Ruyifang Station (Chinese: 如意坊站; pinyin: Rúyìfāng Zhàn; Jyutping: Jyu4ji3fong1 Zaam6) is a station on Line 6 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located underground in the Liwan District of Guangzhou. It started operations on 28 December 2013.[1] The Line 11 station opened on 28 December 2024.
Construction incident
In the 03:00 hour of 5 October 2007, as the Ruyifang station was being dug up, water from an unidentified source covered a 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) area of the construction site was submerged to a depth of 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft). No injuries were reported,[2] and by 06:30 on 6 October, the previously submerged portion was re-sealed.[3]
After the incident, the original split platforms design for Line 6 were re-designed into a full-width island platform, but they had to maintain the original width due to the construction of the siding near the station had completed. This 23m-wide platform once made it the widest platform of the whole line and the metro network,[4] until it was overtaken in 2020 by Hualinsi Buddhist Temple (the middle part of the platform is around 26m wide).
Station layout
G
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Exits A, B, C2, E
L1 Transfer level
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Towards concourse and exits
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Station equipment, Safety facilities (Exit E)
L2
Exit D transfer level
Towards L3 transfer level and L4 concourse
Transfer level
Towards concourse and exits, Reserved for commercial use
L3
Exit D transfer level
Towards Exits D1, D2 and L2 transfer level
Transfer level
Towards concourse and exits, Reserved for commercial use
Liwan Lake Park, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Duobao Road [The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Public Bus Stop (Southbound), Ruyifang Public Bus Stop, Ruyifang Coach Terminal
One-way transfer node from Line 6 to Line 11 platforms
Line 6 platform transfer stairway to Line 11
Restroom at north end of Line 6 concourse, with the reserved transfer node for Line 11 visible (2014)
Line 6 platform interlayer transfer escalators to Line 11 and toilets
Line 6 platform 1 (towards Xunfenggang)
Line 6 full platform panorama
Line 6 platform 2 panorama
Line 11 platform 4 panorama
History
This station first appeared in 1997 in the "Guangzhou City Rapid Rail Traffic Line Planning Research (Final Report)", and was a station on Line 5 (Ring Line) in Plan B at that time, located near the original Guangzhou South Railway Station. Later, in the 2003 plan, this station was confirmed to be one of the stops on the current Line 6. In the 2008 proposal, the new Great Ring Line also passed through the station and intersected with Line 6. In the end, the ring line became the current line 11 (Large Ring) in the 2010 plan, and it can still interchange with Line 6 here. In 2006, the construction of the Line 6 station started. The original construction plan of the station was the design of the open-cut station hall and the concealed excavation of the island platform, which was later modified to the design of the island platform station with full cut-and-cover after the subsidence incident. At the same time, due to the planned circular line passing through this station, some platforms and interchange points of the ring line have been added to the station design. On 15 October 2011, the station was topped out.[5] On 28 December 2013, the station was put into use with the opening of Line 6.[6]
The Line 11 station started the main structure construction in July 2018,[7] topped out in December 2021,[8] and in April 2024 completed the construction work connecting the station to Line 6,[9] before completing the "three powers" transfer on 30 July of the same year.[10]
^蒋悦飞 (2007-10-06). "广州如意坊工地塌陷 一餐厅被埋" [Guangzhou Ruyifang construction site collapsed and a restaurant was buried]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Ocean Network. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
^李天研 (2013-12-25). "广州地铁6号线20站点全扫描 解密8年建设"苦战"" [A full scan of 20 stations on Guangzhou Metro Line 6 reveals the eight-year construction struggle]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-14 – via Fangtianxia.
^李慧燕 (2011-10-21). "六号线最大车站如意坊站提前封顶" [The largest station on Line 6, Ruyifang Station, topped out ahead of schedule]. Information Times (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-14 – via Phoenix.
^黄宙辉 (2013-12-26). "广州地铁六号线28日14时开门迎客 普遍设有公厕" [Guangzhou Metro Line 6 will open to passengers at 14:00 on the 28th, with public toilets available]. Yangcheng Evening News (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2025-02-07 – via Sina Corporation.
^纪聪 (2018-07-20). "广州地铁十一号线正式进入车站主体结构施工阶段" [Guangzhou Metro Line 11 officially enters the main structure construction phase of the station]. China Railway Second Engineering Bureau First Company (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-14 – via Official WeChat Account.
^李天研 (2021-12-10). "2条新线逼近开通：22号线正调试，7号线西延段土建完成98%" [Two new lines are about to open: Line 22 is being debugged, and the construction of the west extension of Line 7 is 98% complete]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
^"广州地铁11号线项目如意坊站换乘改造顺利完成" [Guangzhou Metro Line 11 project Ruyifang Station transfer renovation successfully completed]. China Railway Second Engineering Bureau First Company (in Simplified Chinese). 2024-04-06. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2025-02-07 – via Official WeChat Account.
^"广州地铁11号线项目如意坊站顺利完成"三权"移交" [Guangzhou Metro Line 11 project Ruyifang Station successfully completed the "three rights" transfer]. China Railway Second Engineering Bureau First Company (in Simplified Chinese). 2024-08-02. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2025-02-07 – via Official WeChat Account.
