Caihong Bridge station

Caihong Bridge Station (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Cǎihóngqiáo Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Chóihùhngkìuh Jaahm; lit. 'Rainbow Bridge station') is an interchange station between Line 8 and Line 11 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is situated underground near the Southwest gate of the Liuhua Lake Park. Due to construction delays, the station could not open with the rest of the northern extension of Line 8 in 2020 and was hence delayed to open on 28 September 2 years later. Line 11 opened at this station on 28 December 2024. The Caihong Bridge main substation of Lines 11 and 13 is located at the east end structure of the Lines 11 and 13 stations, and this station has also become the first station of Guangzhou Metro to have a main substation embedded on the line.

Combining the "rainbow" (English translation of 'Caihong') in the station name and the cultural characteristics of the area where the station is located, the metro has built the station into a characteristic station of Line 8, with the design theme of "South Vietnam Rainbow, Don't Let Gusu". The wall of the station hall layer introduces elements of the western city wall of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the exterior wall is decorated with the same historical satellite images as the wall of the Line 8 platform, reflecting the Rainbow Bridge as the Xiguan in the history of the fortress. The station ceiling is transformed by curved grille shapes and lighting to present a rainbow effect; The station floor is made of natural stone with a rippled texture, which echoes the rainbow theme. The ground part of the station at Exits A and C adopts a blue square design that is different from the exits of other stations, and the interior wall is made of colored tiles and rainbow glass to form a "rainbow wall". Exit D and the interchange passage between Line 8 and Line 11/13 also use light refraction to form a "rainbow wall". The stations of Line 11 and Line 13 only retain the yellow city wall elements, and the ceiling is not set up with rainbow light strips like Line 8. In addition, there are a total of 43 escalators in the station section of Line 11 and Line 13, making it one of the three stations with more than 40 escalators on the whole of Line 11, the other two being Shahe station and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine station.

The station has 6 points of entry/exit, of which Exits A, C and D opened with the station's initial opening. When the Line 11/13 station portion opened, Exits F, G and H were opened. Exits A and F are equipped with elevators.

A: Xihua Road, State Taxation Administration Guangzhou Liwan District Taxation Bureau, Guangzhou No.17 Middle School West Campus B: (Under construction) C: Dongfeng West Road, Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, Guangzhou Municipal Cooperation Office D: Liwan Road, Caihong Cultural Square, Guangzhou Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources

F: Dongfeng West Road, Liuhua Lake Park South Gate G: Dongfeng West Road H: Dongfeng West Road

At present, Line 8 passengers transferring to Line 11 can directly go to the two platforms of Line 11 through the transfer channel set up on the north side of both side platforms on Line 8. On the other hand, heading from Line 11 to Line 8 requires a transfer via the concourse.

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