Ruyifang station

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 the Liwan District of Guangzhou. It started operation on 28 December 2013.[1]

Ruyifang 如意坊
Location	Huangsha Avenue and Doubao Road Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 6
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	28 December 2013
Services
Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station Tanwei toward Xunfenggang Line 6 Huangsha toward Xiangxue

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]

Station layout

G	-	Exits
L1 Equipment Area	-	Reserved for commercial use
	-	Station equipment
L2	-	Reserved for commercial use
L3 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L4 Platforms	Platform	11  U/C
	Reserved island platform
	Platform	11  U/C
	Attic	Toilet, Reserved transfer passageway between Lines 6 & 11
L5 Platforms	Platform 2	6  towards Xunfenggang (Tanwei)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	6  towards Xiangxue (Huangsha)

Exits

Exit number		Exit location
Exit A		Duobao Lu
Exit B		Huangsha Dadao

References

1. Zheng, Xiaojia. "Guangzhou Metro Line 6 Scheduled to Open on Dec. 28". Life of Guangzhou. Guangzhou Interactive Information Network. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
2. 广州如意坊工地塌陷 一餐厅被埋 (in Chinese). 大洋网. 2007-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
3. 如意坊工地塌陷险情已解除 (in Chinese). 南方都市報. 2007-10-07.