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Chen Clan Academy

陈家祠
Chen Clan Academy; 陈家祠
	Line 1 platform
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈家祠站
Traditional Chinese	陳家祠站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chénjiācí Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Can4gaa1ci4 Zaam6
General information
Location	Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong; China
Coordinates	23°07′32″N 113°14′48″E / 23.12550°N 113.24659°E
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 1; Line 8;
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	107 812
History
Opened	28 June 1999; 25 years ago; (Line 1); 26 November 2020; 4 years ago (Line 8)
Services

Chen Clan Academy Station (simplified Chinese: 陈家祠站; traditional Chinese: 陳家祠站; Jyutping: Can⁴gaa¹ci⁴ Zaam⁶; Cantonese Yale: Chàhngāchìh Jaahm) is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 1999 and is situated underground Zhongshan 7th Road (Chinese: 中山七路) in the Liwan District. The station was named after the nearby Chen Clan Academy, an academy constructed by the Chen family for their juniors' accommodation and study in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911).^[1]^[2]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits A-G
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	1 towards Xilang (Changshou Lu)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→ 1 towards Guangzhou East Railway Station (Ximenkou)
L3 Platforms	Platform 3	8 towards Jiaoxin (Caihongqiao)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	8 towards Wanshengwei (Hualinsi Buddhist Temple)