Foshan West Railway Station (Foshan Metro)

Foshan West Railway Station

佛山西站
Foshan Metro
Line 3 platform
Chinese name
Chinese佛山西站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFóshānxī Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingFat6saan1 Sai1 Zaam6
General information
LocationUnderneath Foshan West railway station, Shishan
Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°04′56″N 113°01′41″E / 23.082111°N 113.028131°E / 23.082111; 113.028131
Operated byFoshan Metro Operation Co., Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 3
North section
     Line 4 (future)
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsFoshan West railway station PRDIR Foshan West
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeF333
History
Opened23 August 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-23)
Services
Preceding station Foshan Metro Following station
Xingye Donglu
towards Foshan University
 Line 3
North section 		Luocun
towards Lianhe

Foshan West Railway Station (Chinese: 佛山西站; pinyin: Fóshānxī Zhàn; Jyutping: Fat6saan1 Sai1 Zaam6) is a station on Line 3 of Foshan Metro, located in Foshan's Nanhai District underneath Foshan West railway station.[1] It opened on August 23, 2024.[2]

Station theme

This station is one of the featured stations of the initial section of Line 3, with the design of the concourse adopting the Lingnan architectural style, showing the style "Xiangyunsha silk" of Shunde Lunjiao as the element, extracting its wave form and showing it in the spatial form.[3]

History

At the time of the design of the Foshan West Station of the high-speed railway, it was determined that the metro station would be pre-built in the underground space under the station building. At that time, during the early stage of the "eight-line planning" in Foshan, it was planned that Foshan Metro Line 3 and the original Line 8 would intersect at Foshan West Railway Station, so the subway station was designed as two island platforms, the west island platform was used by Line 8, and the east island platform was used by Line 3. Due to the fact that this station is the terminal station of Line 8 and needs to set up a switchback line, the two lines do not use the same platform transfer design but transfer through the shared concourse. In 2014, Foshan Metro was revised, and the current Line 4 replaced the original Line 8, and the island platform on the west side was changed to Line 4. Although the station has been changed to an intermediate station on Line 4, the design of the station has not been changed to a parallel transfer between Line 3 and Line 4. Subsequently, the design of the pre-built metro station decided to deepen the station by a floor, and add a transfer passageway under the platform level to connect the two island platforms,[4] separating the flow of transfer passengers from the flow of passengers entering and leaving the station. Subsequently, according to the relevant announcement of the Nanhai Branch of the Foshan Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources, a central island platform was added to the station, which can be used to transfer to the same platform in some directions of Lines 3 and 4.[5]

On August 23, 2024, this station opened with the "Lianhe to Foshan University" section of Line 3.[2][6][a]

Station layout

The station has 3 island platforms under Foshan West railway station.[1][7][8]

L1
Concourse 		Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Police Station, Safety Facilities, Exit A & E
Underground Mall Foshan West Railway Station North and South Sunken Squares, Shops
L2
Platforms 		- Reserved Concourse
arrow for L  3  towards Foshan University (Xingye Donglu)
Platform 1
Platform 2 		Island platform, doors will open on the left
 3  towards Lianhe (Luocun) arrow for R
Island platform, not in use
 4  reserved track
Island platform, not in use
 4  reserved track
- Reserved Concourse
L3
Reserved Level 		- Future transfer passageway between  3  and  4 
- Reserved Platforms

Exits

Since its initial opening, the station has 2 one-way exits and 4 one-way entrances.[9]

Exit letter Function Exit location
A Exit Foshan West Railway Station East/South/North Entrance Entrance, West Railway Station East Road,
East Ticket Hall, East Parking Lot, East Taxi Stand, Bus Station, Foshan West Railway Station South Square
B Entrance N/A
C
D Exit Foshan West Railway Station West/South/North Entrance Entrance, West Railway Station West Road,
West Ticket Hall, West Parking Lot, West Taxi Yard, Online Car-hailing Pick-up and Drop-off Platform, Foshan West Railway Station South Square
E Entrance N/A
F

[10]

Future development

In the future, this station will be one of the two interchange stations of between Foshan Metro Line 3 and Line 4. Both lines are parallel, and the two-line station structure has been reserved in the station during the construction of Foshan West Railway Station. According to the platform configuration, the platform of Line 3 in the direction of Shunde Port and the platform of Line 4 in the direction of Beijiang Dadao adopts the Spanish solution, and the doors of both sides will be opened when the train in these two directions arrives at the station. Therefore, passengers arriving at the station by train in these two directions can get off at the central platform and walk to the platform opposite it, and directly transfer to the train in the corresponding direction of the other line to reach the destination. Transfers in other directions require a detour through the transfer tunnel below the platform, or through the concourse. In addition, another station has been built under the north square of Foshan West Railway Station in advance, and a transfer node leading to the platform of the station has been reserved at the central platform of Line 3 and Line 4.[11] The station was originally planned to be used for the branch line of Guangzhou Metro Line 28, but the construction of the branch line of Guangzhou Line 28 has been shelved, and the future ownership and development of the reserved station is still unclear.[8]

  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Exit A
    Exit A
  • Entrance B
    Entrance B
  • Entrance C
    Entrance C
  • Exit D
    Exit D
  • Entrance E
    Entrance E
  • Entrance F
    Entrance F
  • Unopened transfer node from Line 3 to Line 4
    Unopened transfer node from Line 3 to Line 4

Notes

  1. ^ Prior to opening, it was known as part of the 'rear section' or 'section under construction'

References

  1. ^ a b 梁焯贤 (2019-12-28). "佛山地铁3号线、2号线一期站点详细位置公布！最新进展" [The detailed locations of Foshan Metro Line 3 and Line 2 Phase 1 stations have been announced! Latest progress]. Foshan News Network (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2024-08-22 – via Foshan Municipal People's Government.
  2. ^ a b 李传智 (2024-08-20). "官宣！佛山地铁3号线在建段将于本周五开通" [Official announcement! The under-construction section of Foshan Metro Line 3 will open this Friday]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ^ 李传智 (2024-08-23). "建设过程揭秘！科技创新助力佛山地铁3号线在建段屡获殊荣" [Construction process revealed! Technological innovation helps Foshan Metro Line 3 win numerous awards]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ^ "佛山西站新增3、4号线轨底换乘通道" [Foshan West Station adds a new under-track transfer passage for Lines 3 and 4] (in Simplified Chinese). 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2015-08-14 – via Weibo @Nanhai Transportation Construction Group.
  5. ^ "佛山市城市轨道交通三号线工程--佛山西站地铁部分地下主体建筑批前公示" [Foshan Urban Rail Transit Line 3 Project--Pre-approval Notice of the Underground Main Building of Foshan West Station Subway]. Foshan Natural Resources Bureau Nanhai Branch (in Simplified Chinese). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  6. ^ 刘佳伦 (2024-08-23). "佛山3号线开通首日，人气如何？南方+记者带你现场直击" [How popular is Foshan Line 3 on its first day of operation? Nanfang+ reporter takes you to the scene]. Nanfang Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  7. ^ "广东佛山西站建成通车 两百趟高铁往返珠三角大西南" [Guangdong Foshan West Station is completed and opened to traffic, with 200 high-speed trains running between the Pearl River Delta and Southwest China] (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  8. ^ a b "广州地铁28号线将直通佛山西站……" [Guangzhou Metro Line 28 will go directly to Foshan West Station...] (in Simplified Chinese). Guangzhou Daily Local News. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  9. ^ 周钊泷 (2024-08-21). "超丝滑！广佛线换乘地铁3号线，1分钟搞定" [Super smooth! Transfer from Guangfo Line to Metro Line 3 in 1 minute]. Nanhai Media (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  10. ^ "佛山西站". Foshan Metro (in Simplified Chinese). Foshan Metro.
  11. ^ "直击现场！佛山西站枢纽新城重点项目科学防疫，有序复工" [Live on the scene! Key projects in Foshan West Station Hub New City have scientifically implemented epidemic prevention measures and resumed work in an orderly manner]. Nanhai District Foshan West Station Construction Management Bureau (in Simplified Chinese). 2020-03-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via Official WeChat Account of Foshan West Station Hub New Town.
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