Tiyu Xilu station
Tiyu Xilu Station (Chinese: 体育西路站; pinyin: Tǐyù Xīlù Zhàn; Jyutping: tai2juk6 sai1lou6 zaam6; lit. 'Tiyu (Sports) Road West Station') is an interchange station on Line 1 and Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 1999 (for Line 1) and 26 December 2005 (for Line 3). It is situated under Tiyu Road West (体育西路) and Tianhe 1st South Road (天河南一路) in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou. It is near Teemall (天河城广场) and Guangzhou Books Center (广州购书中心), which makes it one of the busiest metro stations in Guangzhou.[1][2][3]
Tiyu Xilu 体育西路  | |||||||||||||||||
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 Line 3 platform  Line 1 platform | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tianhe 1st South Road (天河南一路) and West Tiyu Road (体育西路) Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 6 (3 island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1 14 (Line 1) 3 11 (Line 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 June 1999 (Line 1) 26 December 2005 (Line 3) | ||||||||||||||||
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The platforms for Line 1 are in the standard island platform layout whilst on Line 3 there are two island platforms serving three tracks. Northbound services to Tianhe Coach Terminal and southbound services to Panyu Square use the outer tracks whilst the train service to the airport uses the single centre track. The doors open on both sides of the centre track to allow cross-platform interchange in both directions.
The station was designated as busiest in the country by a fair margin with 1,252,064 passengers per day in 2017.[4]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exits A-D, G, H |
| L1 Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| Pedestrian Passageway | Exit E | |
| L2 Platforms |
Platform 2 |  1 towards Xilang (Yangji) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 1 | 1 towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Tianhe Sports Center)  | |
| L3 Platforms | ||
| Platform 3 | 3 towards Panyu Square (Zhujiang New Town) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left (towards Panyu Square) or right (towards Airport North) | ||
| Platform 5 ↑ Platform 6 ↓ |
3 towards Airport North[L3 1] (Linhexi) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left (towards Airport North) or right (towards Airport North or Tianhe Coach Terminal) | ||
| Platform 4 | 3 towards | |
- The train from Airport North Station changes direction after arriving its terminal. Even though Tiyu Xilu is the terminal of the Line 3 Northern Branch, it does not terminate at this station.
- The train from Panyu Square Station
Exits
| Exit number | Exit location | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit A | Tiyu Xilu | |
| Exit B | Tianhe Nanyilu | |
| Exit C | Tianhe Nanyilu | |
| Exit D | Tiyu Xilu | |
| Exit E | Tianhe Festival Walk | |
| Exit G | Tiyu Xilu | |
| Exit H | Tiyu Xilu | |
Gallery
Line 1 concourse
Line 3 concourse
Platform 5 (Line 3 west side platform towards Airport North)
Exit E
References
- Tiyu Xilu
- Tiyu Xi Road South to Reopen to Traffic
- Hotels in GuangZhou
- 网易房产 (2018-05-29). "全国哪个地铁站最挤最忙？广州体育西路稳居第一！_手机网易网". 3g.163.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
