Caihong Bridge station
Caihong 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.
Station design
Combining the "rainbow" 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.
Station layout
Entrances/exits
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 accessible via elevators.South concourse (Line 8)
A: Xihua Road, State Taxation Administration Guangzhou Liwan District Taxation Bureau, West CampusNorth concourse (Line 11 and 13)
F: Dongfeng West Road, South Gate G: Dongfeng West RoadH: Dongfeng West RoadInterchange 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.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 removal of the shields following foundational completion, 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.