Caihong Bridge Station () is an
interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additional ...
between
Line 8 and
Line 11 of the
Guangzhou Metro
The Guangzhou Metro ( zh, s=广州地铁, labels=no) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be b ...
. 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
A substation is a part of an electrical Electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission, and electric power distribution, distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or pe ...
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.
Station design
Combining the "
rainbow
A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...
" (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
Southern Han ( zh , t = 南漢 , p = Nán Hàn , j=Naam4 Hon3; 917–971), officially Han ( zh , t = 漢 , links=no), originally Yue ( zh , c = 越 , links=no), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms that existed during the ...
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
Xiguan, or Sai Kwan, is an ancient town and an area in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, China, which was located west of the old walled city. The Thirteen Factories trading enclave was located on its southern shore and the Shamian enclave was ...
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.
Caihong Bridge Station Line 8 Platform Map 20250104.jpg, The side wall of the large character wall on Line 8 platform uses satellite images as the background
Caihong Bridge Station Concourse Transfer Pass 20250104.jpg, The “rainbow wall” refraction panel design of the concourse communication channel
Caihong Bridge Station Exit D Passageway 20250110.jpg, Exit D "Rainbow Wall" refraction panel design
Caihongqiao Station Exit A Mosaic side wall 20221229.jpg, Mosaic "rainbow wall" design on the surface level wall of Exit A
Station layout
Exits
Interchange style
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.
Gallery
Platform of L8, Caihongqiao Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220928.jpg, Line 8 island platform
Platform 1, Caihongqiao Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220928.jpg, Line 8 platform wall decoration
彩虹桥D出口.jpg, Exit D passageway
Caihongqiao Station Concourse 20221229 Part 3.jpg, South concourse (Line 8)
Caihong Bridge Station Line 11&13 Concourse 20250106-B.jpg, North concourse (Lines 11 & 13)
Caihong Bridge Station Conocurse 20250104-E.jpg, North lobby mezzanine towards Exit G
Concourse of L8, Caihongqiao Station, Guangzhou Metro 20230623-A.jpg, South lobby mezzanine (currently closed, June 2023)
Platform of L8, Caihongqiao Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220928.jpg, Line 8 island platform
Caihong Bridge Station Platform 3 20250104.jpg, Line 8 platform 3
Caihong Bridge Station Platform 6 20250104-A.jpg, Line 11 platform 6 (Inner Circle platform)
Caihong Bridge Station Platform 1 Panorama 20250104.jpg, Line 8 platform 1 panorama (boarding platform)
Caihong Bridge Station Platform 4 Panorama 20250104.jpg, Line 8 platform 4 panorama (alighting platform)
Caihong Bridge Station Platform 5 Panorama 20250106.jpg, Line 11 platform 5 panorama (Outer Circle platform)
History
Construction
Line 8
On 3 April 2013, the Line 8 station site was officially enclosed for construction, marking the official start of construction of the station. Previously, the Liuhua Bird Garden, which was located in Liuhua Lake Park and was scheduled to become a station construction site, was demolished.
In mid-January 2020, part of the main structure of Line 8 was topped out, making it the last station to be topped out in the northern extension of Line 8. However, it was still not in time to open in November of the same year with the northern extension of Line 8. At that time, only civil works had been completed on the station platform, and there were screen doors, escalators and elevators, as well as the necessary equipment. The speed of Line 8 trains passing through the station had to be reduced, and after the opening of the northern extension of Line 8, there were also multiple sets of shields in front of the screen doors to cover them, so as to prevent passengers on the train from observing the unfinished platform when passing through the station. After removing the sheields later on, passengers could view the platform as the train passed.
On 17 June 2022, the No. 3 exit of the station was topped out, before transferring to mechanical and electrical construction on 19 June.
[ In September of the same year, the station completed the "three rights" transfer and officially put into service on 28 September.
]
Lines 11 and 13
The construction of the Line 11 and Line 13 station started in July 2017, the main structure was topped out in January 2022,[ and the "three rights" transfer was completed on 30 July 2024.
]
Operation
When the station initially opened, the English name of the station was set as Caihongqiao. On 28 December 2024, Line 11 was opened, and the English name of this station changed to Caihong Bridge simultaneously, and related materials were updated on the eve of the Line 11 opening.
Future developments
Caihong Bridge station will have an interchange with Line 13 Phase 2 by 2026. Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of Interchange station, interchange between different lines at a metro (or other railway) station. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly ...
will be utilised between lines 11 and 13 at 1 level above Line 8. The station will also interchange with Line 22 Northern extension by 2027. Paid linkways linking all concourses between all 4 lines will be built at Basement 2 of the whole Caihong Bridge station.
Line 22
Line 22 is located on the west side of Liuhua Lake Park, the east side of Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway, and the north side of Dongfeng Road West, directly below Liuhua Road, with 6 exits. Since the original design of the three-line interchange station did not reserve Line 22, the Line 22 station will be connected to the concourse of Line 11 and Line 13 through a transfer passageway of about 300 meters.[ The Line 22 platform will then be located on the fifth basement level. The authorities plan to carry out the construction of this station in parallel with the reconstruction of the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway and the renovation of between May 2023 and June 2025.][ From 9 September 2023, the authorities enclosed part of Liuhua Road for construction of the Line 22 station.]
References
External links
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Guangzhou Metro stations in Liwan District
Railway stations in China opened in 2022
Railway stations in China opened in 2024