.^[2] It is located at the underground of the junction of Huanhua Road (浣花路) and Fangcun Avenue East (芳村大道东) in Fangcun, Liwan District, Guangzhou.^[3] It started operations on 28 December 2015.^[4] The Line 11 station opened on 28 December 2024.^[5]

Shachong 沙涌
Line 11 platform
Chinese name
Chinese	沙涌站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shāchōng Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping saa1cung1 zaam6
General information
Location	West side of intersection of Huanhua Road (浣花路) and Fangcun Avenue East (芳村大道东), Chongkou Subdistrict Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°05′05″N 113°14′13″E
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Guangfo line      Line 11
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1122 GF20
History
Opened	Guangfo line: 28 December 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-28)      Line 11: 28 December 2024; 7 months ago (2024-12-28)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Hedong towards Xincheng Dong Guangfo line Shayuan towards Lijiao Hedong East Outer Circle Line 11 Dachongkou Inner Circle
Location

Station layout

G	-	Exits A-E
L1 Concourse	11  Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Screening Facilities
	Guangfo  Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Screening Facilities
L2 Mezzanine	Passenger flow distribution hall ( 11 )	Connection between concourse and platforms
	Transfer passageway	Connection between  11  passenger flow distribution hall and  Guangfo  platforms
	Guangfo line Mezzanine	Station Equipment
L3 Platforms	Line 11 Mezzanine	Station Equipment
	Platform 2	Guangfo  towards Xincheng Dong (Hedong)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	Guangfo  towards Lijiao (Shayuan)
L4 Platforms	Platform 4	11  Inner Circle (Dachongkou)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	11  Outer Circle (Hedong East)

Exits

The station opened Exits A and C in its initial opening stage. Exit B was opened on 25 June 2019 and temporarily closed between 13 August 2022 and 27 December 2024 to accommodate the construction of the Line 11 station.^[6] Exit B was expanded by connecting to the Line 11 station, and after the canopy of the exit was rebuilt it was reopened when Line 11 opened. At the same time, after the opening of the station of Line 11, new exits D and E were added.

Exit letter		Gallery	Exit location	Nearby
A			Huanhua Road East	Guangzhou True Light Middle School, Huanhua East Road Public Bus Stop (Eastbound)
B			Fangcun Avenue East
C			Fangcun Avenue East	Liwan District Children's Park, Huanhua East Road Public Bus Stop (Westbound), Hedong Xincun Public Bus Stop (Southbound)
D			Fangcun Avenue East	Guangzhong Ferry Terminal Public Bus Stop (Southbound)
E			Fangcun Avenue East	Hedong Xincun Public Bus Stop (Northbound)

Gallery

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  Guangfo line concourse
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  Line 11 concourse
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  Line 11 passenger flow distribution hall
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  Transfer passage node from Guangfo line to Line 11
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  Basement 2 level transfer node from Guangfo line to Line 11
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  Transfer escalators and stairs for Guangfo line platforms
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  Guangfo line platform
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  Line 11 platform
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  Guangfo line platform panorama
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  Line 11 platform panorama
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  Exit D with commercial space above

History

Reserved transfer interface to Line 11 platforms at the eastern side of Guangfo line platforms (2017)

Planning and construction

In the 2003 plan, the station was planned as one of the stations of the Guangzhou-Foshan Metro (Guangfo Metro), and Fangcun Dadao station was used as the station during the planning and construction of the project.^[7] In the original plan, the station was located in the north-northwest area of its current location, but it was later changed to be located next to the stream near the intersection of Huanhua Road and Fangcun Avenue.

In 2011, in response to the planning of a Line 11 station at Shachong,^[8] the Guangfo line Station was redesigned, the station was widened, and part of the structure was planned as a transfer passageway on the second floor to make good use of the station space.

The construction of the Guangfo line station started on 24 September 2009, and the main structure was topped out on 14 January 2013. On 14 May 2017, the station site of Line 11 was enclosed together with Fangcun Avenue East Station (now Dachongkou),^[9] and construction of the envelope structure was completed in May 2020.^[10] The "three rights" transfer was completed on 3 July 2024.^[11]

In order to facilitate the connection to the station part of Line 11, on the eve of the opening of Line 11, the north part of the paid area of the Guangfo line concourse was redivided, the number and location of the turnstiles at the interface connecting to the Line 11 station were adjusted, and the elevators originally divided into the connecting platforms outside the paid area were included in the paid area.

Operation

On 28 December 2015, the station opened on the Guangfo line.^[12]

On 28 December 2024, the Line 11 station was opened.^[13]